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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a five-match home stand, UNF travels for its first two road tests of ASUN play. The Ospreys play at Lipscomb Friday night before clashing with Kennesaw State Sunday.
What, When and Where (All Times EST)
- UNF at Lipscomb | Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. | Nashville, Tenn.
- UNF at Kennesaw State | Sunday, Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. | Kennesaw, Ga.
Game Coverage
Last Time Out
- The 2018-19 chapter of the River City Rumble started off right for the Ospreys Tuesday night at the UNF Arena.
- Four Ospreys hit at least .400, redshirt-sophomore Gabby O'Connell and senior Madilyn McCarty narrowly missed double-doubles and UNF held Jacksonville to a .142 hitting percentage as North Florida (6-13, 1-2 ASUN) swept the Dolphins (1-15, 0-4 ASUN).
Quadruple Option
- UNF has four players in the ASUN who are in the top 10 in kills, the only team in the conference that can make that claim. It is also the only team with at least three players in the top ten as well, led by junior Taryn Griffey's 217, good for second in the league.
Can You Dig it?
- Sophomore libero and defensive specialist, Callie Workman, has made the most of her recent opportunity at libero.
- The Tallahassee native has posted at least 13 digs in each of her last five matches, including a career-high 20 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Bethune-Cookman September 18.
Setting the Table
- Senior setter Madilyn McCarty surpassed 3,000 career assists Saturday, Sept. 22 against FGCU.
- She is currently seventh all-time at UNF in assists and is second in the ASUN in assists (599).
- The Springfield, Ill., native is averaging seven more assists in wins (35) than in losses (28). Only twice this season has she been held under 20 assists.
Wright's Words
"We are looking forward to playing two quality teams this weekend," head coach
Kristen Wright said. "Each team is very different. Our focus will be on us. If we play with the tenacity and drive we've had in practice, coupled with sticking with our game plans, we'll have a very successful weekend."
Scouting Report
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The Basics
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
- 2018 Record: 7-7, 2-0 ASUN
- 2017 Record: 16-13, 8-6
- Head Coach: Brandon Rosenthal (15th season)
- Head-to-head: Lipscomb leads 19-3
- Last Meeting: Lipscomb won, 3-0, Nov. 16, 2017 in Nashville
- Lipscomb enters with a two-match winning streak after downing North Alabama and NJIT to begin ASUN play. Prior to that the Bison had lost three straight by way of a sweep.
- Of Lipscomb's 14 matches this season, ten of them have been decided in straight sets. They've lost four of those contests and won six.
- Carlyle Nusbaum leads the ASUN in kills/set (4.23) and is fourth in kills (199). She has done so despite playing at least 13 fewer sets than the top three in kills in the ASUN.
- The Bisons are 4-0 at home.
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The Basics
- Kennesaw, Ga.
- Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
- 2018 Record: 11-4, 2-0 ASUN
- 2017 Record: 21-15, 13-1 ASUN
- Head Coach: Keith Schunzel (Sixth season)
- Head-to-head: Kennesaw State leads, 13-7
- Last Meeting: Kennesaw State won, 3-0, Nov. 3 in Kennesaw, Ga.
- The Owls are on a five-match winning streak and most recently recorded a pair of sweeps against NJIT and North Alabama. They are 3-1 when playing in Kennesaw.
- KSU's offense is powered by Lexi Broadwater and Lauren Chastang. Broadwater paces the ASUN in assists (628), while Chastang is third in the league in kills (209).
- All four of KSU's losses have come against formidable opponents. The Owls went on a four-match losing streak between September 7 and September 11, falling to No. 13 Pittsburgh, Dayton, No. 12 Washington and Auburn.
What's Next?
North Florida returns to the UNF Arena Wednesday, Oct. 3 for a 6 p.m. match against Stetson.
