STATESBORO, Ga. - Senior Morgan Van Alstine led a quartet of players in double figure kills as North Florida volleyball took down Georgia Southern, 3-1, at Hanner Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening.

Top Performers
Morgan Van Alstine - Career-high 15 Kills | .462 Hitting Percentage | 5 BA
Carinne Turrner - Career-high 13 Kills | 12 digs | 3 aces
Katarina Raicevic - 12 Kills | .333 Hitting Percentage
Gabby O'Connell - 12 Kills | 9 digs
Sadie Thurston  - 26 assists | 9 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED
UNF 3, GSU 1 (-20, -19, 22-, -16)
The Ospreys jumped out to an 8-4 lead before Georgia Southern went on a 12-6 run forcing a UNF timeout. A Van Alstine kill swung the momentum back to the visitors and North Florida took a lead it never relinquished. The second set was North Florida's from the first serve as the Ospreys hit .263 for the match.

The Eagles responded in the third set out of the gate as the hosts took a 5-0 lead to begin the frame. North Florida tied the match three times, but could not get over the hump as GSU forced a fourth set. North Florida shut down the hosts in the final set as the Eagles hit negative. Leading 15-12, UNF closed up the match with a 7-1 run and did not allow another kill to take home the victory.

NEED TO KNOW
- Van Alstine's performance is a season-best for the team, while Kimberly Ferguson's 26 digs are also a season-high in a four-set match.
- UNF's 59 total kills are second best for the season and best for a four-set match.
- Carinne Turner has a team-best six double-doubles and has now recorded double-digit digs in five matches.
- Freshman Taryn Griffey tops the Atlantic Sun in hitting percentage. 

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida heads to South Carolina to take on Georgia Tech and host Coastal Carolina. Match times are at 11 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.