WICHITA, Kan. – After losing the first two sets, No. 6 Florida Atlantic rattled off three straight set wins to defeat No. 2 Rice in a thrilling five-set semifinal match (23-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-10) at the 2024 American Volleyball Championship on Saturday at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
After hitting a combined .076 in the first two sets, Florida Atlantic bounced back in the following two sets to hit .245 across the next two sets to win and force a fifth and decisive set. Florida Atlantic would decisively win the fifth set 15-10 to earn a spot in The American Volleyball Championship final match.