HOUSTON, Texas - North Florida volleyball swept past Penn to open the second day of the Barcelona Labor Day Classic before falling to Toledo in five on Saturday afternoon in Sharp Gym.

The Ospreys move to 5-3 on the season heading into their first match ups on their home court. UNF hosts the Best Western Osprey Invite on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10. 

TOP PERFORMERS
Gabby O'Connell - 27 Kills, 19 digs
Carinne Turner - 52 assists, 19 digs
Ashley LaBorde - 7 aces, 39 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED
UNF 3, Penn 0 (-17, -23, -20)
North Florida held Penn to just .112 hitting as the Ospreys raced out to their first straight-set victory of the season. The senior-freshman tandem of Carina Hoff and Gabby O'Connell each recorded 10 kills in the victory.

The first frame featured eight tie scores early on, but it was North Florida who closed out the win with five straight points to go up 1-0. The second frame had 12 ties and four lead changes. UNF was behind 19-13 and went on a 10-2 one to take the final lead and secure the second set victory. Senior Kimberly Ferguson recorded two aces during the stretch, while Hoff, O'Connell and Taryn Griffey all had a kill. The final set had just one tie score, 2-2, before UNF took control and never looked back. 

Toldeo 3, UNF 2 (23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 15-8 )
Despite opening the final match of the tournament with a win, North Florida did not remain consistent as Toledo took the match in five. The match had more than 40 tie scores and 13 lead changes across the five sets. The Ospreys hit a season-low .138. The Rockets posted 60 total kills, tying the top spot for opponent kills against UNF.

Gabby O'Connell had a match-best 17 kills, while Carinne Turner just missed a triple-double with 11 digs, 27 assists and eight kills. Turner forced the fifth set as she nailed a long-ball Katarina Raicevic also made herself known on th attack with 12 total kills.

NOTEABLES
- Carina Hoff or Gabby O'Connell have led the team in kills in all but one match this season. 
- Hoff now has 100 kills and is second place in the Atlantic Sun, with O'Connell right behind in third.
- Ashley LaBorde is first in total digs and third in digs per set.
- Morgan Van Alstine is just seven blocks shy of taking over the third spot in the UNF career record book, but she owns the top position in the Division I records.
- In the Ospreys' Division I history, Carinne Turner ranks fourth with 1093.

LOOKING AHEAD
UNF opens its tournament with Nicholls State at noon on Friday before taking on Mercer in the night match at 7 p.m. On Saturday, UNF plays FIU at 4 p.m.