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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida volleyball opened play at its own Courtyard Mayo Classic with a pair of victories on Friday at UNF Arena. The Ospreys swept Bethune-Cookman 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) and then held off Campbell 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-21).
 
"Bethune-Cookman gave us some challenges at the net and they are pretty athletic and have kids that can take some strong swings," said head coach Steve Loeswick. "We were able to do a pretty good job with our serving and receiving during that match and that helped us control the tempo of the game a little bit. With this evening's match with Campbell, they gave us some other challenges. They served us tough and got us out of system, but I was proud with how our team responded and fought through long rallies. All the sets were close and I'm happy we were able to make the big plays at the end."
 
UNF concludes the Courtyard Mayo Classic on Saturday with a 4 p.m., match against Florida Atlantic.
 
UNF 3, Bethune-Cookman 0
A late rally in the third set allowed the Ospreys to start Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Bethune-Cookman. Trailing by seven, a Carina Hoff kill sparked a critical six-point run. Courtney Miller's kill pulled the Ospreys to within one as Bethune-Cookman held a 22-21 lead. Although the Wildcats halted the Ospreys' run with a Delicia Pierre kill, a Hoff kill sparked four consecutive UNF points to end the match.
 
UNF held off a late Wildcat surge in the first set. After Bethune-Cookman came to within one after an Osprey attack error, UNF went on a key 6-1 run to get to set point. A Tessa Alyman kill ultimately provided UNF with the 25-19 victory in the first set.
 
After a close start to the second set, a kill from Ambre Desaulnay was the first of four-straight Osprey points that put UNF up 17-13. UNF pushed its lead to seven after a Desaulnay ace made it 22-15. Bethune-Cookman halted UNF's run with three-straight points, but UNF won three of the next four points to get the second-set victory.
 
Both Alyman and Morgan Van Alstine recorded a team-best nine kills. Abby Fesl put up 27 assists. Desaulnay and Alyman tallied 15 and 12 digs, respectively.
 
UNF hit .224 with 45 kills and made 54 digs.
 
Pierre paced Bethune-Cookman with 17 kills. Hazel Ortiz-Rosado tallied 31 assists and Normarie Rolon-Soto had 11 digs.
 
Bethune-Cookman hit .189 for the match, tallying 41 kills and 51 digs.
 
UNF 3, Campbell 1
After dropping the first set, UNF used an explosive second set to swing the momentum to the Ospreys favor.
 
Campbell used multiple runs en route to winning the first set. The Camels led by as many as six as an Amelia Armstrong kill made it 20-14. UNF attempted to cut into the Camels' advantage and pulled to within two as a Tessa Alyman kill made it 21-19. However, Campbell used a three-point run to pull away as the Camels eventually won the set on an Osprey service error.
 
Strong offense powered the Ospreys to a second-set win. UNF opened the set with an eight-point run and ultimately took a 16-point, 23-7 lead on an Erin Edwards kill. Although Campbell took five of the next six points, an Alyman kill was the set-winner and UNF tied the match up at 1-1.
 
UNF began the third set strong and held an eight-point 15-7 advantage with Morgan Van Alstine's ace. However, Campbell began to cut into the Ospreys' lead and fended off set-point five times to make it 24-22. A set-ending block from Alyman and Van Alstine gave UNF its last point and a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
In a close fourth set, UNF held off Campbell to get the match win. With the Ospreys up 21-20, UNF capitalized on back-to-back Camel miscues to gain a three-point advantage. Campbell pulled to within two after a Rebecca Ramirez kill, an Alyman kill and a Campbell attack error provided UNF with the match-winning points.
 
Carina Hoff led the Ospreys with 16 kills, while Alyman and Edwards had 15 and 11 kills, respectively. Abby Fesl recorded a 41-kill, 15-dig double-double, while Kimberly Ferguson dug 19 balls.
 
UNF hit .307 with 60 kills and 65 digs.
 
Rachel Harty notched 11 kills for the Camels. Ramirez tallied 19 assists and Mary Crema had 16 digs.
 
Campbell hit .170 with 45 kills and 58 digs.