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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The North Florida volleyball team opens up an important four-match Atlantic Sun Conference road stretch this weekend with matches at FGCU on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday against Stetson at 3 p.m.

The Ospreys head into the weekend on a high note following a 3-0 sweep over Florida A&M on Wednesday in the squad's final non-conference match of the season. With the win, UNF improved to 17-8 on the year but our looking to halt a five-match skid in conference play having slipped to 3-5 in the Atlantic Sun.

"We continue to improve as a team," said head coach Steve Loeswick. "We are in the second half of the conference season and have the opportunity to move up the standings if we can play well over the next couple weekends on the road. We are excited to get back on the court in league play."

Against FAMU, Tessa Alyman led a balanced Osprey offense finishing with 11 kills followed by seven from Carina Hoff and a quartet of players with six. Ashley LaBorde paced the UNF backrow collecting 14 digs while Kimberly Ferguson chipped in nine. As a team, North Florida hit .349 while holding the Rattlers to just a .160 performance.

Following the FGCU/Stetson swing, UNF closes out its road schedule next weekend at NJIT (Nov. 6) and Lipscomb (Nov. 8).
 

Osprey Leaders
Kills per set: Tessa Alyman 3.13 | Carina Hoff 3.12 | Katarina Raicevic 2.57
Digs per set: Kimberly Ferguson 4.15 | Ambre Desaulnay 2.60 | Courtney Miller 2.12
Blocks per set: Morgan Van Alstine 0.89 | Erin Edwards 0.75 | Katarina Raicevic 0.54
Assists per set: Abby Fesl 7.88 | Carinne Turner 5.08
Aces: Abby Fesl 29 | Kimberly Ferguson 20 | 3 players tied with 13

Scouting FGCU - Eagles are tied atop the ASun standings at 7-1 in league play and own the conference's best overall record of 18-7... Have won 8 straight matches with last loss coming Oct. 4 at Lipscomb... Defeated Stetson, 3-1, in their last outing... Boast a pair of players averaging over 3.0 kills per set -- Amanda Carroll (3.38) and Eleonora Kazarian (3.12)... Vanessa Benke leads the team in digs at 4.46 per set... Elisa Anne Aldrich leads the ASun i blocking averaging 1.20 per set... Undefeated at home this year (3-0) against Atlantic Sun opponents

Last Meeting: FGCU outlasted UNF on Oct. 16 at UNF Arena, earning a 3-1 win (26-24, 25-15, 18-25, 25-23)... Carina Hoff led the Ospreys with 10 kills and Kimberly Ferguson tallied 21 digs
Series Record: FGCU leads all-time, 18-4

Scouting Stetson - Hatters enter the weekend tied with UNF at 3-5 in league play (9-13 overall) and host Jacksonville on Friday night... Stetson fell to FGCU (3-1) in their last outing but have won four of their last six matches... Own a 4-2 record this year in the Edmunds Center... Haley Tippett leads the Hatters offense posting 2.95 kills per set followed closely by McKenna Foster at 2.44 and Madison Akins at 2.41... Madison Fitzsimmons ranks 2nd in the ASun in blocking at 1.18 per set

Last Meeting: Stetson posted a straight set win over Ospreys at UNF Arena on Oct. 17 (25-17, 26-24, 25-14)... UNF hit just .087 for the match while Hatters hit .296
Series Record: UNF owns a 16-6 lead in the all-time series