Nov. 4, 2006

Final Stats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The University of North Florida volleyball team wrapped up Atlantic Sun competition on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat of Lipscomb. Game scores were 30-19, 30-28 and 30-26.

With the victory UNF wrapped up a third-place finish in the A-Sun.

Amy Stroder led a group of three Lady Ospreys (16- 15, 7-2 A-Sun) in double figure kills with a match high 15 in the winning cause. Emily Kohler followed her with 13 kills, while Maegan Weisert finished with 12. Kohler hit .357 for the match to lead the Lady Ospreys.

UNF won the opening game 30-19 behind four Stroder kills. The Lady Ospreys also took advantage of nine Lipscomb errors and held the Lady Bisons (13- 15, 6-3) to a 0.78 hitting percentage.

The Lady Ospreys took an early 13-7 advantage in the second game, hitting a torrid .545 through the first half of the game. Lipscomb battled back from there and eventually grabbed the lead late in the game before UNF scored eight of the last 11 points of the game, winning it 30-28.

UNF led by as many as seven points in game three before finally closing out the match with a 30-26 victory.

UNF's Jenna Thomas led all players with 45 assists, while Tara Taylor had a match-high 29 digs. Alex Scruggs led the Lady Bisons with 11 kills.

Although Atlantic Sun play is complete for UNF, the Lady Ospreys do have a pair of non-conference matches left against A-Sun foes Jacksonville and Stetson. UNF and JU will square off Thursday in the second SunTrust River City Rumble matchup on the volleyball court this season. UNF won the first meeting between the cross-town foes 3-1.