UTSA Roadrunners (13-9, 6-3 C-USA) at Florida Atlantic Owls (12-7, 6-2 C-USA)
6 p.m. | Nov. 1, 2019
FAU Arena | Boca Raton, Fla.
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UTSA Roadrunners (13-9, 6-3 C-USA) at FIU Panthers (9-12, 2-7 C-USA)
12 p.m. | Nov. 3, 2019
Ocean Bank Arena | Miami, Fla.
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FIRST SERVE
• UTSA and Florida Atlantic meet for the ninth time Friday.
• The Roadrunners are 8-0, including 2-0 in Boca Raton, Florida against the Owls.
• UTSA owns three sweeps with the other five tilts decided in four sets.
• The Roadrunners hold a 7-1 edge over FIU in the eight previous contests.
• FIU's lone win in the series occurred in the 2018 C-USA Championship.
• UTSA is 2-0 against the Panthers in Miami.
SETTING THE SCENE
• UTSA and FAU enter Friday's clash separated by one-half game in the league standings with a handful of games left in the regular season, which concludes Nov. 16.
• The Owls are 6-4 in their last 10 matches, including four consecutive victories.
• The Roadrunners are 7-3 over their previous 10 but is in a two-match skid.
• FIU wrapped up October by dropping six in a row and an 2-8 mark in the last 10.
• The Owls sit 1 ½ games behind eighth, the final qualifying spot for the C-USA Championship.
• FIU hosts North Texas Friday.
SCOUTING FLORIDA ATLANTIC
• Hitting .243, ranking third in C-USA and own the fifth lowest for opponents at .199.
• The 12.67 assists is second in the league, while the Owls 13.50 kills are third.
• FAU is third with 2.27 blocks, fourth in aces at 1.80 and 12th in digs with 13.59 per set.
• Cailea Gibbs' .342 hitting percentage leads the Owls and is fifth in Conference USA.
• Massiel Matos (.42) and Sydney Nemtuda (.36) are third and sixth in the league in aces.
• Zuri Smith rejects 1.22 attacks per game, placing her third in the league.
LAST MEETING
• UTSA defeated the Owls in four sets at the Convocation Center Oct. 14, 2018.
• Kara Teal finished with 14 kills and a .480 hitting percentage.
• Hannah Lopez totaled 15 kills and seven digs.
• Brianna McCulloch added eight kills and three digs.
• Kirby Smith had seven kills and nine digs.
• Mia Perales accounted for 22 assists.
SCOUTING FIU
• FIU hits .192, which is 11th in C-USA, while holding opponents to .233, ranking 12th.
• Averages 12.52 kills, placing seventh in the league and the 11.65 assists is eighth.
• Ranks eighth in blocks at just under two per game and the 1.16 aces is 10th in the league.
• Chelsea Hudson's team best .399 hitting percentage, placing her third in the conference.
• Fiorella Murillo paces the team with 3.85 kills, ranking sixth in C-USA.
• Abbie Hughes is fourth in the league with 10.05 assists.
• Mrythe Marin records one block per game, ranking eighth in the conference.
LAST MEETING
• FIU posted a 3-0 win in the C-USA Quarterfinals Nov. 16, 2018, in Huntington, West Virginia.
• Hannah Lopez led UTSA's offense with 12 kills on 25 swings and hitting .375.
• Brianna McCulloch finished with six kills and four digs.
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