TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2022) – Florida National volleyball earns runner-up in the Continental Athletic Conference Volleyball Championships after falling to Florida College in three sets. The Conquistadors went 3-2 over the weekend in Temple Terrace, Florida, their only loss coming to the eventual conference champion. FNU ends its season at 10-13 following a tremendous winning streak at the end of the season ending in a 7-2 record over their last nine contest.
Set One FNU Notables (16-25)
- The Falcons jumped to a 19-9 lead in the opening set of the title match
- Joanne Dania had four kills in the match to make the score 12-19 but the deficit was too much for FNU to overcome
- Leah Brown had the final kill that gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead in the contest
Set Two FNU Notables (17-25)
- FNU looked primed to take back some momentum in this set as Layla Cortez’s kill cut the Falcons’ lead to 17-14
- FNU seemed to run out of steam as the Falcons put some distance between them and their competitors in their packed home court
- A block by Emma Noskey ended the set as the Falcons were inching closer to their CAC title
Set Three FNU Notables (19-25)
- Despite being down 2-0, FNU kept things close tying the set at 13-13
- Florida College went on a 12-6 run through the last minutes of play
- A service error from Juliana Santos that sailed past the line ended the match
Match Notables:
- All-Conference first-team member Joanne Dania had 10 kills and a team-high 18 digs in the contest
- Four kills for Lina Valentino in the match
- Twenty of FNU’s 26 assists came courtesy of Ivette Sandoval
