MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. --- The Ave Maria volleyball team improved to 8-11 and 4-6 in Sun Conference play with a four set win at Florida Memorial on Tuesday night. After dropping the first set 21-25, AMU won the next three 25-21, 25-15, and 28-26 to take the match.
 
Hannah Wurster led the Blue and Green with 15 kills and two blocks. Lexy Smith had 11 kills and 2.5 blocks on the night. Lexie Andric finished with a game-high 25 digs to go along with eight kills. Monique Rivers added 22 digs and Lauren Ruby finished with a team-best 34 assists.
 
In the opening set, Ave Maria used a six-point run to take a 17-10 lead before the Lions responded with a nine-point spurt to retake the lead 19-17. With AMU up one, 21-20, Florida Memorial took the final five points of the set to win it 25-21.
 
AMU took advantage of 10 attack errors by the Lions in set two to even up the match at 1-1. After AMU saw its six-point lead reduced to one, 15-14, the Lady Gyrenes rolled off four-straight points to give them some breathing room. The Blue and Green went on to win the set 25-21.
 
It was all Ave Maria in set three. The Lady Gyrenes won 12 of the first 16 points to take a 12-4 advantage and never looked back eventually taking the set 25-15. AMU hit .273 in the third set with 13 kills to just four attack errors.
 
The fourth set was back-and-forth from the start and was still knotted at 10-10 midway through the set. Florida Memorial made the first run with five straight points to take a 19-16 edge. AMU was able to chip away at the deficit and eventually took the lead, 23-22, late in the set. After saving one set point, Ave Maria was able to convert their third match point to win the set 28-26 and the match 3-1.
 
Ave Maria returns to action on Thursday when they host Florida National at 7 p.m.