FAMU Sports Information
The Florida A&M Volleyball team (12-11, 7-0 MEAC) came
out victorious over the Ospreys of the University North Florida (15-10, 5-3
ASUN) Tuesday evening at the Lawson Center.
The Rattlers won in three sets, sweeping the Ospreys who was
the last team they had lost to this season, back on Sept. 20. With scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-21, FAMU
looked like a much-improved bunch since the last meeting of the squads..
“We miss Valeria (Lopez), but Elena was the setter at the
beginning of the year; so I wouldn’t say it was a huge adjustment because we’ve
been playing with her all along,” said Head Coach Tony Trifonov.
The Rattlers’ defense was key to tonight’s win. Gina Chavez-Lopez thwarted several scoring
efforts by the Ospreys by using her height, vertical leap and wingspan to form
a wall in front of UNF. She finished the
evening with three key blocks. As a team, the Rattlers totaled five blocks
overall.
Nicole Abreu led the Rattlers in kills with 14, followed by
Maria Garcia who had 10. Abreu also demonstrated several hard-hitting serves
leading to errors by UNF. The Ospreys
had 19 errors in the game, with several of them coming on serves from Abreu
Valentina Carrasco, the Rattler libero, contributed 16 digs tonight, nearly half of
the team’s total of 42.