Ospreys Remain Perfect In ASUN Play

Saturday, April 7

Jacksonville, Fla.

8:00 A.M.

University of North Florida

Coastal Carolina

Photo by: Todd Drexler

4/7/2018 4:40:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Jacksonville, Fla. - The North Florida beach volleyball team, highlighted by Courtney Miller's school record 57th victory, moved to 6-0 in league play on Saturday at Dolphin Beach with a pair of wins over Coastal Carolina and Mercer.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 5, Coastal Carolina 0 | North Florida 3, Mercer 2

BOX SCORE (CCU) | BOX SCORE (MERCER)

Beach Bullets
- In the first match of the day, the Ospreys No. 4 and No. 5 pairs got out to a quick start with a pair of dominating straight set wins against Coastal Carolina.
- In the No. 1 position, senior Carina Hoff and junior Courtney Miller grabbed a tough straight set win over the Chanticleers to give UNF the win. With the victory, Miller took sole possesion of first place in the Ospreys record book with 57 career wins.
- Junior Brittany Pase and freshman Callie Workman, paired at the No. 3 position picked up a two set win before Taryn Griffey and Chaney Howard at the two's earned a tough three set win to give the Ospreys a clean sweep.
- In the afternoon match against Mercer, UNF got its opening point from the No. 5 pair as Madilyn McCarty and Nicole DeBolt picked up a two set win before Mercer tied the match with a win at the No. 4.
- At the No.1 position, Hoff and Miller continued their winning ways with another two set win over the Bears before Mercer knotted the match at two apiece.
- Pase and Workman at the threes finished off the victory for the Ospreys as they improved to 6-0 in league play.

WRIGHT'S WORDS
"I am proud of the way we battled today! We rose to the occasion, tried some new personnel in our lineup and are leaving the sand 6-0 in conference. We are confident and will be putting in the work heading to FGCU to play for a regular season conference championship. I want to thank our Osprey family, friends and fans for coming to support this weekend!"–Director of Volleyball Kristen Wright

RESULTS
UNF vs. Coastal Carolina
1. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) def. Dora Lulic/Carla Cahill (CCU) 24-22, 21-14
2. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) def. Leah Hardeman/Aleksandra Djuric (CCU) 20-22, 21-17, 15-11
3. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Tanner Gautheir/Kinga Windisch (CCU) 21-17, 26-24
4. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) def. Aristea Tontai/Kalin Eske (CCU) 21-6, 21-14
5. Carolyn Cain/Casey Justice (UNF) def. Autumn Otto/Sara Boothe (CCU) 21-13, 21-13

UNF vs. Mercer
1. Carina Hoff/Courtney Miller (UNF) def. Amber Gibson/Gracie Granich (MER) 21-12, 21-17
2. Sophie Peel/Kacy Ogden (MER) def. Taryn Griffey/Chaney Howard (UNF) 21-13, 17-21,15-13
3. Brittany Pase/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Jessica Johnson/Ellie Gibson (MER) 22-20, 21-15
4. Kylie Keeling/Ellie Merchant (MER) def. Mallory Waggoner/Casey Justice (UNF) 21-14, 21-17
5. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) def. Marina Chavez/Lela McIntosh (MER) 21-14, 21-12

NEXT UP
North Florida concludes ASUN play when it heads to FGCU next Friday to battle FGCU and Stetson at Estero Beach. First serve against Stetson is slated for 12 p.m. before facing FGCU at 4 p.m. The Ospreys will play the same two teams on Saturday as well.