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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida volleyball begins a four-match road swing at Bethune-Cookman with a Tuesday night match set for 7 p.m., at Moore Gymnasium.
"We are very familiar with Bethune-Cookman and are well-aware of how athletic they are and how difficult it is to play in their gym," said head coach
Steve Loeswick. "Our team is set on taking our season one game at a time and they will be prepared for the challenge."
Tuesday night's match marks the second meeting this season between the Ospreys and the Wildcats. UNF hosted Bethune-Cookman during the Courtyard Mayo Classic and came away with the 3-0 victory on Sept. 11. That match started UNF's current eight-match winning streak.
A Little Mid-Week Play: Tuesday is the second of four mid-week matches for the Ospreys this season. Two weeks ago, UNF won 3-0 at Florida A&M on Tuesday, Sept. 15. UNF's other mid-week matches include one at Savannah State (Oct. 6) and one at home against Florida A&M (Oct. 28).
Pushing for Nine: The Ospreys enter Tuesday night with eight consecutive wins, tying their longest Division I winning streak that was set Oct. 26-16, 2012 during head coach
Steve Loeswick's first season.
Kayla Fessler is the only player on the 2015 team that experience that winning streak, which occurred when she was a freshman.
Scouting Bethune-Cookman: Looks to push its winning streak to four after defeating Stetson (3-1), Savannah State (3-0) and South Carolina State (3-0) in the last week... 2-2 against Atlantic Sun teams this season... kicks off a four-match homestand with Tuesday's match... met UNF earlier this season, falling 3-0... Delicia Pierre is averaging a team-best 3.51 kills per set this season, while Normarie Rolon averages 3.38 digs per set... Hazel Ortiz-Rosado is putting up 8.64 assists per set.
UNF-Bethune-Cookman Series: UNF leads the all-time series 18-1 and has won the last 11 meetings.
