The Florida A&M volleyball team staged an impressive comeback in its 3-2 home-opening win over North Florida (30-32, 29-27, 25-23, 17-25, 11-15).
The Rattler offense was led by season-highs from Brookelynn Thomas and Brooke Lynn Watts, who respectively posted 20 and 17 kills. Watts also added a season-high 14 digs in her second double-double of the season.
SET ONE | The early goings were riddled with attacking and serving errors from both sides, but things began to settle following a kill from the recently named SWAC Newcomer of the Week. Thomas provided the Rattlers a 9-8 advantage, and they maintained their lead until the Osprey’s 16-15 edge.
The match was knotted nine times after that and FAMU walked away with the set win on another Thomas kill and a block by Isis Williams and Watts.
SET TWO | With 10 ties, the second set proved to be just as intense as the first. The Rattlers trailed by as many as five, 21-16, before embarking on a 7-2 run to even things at 23-all and were on the brink of a set win at 29-27 when a successful challenge shifted the momentum.