MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2022) – The Conquistadors put up an impressive and encouraging performance on the road against the St. Thomas University Bobcats before ultimately falling to the home team 3-0. St. Thomas came into this contest winning five straight matches against FNU and was ranked the top seed in the Sun Conference Preseason Poll.

Set One FNU Notables (14-25)

• FNU scored the first point of the match off an attack error by Kendall Brock
• Only committed one service error
• The Conquistadors generated eight kills in the opening set

Set Two FNU Notables (13-25)

• Came out hot to start the set and kept the game close 4-3 before the first timeout in the set.
• Produced six kills and 22 attack attempts
• Kept service errors in the set to four

Set Three FNU Notables (19-25)

• Took an early 2-1 lead in the set on a kill by Gabriela Gonzalez
• Recorded ten kills
• Had 30 attack attempts

Match Notables:

• Sofia Moreno Bendala led the team with seven kills in the contest.
• Juliana Santos tallied 17 digs on the evening.
• Maria Liva recorded 20 assists before the match came to a close.

Up Next: Florida National hits the road once again Wednesday, Aug. 24 for a 7 p.m. match against Florida Memorial University.