Sand Volleyball Sweeps Stetson

Wednesday, April 3

DeLand, Fla.

2 pm

University of North Florida

Stetson (Match 1)

4/3/2013 9:32:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

DeLAND, Fla. -- The North Florida Sand Volleyball team remained undefeated in Atlantic Sun Conference play after sweeping a pair of matches Wednesday at Stetson, 3-2 and 4-1.

The Ospreys, the defending ASun Champions, improved to 10-1 on the season including a 6-0 record in league play. The victories extended UNF's current win streak to seven matches and earned the squad a share of the regular season title for 2013.

Stetson slipped to 9-9 overall and 3-3 in the ASun.

In the opening match, North Florida raced out to a quick 2-0 lead after wins at the No. 3 (Anna Wagner/Emily Strack) and No. 4 (Britt Claessens/Julie Trembley) positions. The Hatters battled back to even the match at 2-2 with wins at No. 5 and No. 2.

UNF's top pair of Anna Budinska/Dagnija Medina, the 2012 ASun Pair of the Year, secured the victory for the Ospreys with a 2-1 decision. The UNF tandem dropped their opening game but rallied with two straight games including a 15-7 score in the deciding game.

The Ospreys earned early wins in the second match as Claessens/Trembley posted their second sweep and Paige Pridgeon/Cameron McGuire rebounded with a straight game victory at No. 5.

Stetson picked up a win at No. 3 before Budinska/Medina earned the winning point with a two-game victory. The Ospreys added an insurance point when No. 2 pair Cari Whitmire/Carolyn Jenkins outlasted the SU pair in a tight three-game match decided 15-13 in the final set.

North Florida steps outside conference play this weekend with a pair of matches in Birmingham, Ala., against UAB before closing ASun play next Wednesday with a dual match at rival Jacksonville.

Match 1:UNF 3, Stetson 2

#1: Dagnija Medina/Anna Budinska (UNF) def. Kaley Melville/Julie Bassett (Stet) 19-21, 21-18, 15-7

#2: Savannah Byl/Maren Rygh (Stet) def. Cari Whitmire/Carolyn Jenkins (UNF) 22-20, 21-14

#3: Anna Wagner/Emily Strack (UNF) def. Alisha Hoffman/Catherine Coston (Stet) 21-10, 21-17

#4: Britt Claessens/Julie Trembley (UNF) def. Katie DiGirolamo/Jordann Dierickx (Stet) 21-15, 21-11

#5: Erika White/Erin Robertson (Stet) def. Paige Pridgeon/Cameron McGuire (UNF) 21-17, 14-21, 15-7

#6: (Exh.) Claudia Kalin/Madison Tormey (Stet) tied Nicole Baran/Kayla Fessler (UNF) 21-16, 17-21

Match 2:UNF 4, Stetson 1

#1: Dagnija Medina/Anna Budinska (UNF) def. Kaley Melville/Julie Bassett (Stet) 21-15, 21-14

#2: Cari Whitmire/Carolyn Jenkins (UNF) def. Savannah Byl/Maren Rygh (Stet) 19-21, 21-12, 15-13

#3: Alisha Hoffman/Catherine Coston (Stet) def. Anna Wagner/Emily Strack (UNF) 21-19, 21-13

#4: Britt Claessens/Julie Trembley (UNF) def. Katie DiGirolamo/Jordann Dierickx (Stet) 21-14, 21-15