Thursday, November 16
Nashville, Tenn.
6:00 PM
University of North Florida
vs
Lipscomb
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Ospreys Battle Lipscomb In ASUN Quarterfinals
11/15/2017 12:04:00 PM | Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball opens the 2017 ASUN Tournament on Thursday when it faces fourth seeded Lipscomb in the quarterfinals.
OPENING SERVE
The Ospreys look to extend their season as they come in winning five of their last eight matches including back-to-back sweeps of USC Upstate and NJIT.
NOTES
| Game Details | |
| Date | Thursday Nov. 16 |
| Time | 6 p.m. (Thurs.) |
| Location | Allen Arena |
| Opponents | Lipscomb (Thurs.) |
| Links | Live Stats | ESPN3 | Game Notes |
The Ospreys look to extend their season as they come in winning five of their last eight matches including back-to-back sweeps of USC Upstate and NJIT.
NOTES
- The Ospreys look to pick up their first ASUN Tournament win since November 16th, 2012 when they defeated FGCU in a five-set match.
- Following her ASUN Freshman Of The Week honor, Devyn Wheeler enters the tournament with a team best 283 kills on the season, which sits sixth in the league. Her 168 kills holds fifth in conference games.
- UNF continues its strong year on the block. Alana Shoff has 123 rejections to pace the ASUN, while also moving into the top 10 in the single-season record book for the Ospreys.
- Ashley LaBorde enters Thursday with 514 digs, which leads the league and also sits fifth in the North Florida single-season record book in digs.
- Katarina Raicevic tops UNF with 32 aces, which puts her second in the conference. She also has 20 aces in league play, which tops the ASUN.
- "The conference tournament is like the start of a new season and we are excited to start that season playing our best volleyball." - Coach Steve Loeswick
- Lipscomb comes in with a 15-12 record after falling in straight sets to FGCU before taking a four-set win over Stetson on Saturday.
- Carlyle Nusbaum enters the match coming off of a strong regular season where she led the ASUN with 479 kills, which sits 11th in the NCAA. She also has 5.15 kills per set ranking fourth in the nation.
- North Florida looks to flip the script against Lipscomb as it trails in the series 18-3. This will be the first meeting between the two teams in the ASUN Tournament.
- If the Ospreys can take down the Bisons, they would move onto Friday's semifinals to battle the top seed Kennesaw State at 6 p.m.
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