Volleyball Rallies Past North Alabama, 3-2

Sunday, November 17

Florence, Ala.

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

15-17, 7-9ASUN

North Alabama

4-25, 2-14ASUN

North Florida

North Alabama

Griffey had 14 kills, giving her 1,009 for her career.

11/17/2019 5:14:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Griffey Reaches 1,000-Career Kills in Regular Season-Finale Win

FLORENCE, Ala. - Despite a 2-1 deficit and two match points in the hands of UNA, the Ospreys (15-17, 7-9 ASUN) roared back to take down the North Alabama Lions (4-25, 2-14 ASUN), 3-2, in the regular season finale Sunday, Nov. 17.

Taryn Griffey became the first UNF Division I player to notch 1,000 kills and 300 blocks while three season highs were tallied around the Ospreys' lineup.

UNF 3, UNA 2 (25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 28-26, 15-8)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: UNF posted 15 kills while holding UNA to nine to take the first set … The Ospreys established a 15-9 advantage before a UNA run pushed the Ospreys to take a timeout … A late 4-0 run made it 22-17, fueling UNF's strong finish to the opening frame ... Cestero notched a set-high six kills and UNF held the Lions to just .125 hitting.
Set 2: The Ospreys controlled the set almost all the way through but UNA went on a late 9-4 run to even the match … UNA took its first lead at 23-22, although Grace Youngblood and Cestero registered kills to put UNF ahead … A service error and consecutive UNA block assists gave the Lions the frame … Griffey reached the 1,000-career kill milestone in the second session.
Set 3: UNA carried its first-set momentum to take an 8-4 lead and the Lions led throughout … Down 23-17, a Griffey kill and an ace from Youngbloodk cut it to 23-19, forcing a UNA timeout … The Lions won the last two points to earn the set win … The Ospreys had five more kills than UNA in the third frame, but four more attack errors and a pair of ball handling miscues got in the way.
Set 4: Despite being down 7-1, UNF slowly mounted a comeback … Some timely play from Maddie Boyd and a huge set from Cestero allowed UNF to overturn the deficit and take a 20-18 advantage … A 2-0 spurt from UNA created another tie, but Griffey and Askew had consecutive block assists, putting UNF ahead, 22-20 … Down 23-22, a huge diving dig from Grace Youngblood down 23-22 saved the point and allowed UNF to tie things up … A block from Cestero prevented match point for UNA … After another match point was evaded, an ace, Cestero kill and UNA attack error completed the comeback.
Set 5: Took a 6-1 lead to start the set to usher in a UNA timeout and the Ospreys never looked back … UNF had eight kills to only three for UNA … The Lions hit -.111 in the deciding set.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Solimar Cestero | 21 kills, four blocks
Rocio Moro | 23 digs
Julianna Askew | 49 assists, 10 digs
Grace Youngblood | 15 digs, three aces

UNA

Anna Katherine Griggs | 11 kills,
Mariana Trujillo | 20 assists, two aces
Mackenzie Sullivan | 28 digs
Maggie Sullivan & Claire Bullington | Seven blocks

Notes

UNF is 4-0 all-time against UNA.
The Ospreys finished the ASUN season, 7-9, one more than their win total from last year.
Griffey became the third player in UNF's DI days to reach 1,000 kills. She becomes the first player in UNF DI history to have 1,000 kills and 300 blocks.
Cestero became the sixth different player in UNF DI history to notch 400 kills in a season.
Moro reached 600 digs for the season, becoming the third player in UNF DI history to do so in a single season.
Griffey has posted 21 double-digit kill outings this year.
Alessia Venturelli had a season-high 18 digs.
Askew had her seventh double-double of the season.
Cestero has six performances of at least 20 kills.
UNF is 4-3 in five-set matches.
The Ospreys had four players with double-digit digs.
UNF is 2-0 in five-set matches against UNA all-time.
Bria Plante had nine kills and Maddie Boyd had four, both season highs.
UNA had 13 blocks to UNF's seven.