JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball fell in four sets to NJIT in ASUN action on Friday at the Fleisher Athletic Center.

NJIT 3, UNF 1 (25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17) 

Top Performers of Match 
Katarina Raicevic- 13 kills | .429 hitting percentage
Taryn Griffey- 10 kills | .350 hitting percentage
Carinne Turner- 27 assists | 9 digs | 3 kills
Alana Shoff- 6 kills | .556 hitting percentage | 4 blocks

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams tied the match at six-all before the Highlanders went on a 6-1 run to create some separation.
• The Ospreys got within 12-10, but NJIT kept its distance as the home team took the opening frame, 25-15. The Highlanders hit a match best .407 in the set and held UNF to just a .185 hitting percentage.
• It was a similar start to the second set as the teams knotted the score at 9-all which was one of six ties in the early part of the set. NJIT then sparked a 7-2 run to take a five point lead, 16-11.
• UNF responded with a 5-2 stretch to cut its deficit to just two at 18-16, however the set wouldn't get any closer as NJIT closed on a 7-3 run to take a 2-0 advantage in the match.
• The hosts got out to a fast start in the third set with a 5-2 run before the Ospreys went on a 7-1 run of their own to take a 9-6 lead.
• After NJIT tied it at 10 apiece, the Ospreys pushed their lead back out to 15-11. It wasn't enought to keep the Highlanders down as the teams knotted the score at 17 before UNF closed out the set with an 8-4 run to force a fourth frame.
• In the fourth stanza, the teams tied the score at 10 before NJIT went on a 7-2 streak to take a lead it never gave up. 
• North Florida cut the advantage to three, 18-15, but the the Highlanders went on a 7-2 stretch to take the match.

 
Quick Hits

• Raicevic has now led the Ospreys in kills in five matches.
• Turner added 27 assists in the loss, marking her sixth straight match with at least 25 assists which goes back to her triple-double performance against Northwestern State.

QUOTABLES
"We ran into a very confident team tonight. The gym was loud and NJIT really fed off of it. We tried to rally, but as a team we did not handle the noise and pressure very well."- Coach Steve Loeswick

Up Next
North Florida now turns its attention to USC Upstate on Sunday at 2 p.m. The match will be aired on ESPN3.