Box Score

North Florida UNF 15-18,7-9 ASUN

Liberty Lib 19-10,11-5 ASUN

North Florida UNF

15-18,7-9 ASUN

Final

Nov. 21, 2019

Liberty Lib

19-10,11-5 ASUN

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
North Florida UNF	25	23	17	17	(1)
Liberty Lib	22	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 11/21/2019 11:46:00 PM

Volleyball Comes Up Short Against Liberty in ASUN Quarterfinals

Ospreys Take the First Set, Fall in Four

FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida (15-18) uncorked a 25-22 first-set win, although the Liberty Flames (19-10) came back strong on the block to take things in four in the ASUN Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 21 from Alico Arena.

Liberty 3, UNF 1 (25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 17-25)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: Solimar Cestero had two quick kills to set the tone and a Taryn Griffey block gave UNF its first lead, a 7-6 advantage … The two teams traded blows before a Grace Youngblood ace and an illegal touch by Amelia Johnson create an 18-16 lead ... A late push on a 5-0 run put UNF in position to take the set … Cestero notched six kills in the first frame and the Ospreys totaled five blocks.
Set 2: The Flames rebounded to get out to a 9-4 lead, eventually expanding it to 14-8 before UNF called a timeout ... The Ospreys got back into it after two consecutive kills and a Bria Plante and Maddie Boyd block … The Ospreys cut the deficit to 16-14 after a 4-0 run and another 3-0 spurt cut Liberty's lead to one at 19-18 … A Cestero attack error was challenged and reversed, tying the match at 20-20 … Down 23-21, a ball-handling error and a Plante kill off a bad set overball tied it at 23 … The Flames won the final two to take the set.
Set 3: It was 11-11 in the third set before the Flames starting to heat up on the attack ... Liberty hit .308 while holding the Ospreys to .070 hitting in the third session.
Set 4: Kills from Boyd and Plante with a Rocio Moro ace in between created a 3-0 lead … A bad ... Tied 10-10, a key 4-0 Liberty run gave the Flames the lead for good ... UNF got within three at 20-17, but two blocks towards the end of the set sealed the match.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Cestero | 14 kills
Griffey | 12 kills
Moro | 25 digs, eight assists
Askew | 31 assists
Boyd | Six blocks

Liberty

Casey Goodwin | 19 kills, 15 digs
Hannah Morris | 35 assists
Kailey Macy | 10 blocks

Wright's Words
"The girls showed up in the first set and they were ready to play," head coach Kristen Wright said. "We really had a great game plan and it threw them off their heels. Even in the second set we outscored them, although unforced errors, matchups and their two big players put balls away [Amelia Johnson and Casey Goodwin]. The thing I leave with this is that it was a tight match and we had four or five underclassmen on the court and it's exciting that we are returning 15 players. We have a lot of work to do but we are bringing in some nice pieces."

Griffey on Her Legacy and Last Match
"I knew everything was on the line and that it might be the last time that I pick up an indoor volleyball, but I didn't let that bring me down but it was the fire behind my fight tonight," Taryn Griffey said. "I knew that this sport had been a part of me since I was six years old and there is no way that I was going to let it go without giving it everything I have. I mean it means the world because I came in here looking at Morgan Van Alstine and Erin Edwards thinking I was never going to be the players they were and I've grown so much and have come such a long way and I take pride in that and it means the world to me to go out with this legacy."

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