With the score tied at 11 in the fifth set against Penn, the Oral Roberts volleyball team decided to call timeout.
Whatever the Golden Eagles said during that stoppage paid off, as they rattled off three straight points. Facing match point, Penn's Kathryn Turner recorded two kills, but the Quakers couldn't pull even again, losing the set, 15-13, and the opening match of the Florida International Invitational, 3-2 (25-15, 27-29, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13).
And from there, it was all downhill for the Red and Blue. They didn't win a single set the rest of the way, getting swept by both FIU (25-11, 25-19, 29-25) and Central Florida (25-23, 25-19, 25-18) on Saturday.
For the weekend, Penn (1-4) managed an attack percentage of just .149, compared to .289 for its opponents.
The Quakers have a week to regroup before three matches in the Villanova Classic on Sept. 19-20.
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