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The Florida Gulf Coast University volleyball team tallied its first win of the season Sunday with a 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19) victory over Florida A&M at the Florida State University Seminole Invitational.<\/p>\nThe Florida Gulf Coast University volleyball team tallied its first win of the season Sunday with a 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19) victory over Florida A&M at the Florida State University Seminole Invitational.<\/p>\n
Jessica Barnes (Winter Haven, Fla.\/Haines City HS)<\/strong> was named to the All-Tournament Team after leading FGCU with 36 kills over three matches this weekend.<\/p>\n The Eagles hit .308 as a team in the match, and recorded a total 55 combined kills. Barnes and Kaitlin Holm (Fort Myers, Fla.\/Fort Myers HS\/Marshall)<\/strong> both had double-doubles for the Green and Blue with 16 kills apiece, and 19 and 11 kills, respectively, while Gigi Meyer (Gainesville, Fla.\/<\/strong> Buchholz HS)<\/strong> had 43 assists.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got better,\u201d said head coach Dave Nichols<\/strong>. \u201cWe played at a pretty high level and stuck with both FSU and Ohio State this weekend. FAMU is a great team, but we were able to sustain that high level of play in this match, something we need to do consistently moving forward. This was a solid win for us.\u201d<\/p>\n The first set of the match was tied eight times and had several lead changes, with the final tie coming at 22-22. A kill by Marlene Moeller (<\/strong>Ludinghausen, Germany\/Pascal Gymnasium)<\/strong> would bring the score to 24-22, followed by a set-winning kill by Holm, which helped the Green and Blue take set one, 25-23.<\/p>\n In set two, the Rattlers would retaliate, winning by the same 25-23 margin that they lost by in the first set, going on to tie the match at 1-1.<\/p>\n Set three saw the opposite, as the Eagles bounced back after the break with an early rally from which the Rattlers would never recover, taking the set 25-21.<\/p>\n Determined to win the final set, the Eagles would take an early 7-2 advantage and never looked back. After multiple rallies, FGCU would go on to defeat the Rattlers, 25-19, in the fourth set. With the win, the Green and Blue\u2019s record improves to 1-5, while Florida A&M falls to 0-4 on the season.<\/p>\n The Eagles land back at home this Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. for their home opener against the Bulls of USF at FGCU\u2019s Alico Arena.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All-Tournament Team Taylor Sherwin, OSU<\/p>\n Ashley Neff, FSU<\/p>\n Elise Walch, FSU<\/p>\n Melanie Stutsman, WKU<\/p>\n Heather Boyan, WKU<\/p>\n Jessica Barnes, FGCU<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>MVP – Kaitlyn Leary, OSU
\nTaylor Sandbothe, OSU<\/p>\n
\nGinna Chavez-Lopez, FAMU\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n