Ospreys Pick Up Win Over UNCW

Saturday, March 31

Wilmington, N.C.

10:00 A.M.

University of North Florida

College of Charleston

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/31/2018 6:16:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

WILMINGTON, N.C. - The North Florida beach volleyball team picked up a 4-1 victory over UNCW on Saturday in the UNCW Beach Classic at UNC Wilmington. College of Charleston defeated UNF earlier in the day.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 0, No. 20 College of Charleston 5 | North Florida 4, UNCW 1

BOX SCORE (COFC) | BOX SCORE (UNCW)

Beach Bullets
- In the first match of the day, the Cougars picked up three straight set wins in route to a 5-0 win on Saturday morning.
- In the afternoon match against the Seahawks, Madilyn McCarty and Nicole DeBolt playing at No. 4 and Carolyn Cain paired with Casey Justice in the No. 5 spot both picked up straight set wins against UNCW to give UNF a lead it would not relinquish.
- In the No. 2 position, sophomore Taryn Griffey and junior Chaney Howard grabbed a two set win over UNCW. Howard moved into sole possession of fourth place in school history with her 51st win.
- Junior Brittany Pase and freshman Callie Workman, paired at the No. 3 position and picked up a three set win to help guarantee the Ospreys win over UNCW.
- Senior Carina Hoff and junior Courtney Miller in the match against the Seahawks battled hard, but were unable to get a victory in a straight set win for the Seahawks.
- UNF has now won its last two meetings against UNCW and taken three of four all-time meetings.

WRIGHT'S WORDS
"We battled hard this morning against No. 20 Charleston and came up short. I was proud of the resiliency in our squad. We really played well against a solid UNCW program."–Director of Volleyball Kristen Wright

RESULTS
UNF vs. No. 20 College of Charleston
1. Krissy Mummey/Katja Ehlers (COFC) def. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) 21-19, 21-23, 15-10
2. Devon Rachel/Mckala Rhodes (COFC) def. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) 21-15, 21-14
3. Kennedy Madison/Riana Brennan (COFC) def. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) 20-22, 21-14, 15-8
4. Allison Beckman/Lauren Freed (COFC) def. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) 21-18, 25-23
5. Taylor Foley/Logan Manusky (COFC) def. Carolyn Cain/Casey Justice (UNF) 25-23, 21-11
Exh: Lauren Hollman/Britney Vallez (COFC) def. Marisa Rogers/Mallory Waggoner (UNF) 21-19, 21-11

UNF vs. UNCW
1. Maddy Kline/Nicole Lott (UNCW) def. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) 21-11, 21-18
2. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Halle Hunt/JM Lewandowski (UNCW) 21-14, 21-14
3. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Katie McCullough/Brynn Montgomery (UNCW) 24-22, 21-23, 15-12
4. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) def. Sarah Kelly/Raquel Rooney (UNCW) 21-12, 21-19
5. Carolyn Cain/Casey Justice (UNF) def. Courtney Mullinax/Jaime Thomas (UNCW) 21-16, 21-13
Exh: Reagan Evans/Kyla Augustine (UNCW) def. Marisa Rogers/Mallory Waggoner (UNF) 21-17, 22-20

NEXT UP
North Florida continues ASUN play when it returns to Jacksonville next Friday to battle Coastal Carolina and Mercer at Dolphin Beach. First serve against Coastal is slated for 9 a.m. before facing Mercer at 1 p.m. The Ospreys will play the same two teams on Saturday as well.