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<\/p>\n TALLAHASSEE, Fla.\u2013 FIU volleyball (4-4) notched a pair of sound sweeps at the Florida A&M Invitational Friday, taking out Hampton (2-5) and hosts FAMU (3-5) and not losing a single set during the day’s action.<\/p>\n Game 1: FIU 3, Hampton 0 The Pirates fought back to get it to 24-21, but Sesar quickly put an end to the first stanza with her sixth kill of the frame after freshman Nichole Kelly<\/a> notched her first kill of the season to get to set point.<\/p>\n FIU hit a sprawling .429 (14-2-28) in the second frame, not pulling away during the early portion but finding it in the middle. A 3-0 spread with kills apiece from Chiara Fabbrini<\/a>, Sesar and Marla Valentin<\/a> made it 19-12, and Kamryn Itzen<\/a> delivered the set-sealing kill to win 25-16, a 4-0 run to end it.<\/p>\n The Panthers left no doubt in the final set, going up 5-1 after back-to-back-to-back Ivona Lazovic<\/a> aces and a Fabbrini kill. Gina Fedrigo<\/a> added a trio of kills to extend it to 16-9, and a run of Sesar aces, three of them to be exact, put FIU in a prime position. It was Itzen once again who ended it, as the Panthers won 25-15 and the match 3-0, emphatically snapping a four-game losing skid.<\/p>\n The offense hit .298 for the game, with Sesar (12) and Fabbrini (11) reaching double figures, the latter tying her season high. Sesar added four aces, while Marta Lazzarin<\/a> had 13 digs. Setting was split fairly evenly, with Lazovic (20 ast.) and Mariana Silva<\/a> (19 ast.) both getting in on the action.<\/p>\n Game 2: FIU 3, Florida A&M 0 Nine kills, two blocks and an ace highlighted what became a 13-0 run for FIU. With Silva at the service line, Fedrigo and Sesar each added a trio of kills, with Fedrigo also recording a pair of blocks. This proved to be all the Panthers needed, winning it 25-14 on a Williams booking.<\/p>\n Fedrigo and Williams continued to shine in the second frame, adding more kills to their ledgers as the Panthers ran out to a 17-9 lead. Save for a late Rattlers 3-0 streak, Fedrigo notched two more kills before Williams slammed the final one to win it 25-18 in a set the Panthers hit .382.<\/p>\n While the Panthers had their worst hitting set of the day in set three, strong service continued to keep them in control. Valentin’s ace made it 19-12, and despite the home team tying it at 21, the Panthers found the perfect time for a 4-0 run. Itzen, Sesar and Valentin recorded kills to win the final set 25-21 and the game 3-0.<\/p>\n Lazzarin had the aforementioned standout performance – 20 digs, six assists and three service aces across three sets. Sesar (13) was the only Panther with double-digit kills, but Fedrigo had a career-high eight in the match with three total blocks, a strong output for the freshman. Silva led the way with a career-best 20 assists in the win.<\/p>\n Up Next Social Media
\nIn the late-morning tournament opener, the Panthers rolled on offense – and defense – right out of the gate, slamming 19 kills in a 25-21 win and holding the opposing Pirates to just five and a .000 hitting percentage. After finally gaining separation on a Rayne Williams<\/a> kill to go up 15-12 at the media timeout, two kills from Lana Sesar<\/a> and another from Williams extended that run to 6-0 and score to 19-12.<\/p>\n
\nBattling the hosts, who had beaten Louisiana the night before, the Panthers dialed it in on defense, recording 44 digs (14.7\/set) in three frames, spearheaded by Lazzarin’s 20. An early 5-0 run pushed it to 6-1 after a Sesar kill, but the keynote in the frame was yet to come.<\/p>\n
\nFIU takes on Louisiana at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday to wrap up the three-game tournament.<\/p>\n
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