Team Stats
UNF
UPST
Kills
39
49
Errors
21
15
Attempts
115
121
Hitting %
.157
.281
Points
51.0
62.0
Assists
35
42
Aces
6
5
Blocks
6.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned

Ospreys Fall In Three To USC Upstate
10/1/2017 4:39:00 PM | Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Â North Florida volleyball fell in three sets to USC Upstate on Sunday at the G.B. Hodge Center.
USC Upstate 3, UNF 0 (30-28, 26-24, 25-17)
Top Performers
Carina Hoff- 10 kills | 9 digs
Taryn Griffey- 6 kills | 5 blocks
Katarina Raicevic- 5 kills | 7 digs | 4 aces
Ashley LaBorde- 18 digs | 5 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
QUICK HITS
Coach Loeswick's Thought
"Once again we had opportunities to finish the first two sets and we need to find a way to not get tight at the end of a set. We will get back to work this week and get ready for Lipscomb and Kennesaw at home next weekend."
UP NEXT
North Florida returns home to battle Lipscomb and Kennesaw State on Friday and Saturday with both matches starting at 7 p.m.
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USC Upstate 3, UNF 0 (30-28, 26-24, 25-17)
Top Performers
Carina Hoff- 10 kills | 9 digs
Taryn Griffey- 6 kills | 5 blocks
Katarina Raicevic- 5 kills | 7 digs | 4 aces
Ashley LaBorde- 18 digs | 5 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the opening set, the teams traded points before Upstate eventually pushed their lead out to 17-12.Â
- The Ospreys tried to mount a comeback with a 5-1 run highlighted by a pair of aces from Raicevic to cut their deficit to one, 18-17. The hosts then stretched their advantage back out to 22-18, but North Florida laid down six unanswered to take a 24-22 lead.
- Upstate fought off two set points from UNF before the two teams battled back and forth with six set points between them and the Spartans walked away with the 30-28 win.
- The Blue and Gray came out quick in the second set with an 8-3 run highlighted by 5-0 run to start the frame. The Spartans responded with a 7-3 run of their own to cut the UNF advantage to one, 11-10.
- The two teams traded stretches throughout before UNF once again grabbed a 24-22 advantage, but Upstate scored four unanswered to take set two, 26-24.
- In the third stanza, Upstate jumped all over UNF with a 15-4 run to open the set and never looked back as it took the third set 25-17. The Spartans hit .250 with 13 kills while forcing the Ospreys into eight errors and a .031 hitting percentage.
QUICK HITS
- Raicevic recorded a career-high four aces in the match. She had three aces in five other matches prior to today.
- Hoff has led the Ospreys in kills in a team-high nine matches.
Coach Loeswick's Thought
"Once again we had opportunities to finish the first two sets and we need to find a way to not get tight at the end of a set. We will get back to work this week and get ready for Lipscomb and Kennesaw at home next weekend."
UP NEXT
North Florida returns home to battle Lipscomb and Kennesaw State on Friday and Saturday with both matches starting at 7 p.m.
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