JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball used a balanced attack to dominate Florida A&M en route to a 3-0 win on Wednesday at UNF Arena.

UNF 3, Florida A&M 0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-19)

Top Performers of Match 
Taryn Griffey- 10 kills | .643 hitting percentage
Carinne Turner- 25 assists | 10 digs | 5 kills
Carina Hoff- 10 kills | .429 hitting percentage | 2 aces
Katarina Raicevic- 10 kills | 4 digs | 3 blocks
Devyn Wheeler- 8 kills | 3 digs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UNF opened the match on a 6-2 run led by Hoff with a pair of kills and an ace.
• The Rattlers responded fast with four unanswered to tie the match at six apiece.
• The two teams traded runs as the match featured just one more tie before the Ospreys took a 25-23 set win.
• In the second stanza, the Blue and Gray dominated from the start as they began on a 12-3 run and never looked back. 
• North Florida lead by at least seven throughout en route to a 25-14 set two win. The Ospreys hit .310 while forcing the Rattlers to hit just -.053.
• UNF pounced on FAMU in the third set with an early 6-2 run before the visitors shrank the lead twice to just two, the last at 9-7.
• The Rattlers never got any closer as the home team grabbed the win while hitting a match-best .359.

 
Quick Hits

• With her double-double against Florida A&M, Turner now has a team-leading five double-doubles on the year.
• The Ospreys hit .284 for the match which is their second best hitting percentage as a team with only the match against Savannah State coming in higher at .435.
• Griffey had a season-high .643 hitting percentage in the match with 10 kills on 14 attempts with just one error.

QUOTABLES
"I was pleased with how we came out as a team. We are trying to get better every time we take the court and I saw good energy tonight and I thought we played well tonight. FAMU always challenges us with some of the unique things that they do, but it was good to have a strong performance tonight." - Coach Steve Loeswick

"I think that this match went the way that it did today because of how hard we worked in practice this week. We focused individually and brought it together as a team and we took what we learned in the match and applied it to today. – Taryn Griffey

Up Next
North Florida returns to league play this weekend with a road trip to face NJIT on Friday and a visit to USC Upstate on Sunday. Friday's match begins at 7 p.m. with Sunday's game slated for 2 p.m.