UNF Gets Revenge on Mercer, Tops Coastal

Saturday, April 15

Conway, S.C.

10:00 a.m.

University of North Florida

Mercer

Beach Volleyball players Chaney Howard and Lauren Gainer

Photo by: Todd Drexler

4/15/2017 7:45:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

CONWAY, S.C. - After falling to Mercer on Friday, North Florida beach volleyball got revenge with a 4-1 victory on Saturday afternoon. UNF also swept Coastal Carolina with a 4-1 win in the second match of the day.

QUICK GLANCE
Team Results: North Florida 4, Mercer 1 | North Florida 4, Coastal Carolina 1

RECORDS
UNF: 13-12, 5-5 ASUN | CCU: 1-15, 0-10 ASUN | Mercer: 14-10, 7-3 ASUN

BEACH BULLETS
- North Florida evened its conference record to 5-5 after sweeping Coastal and picking up a victory against Mercer who is the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament.
- The Ospreys got wins back in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots against the Bears.
- Chaney Howard and Lauren Gainer paired up for the -11, -11 victory without issue, while Brittany Pase and Gabby O'Connell stepped up to grab a three-set victory and close out their match with an 18-16 win in the final frame.
- The Bears put a different pair against Courtney Miller and Katarina Raicevic, but the Ospreys were able to grab the three-set victory for the sweep of Mercer.
- In the second match of the day, No. 2-5 all got wins in straight sets to secure the sweep for UNF.
- North Florida now earns a No. 4 seed in the upcoming ASUN Tournament and faces off with River City rival Jacksonville in the opening match.

RESULTS
Mercer (4-1)
1. Courtney MILLER/Katarina RAICEVIC (UNF) def. Emma Peel/Sophie Peel (MER) 21-10, 17-21, 15-9
2. Tori Penrod/Emily Krogman (MER) def. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) 21-14, 21-12
3. Chaney HOWARD/Lauren GAINER (UNF) def. Demi-Shay Watchorn/Madison Kerr (MER) 21-11, 21-11
4. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) def. Claire Waliczek/Danielle Faust (MER) 10-21, 21-19, 18-16
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Abigail Moss/Morgan MacGilvary (MER) 21-14, 21-16
Ext. Marina Chavez/Amber Gibson (MER) def. Sadie THURSTON/Taryn GRIFFEY (UNF) 19-21, 21-16, 15-11

Coastal (4-1)
1. Bishop, Tahleia/Savovic, Natasa (COASTAL) def. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) 21-19, 19-21, 15-11
2. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) def. Davis, Katie/Boothe, Sara (COASTAL) 21-16, 21-12
3. Lauren GAINER/Chaney HOWARD (UNF) def. Mierzwa, Mika/Lulic, Dora (COASTAL) 21-13, 21-9
4. Gabby O'CONNELL/Brittany PASE (UNF) def. Otto, Autumn/Djuric, Aleksandra (COASTAL) 21-15, 21-15
5. Nicole DeBOLT/Shannon McPHERSON (UNF) def. Federico, Kate/Mandic, Iva (COASTAL) 21-11, 21-17

NEXT UP
The Ospreys now head to DeLand to face off with No. 5 Jacksonville in the ASUN Championship beginning on Saturday, April 22.