(MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.) -- Florida Memorial University's 3-1 conference win over Ave Maria set two new school records for the volleyball team, Saturday, October 19. 

The Lions broke the school record in total wins in a season (14) and conference wins in a season (7).

"We are growing and once we hit number one we didn't stop there," said head coach Marrita Crockett-Moulton. "We wanted to keep improving our game and even though we hit a little bit of a slump, that's how we learn and how we get better and now you're going to see a completely different team in the second half [of the season]. We're really excited to be breaking records and putting this school on the map, we're a powerhouse and we've proved that." 

In set one FMU got on the board first after a kill from sophomore Dayla Hall. The Gyrenes would answer back with a kill of their own before the Lions went on a 5-1 run to take a four point lead. 

FMU finished the first set with 12 kills and finished the game 25-21 with a service ace from junior Keisha Santana. 

The Lions took a 3-0 lead to start the second set after back-to-back kills from junior Sammyra Albarran and a block by Albarran and Hall. 

Ave Maria made a couple of key plays to tie the game halfway through the set and fought back from a 23-20 FMU lead to steal the win 27-25. 

Bouncing back, Florida Memorial dominated the third set going on multiple runs to finish with a 25-10 advantage. 

The Lions outscored the Gyrenes 17-7 and finished with a .516 hitting percentage. The fourth and final set went in favor of Florida Memorial and ended 25-19. 

Freshmen Biancaliz Cruz and Adriana Soto led the way for the Lions finished with 11 and 10 kills respectively. Albarran added nine kills while Hall and junior Daphinie Correa both contributed eight. 

Junior Francheska Rivera dished out 31 assists while junior Alanis Santana added 13. Correa and Hall each blocked three kills at the net while K. Santana and senior Yulianna Charris combined for 35 digs. 

FMU will hosts Johnson & Wales, Wednesday, October 23 in their next match beginning at 7P.M. 

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