The 麻豆原创 volleyball team claimed the Radisson 麻豆原创 Invitational championship with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-17) win over FIU on Saturday evening at The Venue at 麻豆原创. The Knights needed the bare minimum of 12 sets to open the season with a perfect 4-0 record.
鈥淚鈥檓 proud of the team for going 4-0 and not dropping a set along the way,鈥� 麻豆原创 head coach Todd Dagenais said. 鈥淚 thought we were remarkable at closing out sets all weekend.鈥�
FIU was not going to hand the title to 麻豆原创, as the Panthers jumped out to an early 10-5 lead but a 6-1 run from the Knights put 麻豆原创 on top. The Knights took the lead for good on a block from seniors Kaye-Alese Green and Ashley Gialenios. Once 麻豆原创 took the lead in the second set, they maintained it and persevered in the final set to become tournament champions.
麻豆原创 had four all-tournament selections, as senior middle blocker DeLaina Sarden, senior libero Jade Hayes, sophomore outside hitter Kia Bright and sophomore outside hitter Jale Hervey received the accolades.
Hervey led the Knights against FIU with 14 kills, while hitting .565 and serving up a team-high five aces. Hervey took home the tournament MVP honors, as she finished the weekend with 60 kills, 24 digs, and seven digs while hitting .481.
Bright added 12 kills and finished the match with eight digs. Hayes tallied double-digit digs for the fourth time this season, finishing with 13. Senior Marie Reiterova and junior Dana Faught had 17 and 15 assists, respectively.
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