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10/4/2008 - VOLLEYBALL
FGCU Edges Lipscomb in Thrilling Match of the Week
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Courtesy FGCUAthletics.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - FGCU and Lipscomb did not disappoint in the Atlantic Sun match of the week. The Eagles regained a share of first place with an epic 3-2 (25-23, 14-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13) win in Nashville over the previously unbeaten Lady Bisons. FGCU improved to 8-6 overall and 7-1 in the A-Sun while Lipscomb falls 9-7 and 7-1.
The first set was close early on as neither team took a lead larger than two points until the Eagles took an 18-15 lead. FGCU scored four straight to take the lead, getting a kill and an ace by Catilin Shawver. The Lady Bisons answered with four straight points of their own to go up 19-18. A service error then kills by Audrey Campbell and Ana Kokanovic forced a Lipscomb timeout at 21-19 in favor of the Eagles. Coming out of the timeout, Lipscomb went on a 3-1 run to force an FGCU timeout with the score knotted at 22 all. FGCU picked up kills from Campbell and Kokanovic to lift them to a 25-23 win in the first set.
Seven FGCU errors early in the second set led to a 10-2 Lipscomb lead, and forced The Eagles to use both timeouts early on. The Eagles began to slowly claw their way back behind three kills by Ashley Yance to cut the lead to 15-10. A 4-0 Lipscomb run, aided by a pair of FGCU attack errors put the Lady Bisons up 19-10. They would go on to win the second set 25-14 as the Eagles committed 12 errors in the set.
The Eagles took a 2-1 lead with a 25-22 win in the third set. After falling behind 2-1 early and seeing seven ties early on, the Eagles were able to take an 11-8 lead. The Bisons were able to even the score on two more occasions, but never regain the lead. FGCU was able to go on a 4-1 run to close the set. The Lady Bisons took an early 9-2 lead before the Eagles rallied. A 9-5 run by FGCU trimmed Lipscomb’s lead to 14-11. The Eagles were able to go on a late 4-0 run to cut the lead to 23-22, but consecutive points by the hosts forced the match to a deciding set.
