FIU Volleyball makes the grade

Yarmiar Rosa prepares to hit a kill shot in the first set of FIU's victory over the University of Miami Hurricanes on Sept. 10 at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

By Susan Feinberg FIU volleyball is making the grade in the classroom as well as on the court. Despite long matches and practices and weekly road trips during the season, the team has achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.19, with nine of the players achieving a GPA over 3.3. [...]

FIU volleyball falls to No. 14 UF in NCAA Tournament second round

Nov 16

FIU entered the tournament as one of only three schools in the country to have won 30 or more matches. The FIU volleyball team closed out its record-breaking season Friday night, Dec. 4, as the Panthers fell to No. 14 Florida, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) in the second round of [...]

In Panthers Play Nov. 21-23

Junior Elly James

The volleyball team saw its 23-game winning streak come to an end, while UF overwhelmed FIU at their first football meet. The basketball teams suffered losses, but the swimming team gave us reason to “Feel the Pride.” In basketball news FIU was handed its fifth loss in seven games on [...]

Volleyball team leaves home with a win against FAU

Senior Olga Vergun (left) and sophomore Sabrina Gonzalez helped lead FIU to a 3-0 shutout win over FAU. Photo: FIUSports.com.

The Golden Panthers defeated the Owls, 3-0, on Oct. 6 at MMC’s U.S. Century Bank Arena, improving their SBC record to 5-0. The team is headed to Denver and North Texas for games Oct. 9-11 before coming home for a match against Troy on Oct. 16. FIU defeated Sun Belt Conference (SBC) [...]

FIU beats WKU, Middle Tennessee, improves to 14-2 (4-0) on the season

Senior Isadora Rangel tallied seven kills during FIU's game against Middle Tennessee on Oct. 4.

By beating Western Kentucky, 3-1, FIU’s volleyball team won its first SBC game of the season at U.S. Century Bank Arena on Oct. 2. Two days later, the team gave coach Tomic her 100th coaching win at FIU after it defeated Middle Tennessee, 3-1. The Golden Panthers walked away victorious [...]

Volleyball beats UM in home opener

FIU team sweeps cross-town rival Miami, 3-0, in front of more than 1,000 fans. By Karen Cochrane “I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night.” The music of the Black Eyed Peas pulsed through the U.S. Century Bank Arena, pumping up a decidedly raucous crowd during warm-ups as the Panthers opened their 2009 home season [...]