Oct. 14, 2005

Final Stats

A 3-0 win over Gardner-Webb University pushed Florida Atlantic University's home win streak to nine as the team improved to 19-2, 3-0 A-Sun. FAU held the Lady Bulldogs to a .123 hitting percentage, while collecting 50 kills.

FAU gained the early momentum in the match as GWU spotted the Owls a 6-0 lead in game one with Katie Arvidson serving. During the streak, Kelly Paiva put down three of her match-high 17 kills. FAU never trailed in the game and held the Lady Bulldogs to a .050 hitting percentage.

Gardner-Webb (9-18, 0-5 A-Sun) bounced back for game two and took a 9-5 lead. The two teams traded points before Makra Condill spearheaded a nine point FAU run to take a 25-20 lead. Bethany Martin ended the spurt with one of her team-high 10 kills after a GWU timeout. FAU's lead was too much as a GWU blocking error gave the Owls the 2-0 advantage.

Game three was the best offensive game for Gardner-Webb with a .216 hitting percentage. Ashley Pridgeon tallied five of her 10 kills in the game. Pridgeon also added a match-high 13 digs for the double-double.

Katie Arvidson also turned her game around in game three and added six kills in eight attempts to raise her hitting percentage to .381 for the Owls. Justine Petry also added 13 kills, while the team was lead defensively by Dimitra Samas (13), Krista Klawitter (11) and Makra Condill (10).

FAU has a short turnaround as Campbell visits FAU Gym on Saturday at 7 pm.