JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After dropping the third and fourth sets, North Florida volleyball buckled down and pulled out a five-set, 3-2 (25-22, 25-16, 20-25, 17-25, 15-12) victory against Florida A&M on Tuesday evening at UNF Arena.

TOP PERFORMERS
Carinne Turner - 16 kills, 15 digs, .353 hitting percentage
Madilyn McCarty - 43 Assists, 7 Digs, 6 BA, 6 Kills
Morgan Van Alstine - 12 TB (2 BS, 10 BA), 6 Kills
Gabby O'Connell - 15 Kills, 11 Digs

BLOCK PARTY
- Erin Edwards had a season-best eight total blocks and was just one away from her career-high.
- Morgan Van Alstine's two solo blocks put her in second place in the UNF record book along with now sitting in second in total blocks with 374. Her 12 blocks on the night are a career-best.
- Katarina Raicevic recorded a career-high eight blocks assists
- The 20 team blocks are the most since 2014 when UNF had 18 put down at Stetson.

HOW IT HAPPENED
North Florida was behind 17-11 in the opening frame to force a timeout. The Ospreys then went on a 16-5 tear through the end to take the opening set. The Ospreys then ran past the Rattlers in the second frame with just two tie scores. With the score knotted at 13, a kill from Turner and three straight errors from FAMU pushed North Florida ahead where it remained as it completed a 12-3 run to go up 2-0 heading into the break.

It was a tale of two sets though as FAMU came out of the locker room ready to play as they took the third and fourth sets. UNF had just nine kills in the third set and then hit just .064 to force a fifth set. 

UNF then dominated in the final set as it hit .412. The Rattlers lead in the early part of the set at 5-2, but then UNF went on a 10-2 run to swing momentum in its favor. Back-to-back aces from the visitors looked like the match would continue, but a final kill from Katarina Raicevic gave the Ospreys the victory.

QUICK HITS
- North Florida is now 3-1 in five set matches.
- Madilyn McCarty's 43 assists are an individual season-high and six better than her previous season-high.
- Under head coach Steve Loeswick, UNF is now 6-2 against FAMU.
- It was Turner's 10th double-double of the season and O'Connell's seventh.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys head across town to open ASUN play as Jacksonville hosts UNF in the River City Rumble on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.