MADISON, Wis. – Soon after Texas Tech opened up with a two established lead, the FGCU volleyball workforce stormed again to reverse sweep the Crimson Raiders for a 3-2 (14-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-7) win in the opening spherical of the NCAA Match. With the gain, the Eagles tied the application report for one-year wins by enhancing to 27-5 all round and will deal with fourth-seeded Wisconsin on Saturday evening in the next round. Texas Tech concluded its period with a 17-13 in general report.
 
“It was a incredible effort and hard work tonight in particular when you feel how those very first two sets appeared for us,” stated head mentor Matt Botsford. “But this group appreciates who they are and understands that when they play to their id, how promptly that can flip a match. Our hallmark is our defense and blocking we gained the 3rd set with our offense, but seriously pulled factors jointly in the fourth and fifth sets with the defense. Finally, I’m most very pleased of their regularity at the close and their means to think in what they can do.”
 
The win marked the 27^th earn of the time which tied the plan history earlier established in 2016 and the 2018 seasons. It also marked the next NCAA First Spherical earn for the Eagles following their 3-2 get more than No. 13 UCF in Orlando in the course of the 2018 period.
 
Erin Shomaker (Granville, Ohio/Granville HS) led the Eagles with 20 kills on the evening as she concluded with a .356 hitting percentage. She also added six digs and five blocks. Cortney VanLiew (Seymour, Ind./Columbus East HS) finished just shy of a double-double with nine kills and 9 digs, even though Skylar English (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier HS) experienced 8 kills, a few digs, and a few blocks. Aja Jones (Venice,…