Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
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FIU
17-9,11-2CUSA
Volleyball drops first contest with FIU
11/7/2025 8:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MIAMI, Fla. – Middle Tennessee Volleyball fell to FIU in straight sets in their first meeting of the weekend. The set scores were as follows: 12-25, 26-28, 11-25.
The highlight of the night for the Blue Raiders was from behind the service line. Middle Tennessee led FIU nine aces to six, Raegan Durbin topping the Blue Raiders with three aces, Caroline Macander and Michaela Dlouhá each posting two. The Blue Raiders also played a solid match defensively; Isil Yilmaz led the back court with 20 digs, Durbin and Macander notching 10 a piece.
Offensively, there were no Blue Raiders with double-digit kills. Dlouhá and Durbin led Middle Tennessee with seven kills each and Aowyn Schrader totaled six. Macander dished out 15 assists, securing her 16th double-double of the season.
By the Numbers
- 467: Michaela Dlouhá hit a team high .467 against the Panthers.
- 16: With her double-double in tonight's match, Caroline Macander is now the single-season double-doubles leader in the rally scoring era with 16.
- 4: This is the fourth match of the season that Isil Yilmaz has recorded 20 or more digs.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will battle the Panthers again tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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