Food truck rally before Wednesday’s volleyball game

FIU will play three Sun Belt Conference matches this week as the Panthers host Florida Atlantic on Wednesday, Oct. 26, before welcoming Troy and South Alabama to Miami over the weekend. First serve versus the Owls is set for 6:30 p.m. at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

There will be a food truck rally before the FAU match-up, starting at 2 p.m., serving delicious meals until game time. Among the trucks that will arrive on campus are Wrap-It-Up, The Health Nut on Wheels, Sabor Express, and Power 96 Ice Cream Truck and DJ. The rally will be in the parking lot across the arena.

Keeping Up with the Panthers


Live stats and a live video feed for Wednesday’s match can be accessed at www.FIUSports.com. As always, fans can visit www.FIUSports.com, follow @FIUVolleyball on Twitter, and “Like” FIU volleyball on Facebook for the the latest Panther volleyball news.

Last Time Out


FIU picked up a pair of Sun Belt Conference victories this weekend as the Panthers defeated Arkansas State (3-2) and UALR (3-0) in the friendly confines of the U.S. Century Bank Arena. FIU is now 60-11 at home since Head Coach Danijela Tomic took the reigns of the FIU volleyball program in 2005. In addition, the Panthers’ win over the Red Wolves improved FIU’s record to 25-7 in five-set contests under Tomic and also marked the seventh-year head coach’s 150th-career victory.

Junior Jovana Bjelica had a stellar offensive weekend, recording 51 kills against just 11 errors in 97 total attempts across eight sets of action, good for a hitting percentage of .412 and a kills-per-set mark of 6.38. Redshirt freshman Jessica Egan also had an outstanding weekend as she led the Panthers with 100 assists for an assists-per-set mark of 12.50. Freshman Silvia Carli led the FIU blocking corps with 15 blocks for the weekend, good for a blocks-per-set mark of 1.88, while junior Chanel Araujo recorded team-highs of five service aces (0.62 saps) and 38 digs (4.75 dps).

A Look at Florida Atlantic


The Owls are in the midst of a nine-match losing skid as Florida Atlantic owns an overall record of 3-18 and is winless in Sun Belt Conference play with a mark of 0-9. Georgia Robinson leads the Owl offense with 166 kills (2.31 kps) while Madison Lang has recorded a squad-best 405 assists (6.75 aps). Thacilli Pereira and Grace Vega are tied for the team lead in service aces with 16 apiece, and Cintia Nightingale owns a team-high 209 digs (3.03 dps). Chandler Hatton leads the Owl blocking corps with 15 solo stops and 50 block assists for a total of 64 blocks (0.90 bps).

Series History: Florida Atlantic owns a 24-20 advantage in the Division I series with FIU, however, the Panthers have won the last 11 matches against the Owls. Earlier this season, FIU came away with a 3-0 victory on Oct. 7 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Next Up


After hosting Troy (Friday, Oct. 28) and South Alabama (Sunday, Oct. 30) at U.S. Century Bank Arena this weekend, the Panthers will hit the road for a pair of Sun Belt Conference contests with matches at ULM (Nov. 4) and Louisiana (Nov. 6).