@OspreyVB Hosts Courtyard Mayo Classic

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida volleyball makes its home debut for the 2015 season with its two-day Courtyard Mayo Classic. The Ospreys host Bethune-Cookman, Campbell and Florida Atlantic at UNF Arena on Friday and Saturday.

"We are so excited to get back on our home court," said head coach Steve Loeswick. "The girls are ready to play in front of their friends and families. The team is focused on getting better each time they step on the court. The competition will be strong, so we have to be ready for every match. It should be a really fun weekend of volleyball at UNF Arena."

UNF enters this weekend with a 4-3 overall record. During last weekend's Dish Tennessee Volleyball Classic, the Ospreys went 2-2, collecting victories over Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky. In the Tennessee Tech match, the Ospreys hit an impressive .460 – it's highest hitting percentage for a three-set match since hitting .464 against Augusta State on Oct. 29, 2014.

UNF kicks off the tournament on Friday at Noon against Bethune-Cookman and then faces Campbell later on Friday at 7 p.m. The Ospreys finished home-opening weekend against Florida Atlantic on Saturday.

Single-day tickets for Friday or Saturday are $5 day pass for adults and $3 day pass for youth 17-under, senior citizens, military and UNF faculty and staff with proper ID. A two-day pass is available for $8 for adults and $5 for youth 17-under, senior citizens, military and UNF faculty and staff with proper ID.

In honor of Sept. 11, military members, first responders and their families may purchase $2 tickets for Friday's matches only. An ID is required for the $2 ticket price.

Match Day Need to Know
Dates	Friday, Sept. 11 & Saturday, Sept. 12
Times	Noon & 7 p.m. (Friday); 4 p.m. (Saturday)
Place	UNF Arena
Opponents	Bethune-Cookman (Friday); Campbell (Friday); Florida Atlantic (Saturday)
Live Stats	www.UNFOspreys.com (All Matches)
Live Video	ESPN3
Twitter	@OspreyVB

Similar Foes: This year's home-opening tournament field looks almost similar to UNF's 2014 home-opening tournament. In the Jax Marriott Volleyball Classic, UNF, Bethune-Cookman and Florida Atlantic all played at UNF Arena.

Home Sweet Home: Under head coach Steve Loeswick, the Ospreys own a 6-3 home-opening record and are 25-15 at UNF Arena.

Lights, Camera, Action: As part of the Atlantic Sun's ESPN3 initiative, all UNF home matches will air live on ESPN3. Voice of the Ospreys Richard Miller will serve as the play-by-play announcer, while UNF sand volleyball team member Lauren Ford will be the color analyst.

Honors and Awards: Tessa Alyman was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Dish Tennessee Volleyball Classic, while Kimberly Ferguson earned Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors. Alyman recorded 57 kills and hit .221 last weekend. Ferguson averaged 4.40 digs per set and tallied a career-best 27 digs last Friday against Eastern Kentucky.

Bethune-Cookman: Looks to end a four-matching losing streak... captured two wins at the Florida Atlantic Invitational two weeks ago, including a 3-0 sweep of Stetson... already played Florida Atlantic once this season, falling 3-0 on Aug. 28... head coach Brittany Williams is in her first year... Delicia Pierre averages a team-best 4.04 kills per set... Hazel Ortiz-Rosado averages 9.65 assists per set and leads the team in digs (3.74 digs per set).

UNF-BCU Series: UNF leads the series 17-1 and has won the last 10 meetings

Campbell: Makes first trip to UNF since Nov. 6, 2010 when it was in the Atlantic Sun... Hosted last weekend's Hampton Inn and Suites Holly Springs Invitational, going 1-2... all wins this season have occurred in three sets, defeating Grambling (Aug. 29), North Carolina A&M (Sept. 1) and Norfolk State (Sept. 5)... Jenny Tait (2.10 kills per set), Rachel Harty (2.00) and Katelyn Layden (2.00) account for approximately 51 percent of the team's kills.

UNF-Campbell Series: Campbell leads the series 5-4 and won the last meeting 3-0 on Sept. 13, 2014 at its own Hampton Inn and Suites Holly Springs Invitational.

Florida Atlantic: Enters the weekend with a 5-2 record... six of seven matches have finished in three sets... all five wins have been 3-0 sweeps... currently 2-0 against Atlantic Sun teams, getting wins against Stetson and Lipscomb... has two players averaging over 3.00 kills per set in Brittney Brown (3.45) and Maja Ristic (3.14)... Nathalie Rosado averages 4.80 digs per set.

UNF-Florida Atlantic Series: Florida Atlantic leads the series 7-2 and won last year's meeting 3-0 at the Jax Marriott Volleyball Classic.

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Players Mentioned

Tessa Alyman

Kimberly Ferguson

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