Friday, April 14
Conway, S.C.
10:00 a.m.
University of North Florida
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Coastal Carolina
Photo by: Phyllis Mims
4/14/2017 5:22:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
CONWAY, S.C. Â - North Florida beach volleyball earned a berth to the ASUN Tournament beginning next week as it picked up a victory against Coastal Carolina to continue ASUN play. UNF fell to Mercer in the second game of the day.
QUICK GLANCE
Team Results: North Florida 3, Coastal Carolina 2Â | Â North Florida 2, Mercer 3
RECORDS
UNF: 11-12, 3-5 ASUN | CCU: 1-12, 0-7 ASUN | Mercer: 14-9, 7-2 ASUN
BEACH BULLETS
- North Florida needed one win and a Jacksonville loss to secure a spot in the ASUN Tournament and just that happened.
- Sophomore Chaney Howard and senior Lauren Gainer grabbed the first win in straight sets before senior Shannon McPherson and sophomore Nicole DeBolt made it a 2-0 lead with a win at the No. 5 spot.
- Seniors Carina Hoff and Kimberly Ferguson clinched the match with a victory at No. 2.
- In the Mercer match, McPherson and DeBolt extended their wins to nine straight matches in the No. 5 position with the three-set victory.
- The top pair of Courtney Miller and Katarina Racievic took down the No. 1 duo of Tory Penrod and Emily Krogman as the Ospreys moved to 13-9 on the season.
RESULTSÂ
Coastal Match
1. Savovic, Natasa/Bishop, Tahleia (COASTAL) def. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) 21-18, 21-18
2. Carina HOFF/Kimberly FERGUSON (UNF) def. Davis, Katie/Boothe, Sara (COASTAL) 21-17, 21-13
3. Chaney HOWARD/Lauren GAINER (UNF) def. Mierzwa, Mika/Otto, Autumn (COASTAL) 21-13, 21-11
4. Hardeman, Leah/Djuric, Aleksandra (COASTAL) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 21-19, 21-17
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Mandic, Iva/Federico, Kate (COASTAL) 21-13, 21-15
Ext. Lulic, Dora/Ladewig, Shelby (COASTAL) def. Taryn GRIFFEY/Madilyn McCARTY (UNF) 11-21, 21-16, 19-17
Mercer Match
1. Courtney MILLER/Katarina RAICEVIC (UNF) def. Tori Penrod/Emily Krogman (MER) 21-15, 21-13
2. Sophie Peel/Emma Peel (MER) def. Carina HOFF/Kimberly FERGUSON (UNF) 21-17, 19-21, 15-11
3. Claire Waliczek/Danielle Faust (MER) def. Chaney HOWARD/Lauren GAINER (UNF) 21-16, 21-19
4. Madison Kerr/Demi-Shay Watchorn (MER) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 22-20, 21-17
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Gretja Otten/Morgan MacGilvary (MER) 21-15, 21-23, 15-9
Ext. Taryn GRIFFEY/Sadie THURSTON (UNF) def. Abigail Moss/Abigail Moss (MER) 21-12, 19-21, 15-12
NEXT UP Â
UNF closes out the regular season with matches against Coastal and Mercer again on Saturday.
QUICK GLANCE
Team Results: North Florida 3, Coastal Carolina 2Â | Â North Florida 2, Mercer 3
RECORDS
UNF: 11-12, 3-5 ASUN | CCU: 1-12, 0-7 ASUN | Mercer: 14-9, 7-2 ASUN
BEACH BULLETS
- North Florida needed one win and a Jacksonville loss to secure a spot in the ASUN Tournament and just that happened.
- Sophomore Chaney Howard and senior Lauren Gainer grabbed the first win in straight sets before senior Shannon McPherson and sophomore Nicole DeBolt made it a 2-0 lead with a win at the No. 5 spot.
- Seniors Carina Hoff and Kimberly Ferguson clinched the match with a victory at No. 2.
- In the Mercer match, McPherson and DeBolt extended their wins to nine straight matches in the No. 5 position with the three-set victory.
- The top pair of Courtney Miller and Katarina Racievic took down the No. 1 duo of Tory Penrod and Emily Krogman as the Ospreys moved to 13-9 on the season.
RESULTSÂ
Coastal Match
1. Savovic, Natasa/Bishop, Tahleia (COASTAL) def. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) 21-18, 21-18
2. Carina HOFF/Kimberly FERGUSON (UNF) def. Davis, Katie/Boothe, Sara (COASTAL) 21-17, 21-13
3. Chaney HOWARD/Lauren GAINER (UNF) def. Mierzwa, Mika/Otto, Autumn (COASTAL) 21-13, 21-11
4. Hardeman, Leah/Djuric, Aleksandra (COASTAL) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 21-19, 21-17
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Mandic, Iva/Federico, Kate (COASTAL) 21-13, 21-15
Ext. Lulic, Dora/Ladewig, Shelby (COASTAL) def. Taryn GRIFFEY/Madilyn McCARTY (UNF) 11-21, 21-16, 19-17
Mercer Match
1. Courtney MILLER/Katarina RAICEVIC (UNF) def. Tori Penrod/Emily Krogman (MER) 21-15, 21-13
2. Sophie Peel/Emma Peel (MER) def. Carina HOFF/Kimberly FERGUSON (UNF) 21-17, 19-21, 15-11
3. Claire Waliczek/Danielle Faust (MER) def. Chaney HOWARD/Lauren GAINER (UNF) 21-16, 21-19
4. Madison Kerr/Demi-Shay Watchorn (MER) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 22-20, 21-17
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Gretja Otten/Morgan MacGilvary (MER) 21-15, 21-23, 15-9
Ext. Taryn GRIFFEY/Sadie THURSTON (UNF) def. Abigail Moss/Abigail Moss (MER) 21-12, 19-21, 15-12
NEXT UP Â
UNF closes out the regular season with matches against Coastal and Mercer again on Saturday.
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