NEWARK, N.J. - North Florida volleyball continued its hot play in ASUN action as the Ospreys downed NJIT, 3-0 (-18, -22, -10), on Sunday afternoon at the Fleisher Center.

RECORDS
UNF - 13-8, 3-2 ASUN
NJIT - 8-13, 0-5 ASUN
North Florida is now tied with Lipscomb for third in the ASUN with the Bisons holding a 1-0 mark against UNF as they won the first meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS
Gabby O'Connell - 10 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks
Madilyn McCarty - 28 assists, 9 digs, 3 block assists
Morganne Van Alstine - 7 kills, 3 block assists, 1 ace

SERVE IT UP
The nine aces at NJIT are the Ospreys' second-best performance from behind the service line. O'Connell's four match Ashley LaBorde's four against Penn for a season-high.

HOW IT HAPPENED
North Florida outhit the Highlanders in every set including the final set that was .296 to -.031. In set one, the Ospreys ran out to a 10-3 thanks to five points on O'Connell's serves including two of her four aces. The home team got to within five, 19-14, but North Florida was too much and ran away with the opening set victory.

Set two was the visitors from the start as NJIT could never get a lead. UNF took led by as many as seven and let NJIT come back in the late part of the frame. The Ospreys had set point at 24-17, but the Highlanders rattled off five straight points to pull within two. However, a final kill from O'Connell gave UNF the 2-0 lead.

In the final set, the Ospreys raced out to a 16-8 lead and only allowed the Highlanders to record two more points as they won their second straight match in straight sets. UNF had a match-high five aces and NJIT only recorded seven kills in the last stanza.

UP NEXT
North Florida stays on the road against ASUN foes, Stetson and FGCU, on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Stetson is currently 1-4 in conference play, while FGCU is 4-1, losing only to Kennesaw State.