@OspreyVB Sweeps Florida A&M 3-0

Tuesday, September 15

Tallahassee, Fla.

6:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

8-3

Florida A&M

0-11

Team	1	2	3	Final F
North Florida	25	25	31	3
FAMU	16	20	29	0

9/15/2015 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

UNF-Florida A&M Boxscore (PDF)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – University of North Florida volleyball held off Florida A&M in order to sweep the Rattlers 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 31-29) Tuesday night at the Al Lawson Center in what was the Ospreys' first mid-week match of the season.

"Although we did not play our best, I'm happy that we were able to come back in the third set and win the match 3-0," said head coach Steve Loeswick. "Our team will definitely take some things away from this match that we can improve on."

Carina Hoff and Courtney Miller led the Ospreys with 13 and 10 kills, respectively. Hoff also hit .480 for the match. Abby Fesl put up 17 assists, while Tessa Alyman tallied a team-best nine digs.

UNF hit .206, marking the ninth time this season the team has hit over .200 for a match. The Ospreys tallied 37 kills, 33 digs and 11.5 total blocks.

Pamela Soriano paced Florida A&M with a match-high 17 kills. Allin Donati totaled 27 assists and Valentina Carrasco had 17 digs.

The Rattlers hit .132 for the match, making 40 kills and 42 digs.

In the first set, UNF strung together points to take a lead midway through the set. Already up by four, the Ospreys took advantage of a five-point run that lifted them to a 23-14 lead. After back-to-back Florida A&M points, UNF used two attack errors to finish the set. The Ospreys' last point was the result of a Carinne Turner and Morgan Van Alstine block.

Behind a seven-point run midway through the second set, UNF took a commanding 18-10 lead. Florida A&M attempted to trim the deficit, but UNF used another run to further distance itself. A six-point allowed the Ospreys to gain a 24-13 lead. Facing set point, Florida A&M stayed alive behind a seven-point spurt to make it 24-20. However, Hoff provided the Ospreys with the set-winning kill and UNF went up 2-0 in the match.

In a close third set, UNF came back from a late four-point deficit as a Hoff kill put the Ospreys up 22-21. Florida A&M responded with a three-point run to regain the lead and make it 24-22. A Hoff kill and then consecutive blocks returned the lead to UNF, who held a 25-24 advantage. The teams fought over the last few points, and with Florida A&M up 29-28, a critical kill from Alyman sparked a match-ending three-point run.

UNF plays its final early season tournament this weekend as the Ospreys travel to The Citadel Tournament. UNF faces Wright State on Friday at 4 p.m., and the takes on The Citadel (11:30 a.m.) and UNC Asheville (2:30 p.m.) on Saturday at McAlister Field House.