Friday, October 12
Jacksonvile, Fla.
7:00 PM
University of North Florida
vs
Lipscomb
Freshman Madeline Belvin
VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY:
Lady Ospreys return home for pair of A-Sun tilts
10/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
UNF to face off against Lipscomb, Belmont this weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida women's volleyball team returns home this weekend for Atlantic Sun Conference matches against Lipscomb and Belmont.
The action begins at 7 p.m. on Friday against Lipscomb at UNF Arena. The Bisons are coming off a big 3-2 win (26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 29-31, 15-13) over A-Sun first-place team Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. Four Lady Bisons finished with double-figures in kills while two finished with double-doubles. Lipscomb was led by Sarah Snider's 26 kills. The win extended the team's A-Sun win streak to three matches. Snider is the team leader in kills with 4.85 per game, while setter Stephine Pease is averaging 12.07 assists per game.
UNF will wrap up the weekend with a 2 p.m. tilt on Saturday against defending A-Sun Tournament champion Belmont. The Bruins are tied for second in the conference at 4-1 in and went 1-1 last weekend with a win over Stetson and a loss to Florida Gulf Coast. Cat Mundy leads the team with 4.86 kills per game while preseason All-Atlantic Sun pick Colleen Nilson leads the team in assists with 12.10 per game.
The Lady Ospreys showed signs of getting over the hump last weekend and played more technically sound volleyball according to head coach Kevin Campbell, but UNF wasn't able to get past Gardner-Webb or Campbell on the road.
UNF took GWU down to the wire in a 3-2 loss (16-30, 30-28, 30-26, 19-30, 7-15) on Friday night. The Lady Ospreys took a 2-1 lead in the match before giving way to the home court advantage of the Bulldogs. Senior Maegan Weisert notched 21 digs in the match to become just the second player in UNF history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
Against Campbell, the Lady Ospreys went up 1-0, holding the Camels to an .081 hitting percentage in the first game. But Campbell soon found its groove and took the next three to beat UNF 3-1 (30-20, 24-30, 28-30, 21-30). Senior Claire Yonutas led the Lady Ospreys with career-highs of 23 kills and 55 attempts. She hit .309 (23-6-55) on the night.
UNF Weekly Schedule
Friday, Oct. 12
7 p.m. - Lipscomb at UNF
Saturday, Oct. 13
2 p.m. - Belmont at UNF
Live Stats: Click here
Admission: Free
Series: UNF leads Lipscomb 2-0; UNF and Belmont tied 1-1
Making An Impact: Senior Claire Yonutas continued to amp up her level of play last week, averaging 3.69 kills per game for a total of 48 kills in three matches. She also averaged 2.77 digs per game and recorded double-doubles against Bethune-Cookman and Gardner-Webb. She is now tied for the team lead in kills with 159 and is third in blocks with 31.
Notables: Freshman setter Madeline Belvin had one of her best weeks of the season last week, averaging 12.00 assists per game ... UNF had its strongest offensive showing of the season last week, averaging 63 kills per match ... senior Maegan Weisert ranks ninth in the Atlantic Sun with 3.91 digs per game ... Belvin is now seventh in the A-Sun with 8.21 assists per game ... senior Claire Yonutas is averaging 3.70 kills per game against conference opponents.
Quoting UNF head coach Kevin Campbell
On how the team is progressing
"I think that our team chemistry is coming together. We're playing well as a unit and are playing consistent enough to where we can be strategic enough against our opponents. We are becoming very focused and comfortable as a team."
The action begins at 7 p.m. on Friday against Lipscomb at UNF Arena. The Bisons are coming off a big 3-2 win (26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 29-31, 15-13) over A-Sun first-place team Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. Four Lady Bisons finished with double-figures in kills while two finished with double-doubles. Lipscomb was led by Sarah Snider's 26 kills. The win extended the team's A-Sun win streak to three matches. Snider is the team leader in kills with 4.85 per game, while setter Stephine Pease is averaging 12.07 assists per game.
UNF will wrap up the weekend with a 2 p.m. tilt on Saturday against defending A-Sun Tournament champion Belmont. The Bruins are tied for second in the conference at 4-1 in and went 1-1 last weekend with a win over Stetson and a loss to Florida Gulf Coast. Cat Mundy leads the team with 4.86 kills per game while preseason All-Atlantic Sun pick Colleen Nilson leads the team in assists with 12.10 per game.
The Lady Ospreys showed signs of getting over the hump last weekend and played more technically sound volleyball according to head coach Kevin Campbell, but UNF wasn't able to get past Gardner-Webb or Campbell on the road.
UNF took GWU down to the wire in a 3-2 loss (16-30, 30-28, 30-26, 19-30, 7-15) on Friday night. The Lady Ospreys took a 2-1 lead in the match before giving way to the home court advantage of the Bulldogs. Senior Maegan Weisert notched 21 digs in the match to become just the second player in UNF history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
Against Campbell, the Lady Ospreys went up 1-0, holding the Camels to an .081 hitting percentage in the first game. But Campbell soon found its groove and took the next three to beat UNF 3-1 (30-20, 24-30, 28-30, 21-30). Senior Claire Yonutas led the Lady Ospreys with career-highs of 23 kills and 55 attempts. She hit .309 (23-6-55) on the night.
UNF Weekly Schedule
Friday, Oct. 12
7 p.m. - Lipscomb at UNF
Saturday, Oct. 13
2 p.m. - Belmont at UNF
Live Stats: Click here
Admission: Free
Series: UNF leads Lipscomb 2-0; UNF and Belmont tied 1-1
Making An Impact: Senior Claire Yonutas continued to amp up her level of play last week, averaging 3.69 kills per game for a total of 48 kills in three matches. She also averaged 2.77 digs per game and recorded double-doubles against Bethune-Cookman and Gardner-Webb. She is now tied for the team lead in kills with 159 and is third in blocks with 31.
Notables: Freshman setter Madeline Belvin had one of her best weeks of the season last week, averaging 12.00 assists per game ... UNF had its strongest offensive showing of the season last week, averaging 63 kills per match ... senior Maegan Weisert ranks ninth in the Atlantic Sun with 3.91 digs per game ... Belvin is now seventh in the A-Sun with 8.21 assists per game ... senior Claire Yonutas is averaging 3.70 kills per game against conference opponents.
Quoting UNF head coach Kevin Campbell
On how the team is progressing
"I think that our team chemistry is coming together. We're playing well as a unit and are playing consistent enough to where we can be strategic enough against our opponents. We are becoming very focused and comfortable as a team."
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