Volleyball | 10/12/2017 2:43:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball travels south to take on Stetson and FGCU this Friday and Saturday respectively to continue ASUN play.
 

Game Details
Date	Friday Oct. 13 | Saturday Oct. 14
Time	6 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.)
Location	J. Ollie Edmunds Center (Fri.) | Alico Arena (Sat.)
Opponents	Stetson (Fri.) | FGCU (Sat.)
Links	Live Stats (Fri.) | Live Stats (Sat.) | ESPN3 (Fri.) | Video (Sat.) | Game Notes

OPENING SERVE
The Ospreys are looking to flip the script in ASUN play after falling in straight sets to Lipscomb and four sets to Kennesaw State.
 
NOTES

• Coming off of her 18 digs against Bethune-Cookman, junior Ashley LaBorde took the lead in the conference with 344 digs on the season. The junior has had double-figure digs in each of her last 12 contests highlighted by 28 digs against Kennesaw State.
• The Ospreys are first in the ASUN with 953 kills as they have five players with at least 100 kills each. Carina Hoff leads the attack with 205 kills, putting her sixth in the conference just ahead of teammate Taryn Griffey with 178 kills.
• As UNF maintains the conference lead in blocking, Alana Shoff paces the league with her 91 blocks, while Griffey, is coming off of a six-block performance against Bethune-Cookman, is third with 67 stops. Hoff also adds to the block line with 59 rejections.  

QUOTABLES

• "It is definitely a busy four days coming up but our focus is completely towards Friday night against Stetson. We are preparing to play our best volleyball this weekend and its hard to win on the road in conference and it's a major focus heading in to give ourselves a chance to win." - Coach Steve Loeswick
• "It is always exciting to play another conference match especially on the road and I believe that this team is really hungry and ready to get a conference win. We are working on being the best team no matter where we play. Being a senior I have felt a responsibility to help lead this team and no matter what's going on always try to help not just myself but also my teammates so everyone can grow as a team." – Katarina Raicevic

 OPPONENTS

• Stetson comes into Friday's matchup with a 3-14 record after winning a pair of ASUN matches last weekend in five sets against NJIT and four sets against USC Upstate.
• Offensively, the Hatters are led by Eva Deisa with 164 kills putting her in a tie for 10th in the conference. Naina Ivanova sits in third in the ASUN with 541 helpers as she's added 171 digs.
• FGCU enters the weekend at 13-6 coming off its win over FIU on Tuesday. Last time out in ASUN action the Eagles picked up straight set wins over Upstate and NJIT.
• Amanda Carroll leads the attack for FGCU with 285 kills, ranking her second in the league and Carroll also places second with 4.52 kills per set.
• Daniele Serrano paces the ASUN with a .399 hitting percentage, while Carroll sits in fourth swinging at a .310 clip. Maggie Rick leads the conference with 718 assists on the campaign.  

SERIES HISTORY

• The Ospreys enter Friday's matchup with the Hatters winning the last three meetings and currently hold a 19-6 series mark. North Florida holds a 9-2 record when traveling to DeLand.
• FGCU has dominated the series against UNF as the Eagles have won 19 of the prior 24 meetings from the Ospreys. The Ospreys did take FGCU down last season with a five set victory in Jacksonville.

UP NEXT

• North Florida welcomes Georgia Southern to UNF Arena on Monday for a 6 p.m. first serve. This game was originally scheduled for September 12 but had to be moved due to Hurricane Irma.