Saturday, April 22
DeLand, Fla.
9:00 a.m.
University of North Florida
5
vs
0
No. 5 Jacksonville
Photo by: ASUN Photos
Beach Sweeps JU, Falls to Stetson
4/22/2017 4:13:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida beach volleyball opened the day with a dominating 5-0 win against Jacksonville before falling to the top seed, Stetson, 4-1, on Saturday at the ASUNÂ Championship on Saturday.
BEACH BULLETS
- No. 4 North Florida came into the day with a shutout of No. 5 Jacksonville. Shannon McPherson and Nicole DeBolt got things started with a win in the No. 5 spot as UNF saw all duals get wins.
- Last season, the Ospreys dropped to the consolation bracket and fought their way through to the championship match.
- Brittany Pase and Gabby O'Connell fell behind in the first set and then bounced back with tight 22-20, 15-10 wins to secure their victory.
- Lauren Gainer and Chaney Howard were the lone Ospreys to take down top-seeded Stetson with a 21-16, 21-17 win in the No. 3 position.
- The No. 1, 2 and 4 positions all battled to three sets, but the hosts got the win each time.
- North Florida now faces No. 2 Mercer on Sunday at 11 a.m.
UNF (13-13) vs. Jacksonville (7-18)
1. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) def. Mackenzie Swan/Cristina Finan (JU) 22-20, 21-9
2. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) def. Morgan Dees/Megan Widener (JU) 21-16, 21-18
3. Lauren GAINER/Chaney HOWARD (UNF) def. Shelby Babowicz/Natalie Wehner (JU) 21-18, 21-8
4. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) def. Katie Krawczyk/Vanessa Richards (JU) 15-21, 22-20, 15-10
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Jizzyan Gesualdo/Hanna McMahon (JU) 21-14, 21-16
UNF vs. Stetson (18-13)
1. Samantha Harris/Maggie Skjelbred (STET) def. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) 23-21, 19-21, 15-13
2. Darby Dunn/Kristin Lind (STET) def. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) 25-23, 17-21, 15-13
3. Lauren GAINER/Chaney HOWARD (UNF) def. Kaylee Anderson/Emily Carroll (STET) 21-16, 21-17
4. Tiffany Creamer/Rachel Noble (STET) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 21-15, 18-21, 15-8
5. Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hansen (STET) def. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) 21-10, 21-8
BEACH BULLETS
- No. 4 North Florida came into the day with a shutout of No. 5 Jacksonville. Shannon McPherson and Nicole DeBolt got things started with a win in the No. 5 spot as UNF saw all duals get wins.
- Last season, the Ospreys dropped to the consolation bracket and fought their way through to the championship match.
- Brittany Pase and Gabby O'Connell fell behind in the first set and then bounced back with tight 22-20, 15-10 wins to secure their victory.
- Lauren Gainer and Chaney Howard were the lone Ospreys to take down top-seeded Stetson with a 21-16, 21-17 win in the No. 3 position.
- The No. 1, 2 and 4 positions all battled to three sets, but the hosts got the win each time.
- North Florida now faces No. 2 Mercer on Sunday at 11 a.m.
UNF (13-13) vs. Jacksonville (7-18)
1. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) def. Mackenzie Swan/Cristina Finan (JU) 22-20, 21-9
2. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) def. Morgan Dees/Megan Widener (JU) 21-16, 21-18
3. Lauren GAINER/Chaney HOWARD (UNF) def. Shelby Babowicz/Natalie Wehner (JU) 21-18, 21-8
4. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) def. Katie Krawczyk/Vanessa Richards (JU) 15-21, 22-20, 15-10
5. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) def. Jizzyan Gesualdo/Hanna McMahon (JU) 21-14, 21-16
UNF vs. Stetson (18-13)
1. Samantha Harris/Maggie Skjelbred (STET) def. Katarina RAICEVIC/Courtney MILLER (UNF) 23-21, 19-21, 15-13
2. Darby Dunn/Kristin Lind (STET) def. Kimberly FERGUSON/Carina HOFF (UNF) 25-23, 17-21, 15-13
3. Lauren GAINER/Chaney HOWARD (UNF) def. Kaylee Anderson/Emily Carroll (STET) 21-16, 21-17
4. Tiffany Creamer/Rachel Noble (STET) def. Brittany PASE/Gabby O'CONNELL (UNF) 21-15, 18-21, 15-8
5. Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hansen (STET) def. Shannon McPHERSON/Nicole DeBOLT (UNF) 21-10, 21-8
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