North Texas defeated FIU, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the North Texas Volleyball Center in Denton, Texas.
The Mean Green (6-13, 2-1 Conference USA) handed the Panthers (10-6, 3-1 C-USA) their first conference loss of the season after FIU won its first three league matches.
North Texas took the first two sets 25-21, 25-22 before FIU won the third set 25-17. The Panthers hit .444 in the third set. The Mean Green closed out the match with a 25-17 victory in the fourth set.
Sidney Henderson paced the Panthers with a team-high 15 kills while Nina Petranovic had 12 kills.