AUSTIN, TX.- The FDU women's volleyball team (17-15, 9-5) appeared at the NCAA Volleyball Championships for the first time in program history in the first-round matchup at Gregory Gym where they fell in three sets to the #1 Texas (22-11, 15-1) (25-6, 25-13, 25-13.)
Set 1
- FDU had a rough start in set one. The Longhorns started off with excellent serving and put the Knights on their heels.
- Rampazzo and Nott each had two kills.
Set 2
- FDU started strong with the serve and a 4-1 lead over Texas until 6-6 when the home side went on a seven-point run to make it 13-6. The Longhorns closed the set 25-13.
- Tatijana Fucka had 3 kills.
Set 3
- The Knights played close with the #1 seed until 8-8 when the Longhorns had a six-point run followed by a couple of short runs to end it 25-13.
- Vaschetti had four kills.
"That was a tough match for sure. But we had to have a taste of what it feels like to be here first," head coach David Nguyen said. "The first set is what it is but the second and third set we fought and played scrappy. We had some amazing rallies that other people didn't expect. We never stop fighting that's just who we are."
"From the beginning of the season, we had a fire lit under our belt. we kind of felt like we were the underdogs. A lot of people were betting against us and it made us work hard," said senior middle blocker, Tessa Fisk. "Today we just wanted to do our best and I think this program is just going up from here."
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