Beach Volleyball Releases 2019 Schedule

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Five non-conference tournaments, including hosting a tournament at Jacksonville Beach for the first time since 2013, highlight the 2019 North Florida beach volleyball schedule.

"We are excited for the 2019 season and have set up a schedule that allows us to be tested nationally," said head coach Kristen Wright. "Our goal is to play a strong schedule to prepare us to compete for an ASUN Championship, but also would position us well for the postseason."

UNF went 19-12 last season and reached the finals of the ASUN Tournament as the No. 3 seed, falling 3-1 to top-seeded Stetson. The 19 wins are the second-most in program history behind the 24 wins totaled in the 2016 season.

Entering the eighth year of the program, the Ospreys open the season at the Paradise At The Burrow hosted by FAU. The two-day tournament takes place on Feb. 22-23 in Boca Raton, Fla.

North Florida opens busy slate in the month of March while hosting the UNF Invitational at Jacksonville Beach. The Ospreys have hosted the Invitational in six of the program's seven years with the last two seasons being held in St. Augustine, Fla.

The Ospreys continue play the following weekend, traveling to St. Petersburg, Fla. to compete in a two-day tournament on March 8-9 hosted by Eckerd College.

UNF ventures west on a cross-country trek to compete in a trio of events. The Ospreys open the trip in a match against Grand Canyon on March 14 in Phoenix, Ariz. The action continues with the Ospreys competing in a two-day tournament hosted by Arizona on March 15-16 in Tucson, Ariz. North Florida wraps up the trip in a non-conference match at Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday, March 19.

Following the trip across the country, the Ospreys conclude non-conference action at the Tiger Beach Challenge hosted by LSU on March 22-23 in Baton Rouge, La.

The beach volleyball edition of the River City Rumble takes place on March 30 when the Ospreys face Jacksonville in a dual at Jacksonville Beach. North Florida has claimed 18 of 20 all-time meetings in the series with JU.

North Florida continues ASUN play when the Ospreys travel to Macon, Ga. to take on Mercer and Stetson. The three teams will compete in a triangular on back-to-back days on April 5-6.

The Ospreys wrap up the regular season on April 11, hosting Florida Gulf Coast in their final competition before postseason play begins.

Stetson hosts the eighth ASUN Beach Volleyball Tournament beginning on April 18 in DeLand, Fla. The Ospreys were the third seed in the 2018 edition and have the ASUN title three times in the last seven years.

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