JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  The first meeting between crosstown foes North Florida (8-12, 2-4 ASUN) and Jacksonville (7-12, 1-5 ASUN) did not disappoint. The Ospreys outlasted the Dolphins, 3-2, behind a slew of memorable performances at Swisher Gymnasium Sunday, Oct. 13.

UNF 3, JU 2 (26-24, 25-21, 13-25, 16-25, 15-11)

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: UNF took an early lead behind three blocks and an ace from Solimar Cestero … Julianna Askew notched pair of dump-shot kills in the first half of the opening set … Down 20-18, UNF took a timeout and proceeded to go on a 3-0 run to take a one point lead … The set saw successive ties of 21-21, 22-22, 23-23 and 24-24 … UNF had two set points, with Askew serving up a set-ending ace off the tape and to the floor … UNF hit .282 to .262 from JU … Miriam Stingl paced UNF with four kills.
• Set 2: JU edged ahead for an 8-6 lead … UNF took its first lead at 11-10 … UNF got hot to take an 18-14 lead, with Askew mixing in another ace … Up 21-15, JU went on a 2-0 spurt … Cestero got a key kill on a JU blocking error a point later … JU went on a 3-0 run, but Askew closed out the set again with her seventh kill on the day … UNF hit .262 to JU's .125 … Bria Plante provided three important kills in the session.
• Set 3: JU raced out to a 6-4 lead … An attack error from Emma Dixon was reversed to a kill, taking a potential 7-3 deficit and making it 6-4 … A 5-2 run put JU up, 11-6 … The Dolphins cruised on to seal the third frame, hitting .452.
• Set 4: Again, JU possessed control early, establishing a 7-4 lead ... JU created a 13-8 lead, forcing a UNF timeout ... Both teams were hitting well above .300 in the early going ... Out of the timeout, UNF went on a 3-0 run in part from a long sequence that Angelie Rosario affected with a key dig ... A 5-1 Dolphins run put them up 18-12, forcing another UNF timeout ... JU hit .250 to UNF's .051 ... JU put up five blocks in the session.
• Set 5: UNF started the set with an Askew ace ... UNF spurned a 4-0 run to start the set, forcing a JU timeout ... UNF led 8-3 at the fifth-set intermission ... JU turned in a 5-3 run, cutting it to 11-8 ... Stingl and Griffey came up with huge kills down the stretch ... Stingl concluded the match with her 13th kill ... UNF hit a match-high .304 in the final set.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Cestero | 20 digs, 19 kills, five blocks, one ace
• Askew | 48 assists, nine kills, four aces, four digs, two blocks
• Rocio Moro | 29 digs
• Griffey | 10 kills, five blocks

Jacksonville

• Sydney Bolding | 15 kills, .609 hitting percentage
• Natalie Martin | 55 assists
• Bailey Foy | Five aces
• Natalie Wehner | 21 digs

Notes

• This was the 38th meeting between the two teams.
• This was the 18th meeting between the two teams at Swisher Gymnasium.
• Cestero notched her third double-double of the season and second in as many matches.
• The Ospreys are 2-2 in five-set matches.
• It was Stingl's second-consecutive match of at least 10 kills. The junior posted a career-high 13 kills.
• Cestero notched a career-high 20 digs.
• Cestero posted 46 kills on the weekend.
• UNF is 21-17 all-time against its crosstown rival.

Wright's Words
"Our girls battled as did JU today," head coach Kristen Wright said. "They had a great game plan and their freshman middle is playing outstanding. Solimar led the way today but we also had a few more pieces come in with Miriam Stingl being one, Angelie Rosario off the bench and Bria Plante stepping up big time on the block. We've been here a lot [five sets], and it's fallen the other way. So, to stay resilient and get over the hump was great."

Up Next
UNF hosts FAMU Tuesday at 6 p.m.