Milestones Set in Volleyball's 3-1 Defeat of UNA

Friday, October 18

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

10-12,3-4ASUN

North Alabama

3-17,1-6ASUN

UNA

UNF

Griffey (center, jumping) posted Nine kills and eclipsed 900 career kills.

10/18/2019 10:55:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Cestero Tallies 18 Kills, Norris Notches 11 While UNF Hits .392

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A pair of milestones were set Friday night as UNF (10-12, 3-4 ASUN) roared past the North Alabama Lions (3-17, 1-6 ASUN) via .392 hitting en route to its third consecutive victory Oct. 18 from the UNF Arena.

Senior Taryn Griffey notched 900 career kills and head coach Kristen Wright tallied her 100th career win between her time at MiraCosta College and UNF. The Ospreys are on a season-long three-match winning streak.

UNF 3, UNA 1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: UNF had eye-popping numbers in the first set, hitting .720 with 18 kills on 25 attempts … North Florida never trailed and neither team was tied in the opening frame … Maddie Norris led UNF with five kills and Julianna Askew posted 15 assists.
Set 2: North Florida led 14-7, but UNA turned on the jets and ended up hitting .393 for the set with four aces to even the match … UNF hit well in the second set, posting a .345 hitting percentage … UNA turned in a 10-2 run to overtake UNF's 17-10 advantage and finish out the set.
Set 3: Tied 4-4, UNF took the lead on a Solimar Cestero kill and never looked back, leading by as much as nine points at 19-10 … Cestero was unstoppable in the third, notching nine kills on 11 attempts as UNF hit .600 … Griffey surpassed 900 kills for her career in the third.
Set 4: With six ties and one lead change, the fourth set was the most back-and-forth session … Norris tallied three kills and Bria Plante provided a boost with another three as UNF worked around just .091 hitting in the fourth … North Florida trailed early, with UNA establishing an 11-8 lead … Down 18-15, a key 3-1 rally cut the deficit to one … Tied at 22-22, Askew provided a crucial ace … With match point in front of the Ospreys, Breylee Linder committed an attack error that was challenged but upheld to finish the match.

Leaders By the Numbers

UNF

Solimar Cestero | 18 kills, .406 hitting, Four blocks
Maddie Norris | 11 kills
Julianna Askew | 54 assists
Rocio Moro | 14 digs

UNA

Claire Bullington | Eight kills
Mackenzie Sullivan | 14 digs
Breylee Linder | 19 assists
Anna Katherine Griggs | Five assists

Notes

It was UNF's third-highest hitting percentage for a match this season.
Cestero is averaging 19.6 kills over her last five matches.
It's Askew's second consecutive match with at least 50 assists and fifth of the season.
UNF's 10 service aces is its most since posting 11 against Mercer Sept. 7
UNF is 3-0 all-time against UNA.
The Ospreys are 7-4 at home this season.

Wright's Words
"We had a good game plan coming in and were really focused on our spread and exactly what we were going to do to attack their weaknesses," head coach Kristen Wright said. "They're a fighting team and have taken Liberty to five. We know that and they make good adjustments. I was proud of Julianna and she set a really nice match. We just have to cut down service errors, but we had four service aces going into set four and we added six more in set four, which was huge."

Up Next
UNF travels to Nashville Sunday to battle Lipscomb. First serve is at 3 p.m. EST.