Ospreys Grab Win Over FGCU On Friday

Friday, April 13

Estero, Fla.

12:00 P.M.

University of North Florida

Stetson

Photo by: Craig Hill

4/13/2018 8:48:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Estero, Fla. - The North Florida beach volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over FGCU on Friday Afternoon at Estero Park. No.17 Stetson defeated the Ospreys in the opening match of the day.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: No. 17 Stetson 3, North Florida 2 | North Florida 3, FGCU 2

BOX SCORE (Stetson) | BOX SCORE (FGCU)

Beach Bullets
- In the first match against Stetson, the Ospreys No. 5 pair of Mallory Waggoner and Casey Justice got UNF out to an early 1-0 lead before Stetson tied the match at one apiece in the first wave of the match.
- Stetson was able to seal the match with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 pair, but UNF's No.2 pair of Taryn Griffey and Chaney Howard picked up a three-set win to give the Ospreys some momentum heading to the FGCU match.
- In the FGCU match, UNF's No.4 and 5 pair got them off to an early 2-0 lead that they would not relinquish in route to defeating FGCU.
- Griffey and Howard stayed perfect on the day with a straight set victory over the Eagles to seal the victory for the Ospreys.
- Howard moved to 55 career wins for the Ospreys and now sits just one win behind tying second in program history and three behind teammate Courtney Miller for the all-time record in school hisotry.
- UNF moved to 15-4 all-time against FGCU, while falling to 11-10 in the all-time series against the Hatters.

WRIGHT'S WORDS
"I'm really proud of our team as we competed hard today. We were a few points away from beating Stetson. We won a tight one vs. FGCU. The good news is we think these points and even sets are in our control. We expect our competition to play their best and our goal is to execute our game plans just a little bit better tomorrow. We're excited for the battle tomorrow and I think a few teams that were a bit off today will find their groove." -- Director of Volleyball Kristen Wright

RESULTS
UNF vs. No.17 Stetson
1. Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas (STET) def. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) 21-19, 21-14
2. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Carly Perales/Sunniva Helland-Hansen (STET) 21-18, 15-21, 15-9
3. Rachel Noble/Samantha Harris (STET) def. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) 21-17, 19-21, 15-9
4. Katinka Krahn/Alexa Richardson (STET) def. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) 21-14, 21-16
5. Mallory Waggoner/Casey Justice (UNF) def. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) 21-16, 16-21, 15-11
Ext. Lauren Durham/Caroline Pomet (STET) def. Leah Maloney/Blaire Register (UNF) 23-21, 21-15

UNF vs. FGCU
1. Amanda Carroll/Mackenzie Allen (FGCU) def. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) 21-18, 21-14
2. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Karissa Rhoades/Katherine Puisis (FGCU) 21-15, 21-16
3. Giovanna Borgiotti/Ashley Glickert (FGCU) def. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) 21-16, 21-14
4. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) def. Kayla Whetstone/Snowy Burnam (FGCU) 17-21, 21-16, 17-15
5. Mallory Waggoner/Casey Justice (UNF) def. Kellie Pernula/Kaitlan Krivdo (FGCU) 21-11, 21-15

NEXT UP
The Ospreys return to the sand on Saturday at 10 a.m. against FGCU before concluding the tournament against No. 17 Stetson at 12 p.m.