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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Osprey volleyball plays its final match prior to ASUN play when it hosts Bethune-Cookman at the UNF Arena Tuesday, September 18, looking to make it 11-straight wins at home against their foes from Daytona Beach.

Schedule and Game Coverage
What: UNF vs. Bethune-Cookman
Where: UNF Arena
When: Tuesday, September 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Live Coverage: Live Stats | ESPN3.com


Last Time Out
UNF is coming off of a 1-2 weekend at the Owls Classic at Florida Atlantic University. The Ospreys started the tournament with a 3-2 triumph against San Jose State, earning their first-ever win against a Mountain West Conference opponent.


The Senior Setter

• With 457 assists on the season, senior setter Madilyn McCarty is second in the ASUN in assists.
• She is the lone Osprey to start all 14 of UNF's matches thus far, and six times this season she has posted a double-double.
• The Springfield, Ill., native is seventh all-time in assists at UNF.

Quadruple Option

• North Florida is the only team in the ASUN to have four players with at least 100 kills.
• Taryn Griffey leads the squad with 177, good for second in the conference.
• Sophomore Solimar Cestero is ninth with 123 kills, Devyn Wheeler has 113 kills and redshirt-sophomore Gabby O'Connell has 107.

Home Sweet Home

• UNF holds the 22-2 upper hand against Bethune-Cookman in series history.
• When playing at UNF Arena the Ospreys are a perfect 10-0 against the Lady Wildcats.

Wheelin' and Dealin'

• UNF's win against North Dakota September 10 featured a memorable individual performance.
• Sophomore Devyn Wheeler notched 21 kills, one shy of her career high, and turned in 11 blocks, a personal best and tied for second all-time in blocks for five-set matches.
• North Florida had 16 blocks all told, tied-for-third in Ospreys single-match history for five setters.

Block Party

• Taryn Griffey leads the ASUN with 63 blocks, while Devyn Wheeler is sixth with 50. UNF is second in the conference in blocks (129).

Wright's Words (Following Saturday's Match at Florida Atlantic)
"We lost the serve and pass game," head coach Kristen Wright said. "When you do that, it's tough to convert into victories. Our passing has been a strength so we will focus on that heading into our match Tuesday. Our heart and drive to win was there in sets one and three, we were playing chase because of their serving runs."


Scouting Report
Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats | Schedule | Roster | Statistics

The Basics

• Daytona Beach, Fla.
• Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
• 2017 Record: 12-14, 9-1 MEAC
• MEAC Preseason Ranking: First (South Division)
• Head Coach: Brittany Williams (Fourth season - 37-51)
• Current Record: 7-6, 0-0 MEAC
   
• Named the preseason favorite in the MEAC Southern Division, receiving 14 first-place votes.
• Earned a share of the division's regular-season crown with Florida A&M last season.
• Sophomores Jordan Jefferson and Faith Landrenaeux were MEAC All-Rookie honorees last year and landed on the 2018 All-MEAC Preseason Team.
• Bethune-Cookman fell 3-2 against the ASUN's Stetson September 15.
• The Lady Wildcats took the last encounter, 3-1, in Daytona Beach.
• Bethune-Cookman is second in the MEAC in opponent hitting percentage (.170) and blocks/set (2.30).

Players to Watch

• Jordan Jefferson | OH | 163 kills (tied-third in the MEAC)
• Meraiah Hill | MB | 54 blocks (first in the MEAC)
• J'nai Higgins | S | 331 assists

Next Up
The first serve of ASUN play for the Ospreys is Friday, September 21 at 6 p.m. in the UNF Arena. The Navy and Gray are hosting Liberty in its first-ever ASUN match.