MIAMI (October 26, 2017) -- FIU plays just one contest this week, a Friday night home tilt against rival Florida Atlantic in Conference USA volleyball action, with first service at 7 p.m. The two teams played back on September 29, with the Panthers getting their first road win of the season, 3-1.
FIU is 3-13 overall, 2-7 in C-USA this season. The Panthers are coming off a road league win at LA Tech Sunday, needing a 16-14 win in the fifth set to take their first 3-2 win of the season.
Junior Margherita Bianchin (Traviso, Italy) leads FIU with 177 kills and an average of 3.