JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball battled its crosstown rival, Jacksonville, but fell in four sets to the Dolphins to open ASUN play on Friday at UNF Arena.

Jacksonville 3, UNF 1 (25-22,13-25,25-18, 32-30) 

Top Performers of Match 
Carina Hoff- 15 kills | 9 blocks
Katarina Raicevic- 15 kills | 5 digs
Devyn Wheeler- 12 kills | 4 digs
Kaileen Herman- 17 assists | 11 digs
Carinne Turner- 27 assists | 11 digs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Dolphins jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the opening set, but UNF responded to cut it to a 9-8 deficit. Jacksonville answered quickly to open it back up to a 15-10 lead at the media timeout in the first stanza.
• Out of the break, North Florida went on a 4-1 run to close the gap to 16-14 and whittled the lead to 21-20, but Jacksonville battled through to the end to pick up the set, 25-22.
• In the second set, the Ospreys came out fast and jumped all over Jacksonville with a quick 6-1 lead before Jacksonville closed to 8-4. That was the closest it would get as UNF dominated to a 25-13 set two win.
• North Florida hit a match-high .333 in the set while limiting Jacksonville to .032.
• The third set featured five ties early on leading to a 9-9 tie following a Carina Hoff kill to tie the set.
• The visitors then rattled off a 10-3 run to take a 19-12 lead and it never looked back as it took a 2-1 lead into the break. 
• Jacksonville opened on a 7-2 run before UNF tied the match at seven. It would be one of 23 ties for the rivals. 
• In true rivalry fashion, the teams changed leads 12 times and got to eight set points, but Jacksonville took home the win with a final kill for a 32-30 score. 

Quick Hits

• Turner had 27 assists and 11 digs to pick up her fourth double-double, while Herman had 17 assists and 11 digs for her second of the year.
• Hoff had a career-high nine blocks as the Ospreys led 15-9 on the net.
• The match was close in every category as each team had 58 kills, 56 assists and 71 digs. North Florida narrowly outhit Jacksonville, .194 to .193.

QUOTABLES
"Jacksonville has a nice team and when you are playing your crosstown rival there's a little more energy in the building and this match couldn't have been any closer tonight. The fans were awesome tonight in providing such a great atmosphere to play volleyball." - Coach Steve Loeswick

Up Next
The Ospreys return to UNF Arena for a non-conference matchup with Florida A&M slated for Wednesday at 6 p.m.