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Sophomore defensive specialist celebrates by pointing into the sky after winning a point.
Sophomore Callie Workman posted a career highs in digs (20) and assists (five) in the 3-0 sweep of Bethune-Cookman.
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Bethune-Cookman BCU 7-7
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Winner North Florida UNF 5-10
Bethune-Cookman BCU
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North Florida UNF
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Bethune-Cookman BCU 14 21 21 (0)
North Florida UNF 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Ospreys Display Complete Performance, Sweep Bethune-Cookman

UNF Hits Season-High .317 in First Sweep of 2018


JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - North Florida posted a season-high .317 hitting percentage to make it 11-straight home wins against Bethune-Cookman (7-7)Tuesday, September 18 at the UNF Arena. The triumph gives the Ospreys (5-10) their first sweep of the season heading into conference play Friday.

"Attitude is everything," head coach Kristen Wright said. "When we are 100 percent committed this team can play with anyone, and that was our attitude."

UNF 3, B-CU 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-21) | Box Score

Behind the Box Score
  • Senior Alana Shoff posted her highest kill total in one set on the season, notching six to help propel UNF to a 25-14 win in set one. The Ospreys broke open an 11-9 lead with a 14-5 run to close out the opener.
  • Sophomore Madison Donnelly began the second set with her first of three aces as UNF cruised to a 2-0 lead.
  • UNF never trailed and led by as many as seven points, committing only four errors against 17 kills in set two.
  • Senior Madilyn McCarty dished out 17 assists, sophomore Devyn Wheeler notched seven kills and the Ospreys hit .400 in the third set to secure the sweep.
  • B-CU got within one, down 9-8, but redshirt-sophomore Gabby O'Connell rattled off four consecutive kills to help widen the lead and take the set.

Leaders by the Numbers
  • O'Connell | 15 kills, 10 digs, career-high .343 hitting percentage (seventh double-double of 2018)
  • Callie Workman | 20 digs (career high and game high), five assists (also a career high)
  • McCarty | 40 assists
  • Taryn Griffey | Seven kills, .500 hitting percentage
  • Shoff | Eight kills, three blocks assists, .438 hitting percentage
  • Donnelly | Three aces (tying season high)
  • Wheeler | 11 kills, .300 hitting percentage

Notes
  • McCarty surpassed 1,700 assists at UNF in the first set. She is only 33 away from 3,000 if you take into account her freshman season at Winthrop.
  • UNF extends their home-winning streak against Bethune-Cookman to 11 matches.
  • The Ospreys are now 23-2 all-time against the Lady Wildcats in a series that dates back to 1992. UNF's last sweep of B-CU was at home in 2015.
  • The Ospreys held the Lady Wildcats to a .171 hitting percentage. Four of UNF's five wins have come when holding teams below .200 on the attack.
  • B-CU only had 32 kills, eight fewer than any other team has tallied against UNF this season.

Wright's Words
"All the players on the court did the job," Wright said. "I'm super proud of Callie Workman stepping up in the libero spot. She was in the right spot, stuck to the game plan and it set up everything else offensively for us."

Up Next:
North Florida begins conference play against ASUN-newcomer Liberty Friday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the UNF Arena.
 
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