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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – University of North Florida volleyball dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) match at Atlantic Sun leader ETSU on Friday evening at the Brooks Gym.
 
The loss eliminates UNF from postseason contention, while the win allowed ETSU to clinch a share of the Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championship.
 
UNF had a tough time generating a consistent offense, with Morgan Van Alstine leading the Ospreys with seven kills. Abby Fesl led UNF with 21 assists and nine digs.
 
Megan Devine posted a 13-kill, 10-dig double-double, while Meredith Hardy notched 17 kills and eight blocks. Jamie Rutledge added 30 assists and Renzey Rice made 11 digs.
 
UNF battled with ETSU throughout the first set until the Bucs had a late run to pull away. With UNF down by two, a Khadijah Wiley kill sparked a three-point run that allowed ETSU to go up 21-16. The Ospreys attempted to chip away at ETSU's lead and came to within three, using an ETSU attack error to make it 23-20. However, that was the closest UNF could get as ETSU registered back-to-back kills to win the set.
 
A strong start to the second set allowed UNF to go up 13-7 on an ETSU attack error. However, ETSU responded with an eight-point run to take a 15-13 lead. UNF battled back and forced a tie at 17-17 on a Cameron McGuire-Erin Edwards block. UNF and ETSU continued to battle over the set's next few points, but the Bucs took a three-point, 22-19 advantage on a Hardy-Kristen Favre block. A kill from Saelina Dunn sparked a critical three-point Osprey run that allowed UNF to tie the set at 22-22 on an Edwards solo block. ETSU took advantage of two Osprey miscues and a kill from Hardy in order to win the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Facing a two-point deficit in the third set, a kill from Van Alstine sparked a four-point UNF run that put the Ospreys up 13-11. ETSU answered with a 5-1 spurt of its own in order to go up 16-14 on a Rutledge-Jessica Schafer block. Although UNF fought back to even the set at 18-18 on a block by Van Alstine and Kelly Koop, ETSU used a kill from Schafer on the next point to start a match-ending seven-point run.j
 
UNF concludes the 2013 season on Saturday at USC Upstate. Match time is set for 3 p.m.