JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The UIC volleyball (0-2) team battled to the fifth set Saturday afternoon, falling short to Georgia Southern (2-0), 3-2 at the UNF Arena.
Seniors
Ayat Amin (13 kills) and
Beatrice Carulli (12 kills) led the attack for the Flames. Junior
Tamara Kisic and freshman
Sasha Pellettieri chipped in nine kills in the five-match bout. Senior setter
Francesca Venturini paced the offense with a team-leading 27 assists and 10 digs.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Amin's 13-kill performance is her 23rd double-digit kill performance in her collegiate career here at UIC.
- With a dozen kills, Carulli has secured a new collegiate-high since joining UIC a season ago, surpassing the four-kill mark against Belmont last October.
- Already with 13 kills in her young career, Pellettieri leads UIC in kills per set, averaging 2.15.
- Junior libero Hannah Howard tallied 23 digs across the five sets, her seventh 20+ dig performance in a UIC uniform.
UP NEXT
UIC wraps up its weekend in Jacksonville against host UNF (0-1) at the UNF Arena tomorrow at 10 a.m. (CT). Those attending can buy tickets at
TicketReturn.com. The match will be available to stream on
ESPN+ and live stats will be on
UICFlames.com.
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