JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It was a packed night Friday night from the UNF Arena as the Ospreys (14-15, 6-7) saw senior
Taryn Griffey tie a career high in kills on her senior night as North Florida picked up another Barrel Point with a 3-1 victory against Jacksonville (9-19, 5-9 ASUN) Nov. 8.
Griffey was honored for her standout career prior to the match, and in between sets two and three UNF volleyball great Paige Pridgeon was recognized as being a 2020 inductee into the North Florida Hall of Fame.
Not to be lost was sophomore
Solimar Cestero's 24 kills, giving her 54 over her past two matches and four matches of at least 20 kills this season.
UNF 3, JU 1 (25-16, 20-25, 25-8, 25-22)
Inside the Sets
- Set 1: Cestero carried her 30-kill outburst at Bethune-Cookman into the first set, hitting .455 for seven kills … Griffey posted a .600 clip for six kills and Julianna Askew dished out 15 assists as UNF took the lead early and ran away with it.
- Set 2: The Dolphins lone set win came in the second courtesy of .520 hitting … North Florida didn't fair poorly, hitting .278 although JU only permitted UNF to a 1-0 lead before taking over the rest of the way.
- Set 3: The Ospreys' biggest margin of victory all season came in the third frame … Jacksonville stubbed its toe on -.154 hittin, committing eight errors while only dishing out three assists … Rocio Moro posted consecutive aces, Cestero provided six kills and Askew tallied eight assists.
- Set 4: JU established an early lead and led as late as 12-10 … Emma Dixon and Bria Plante issued kills to tie it, fueling a run that gave UNF a 15-14 lead … Jacksonville spurned a 3-0 run to reverse things, although UNF went on a 3-1 run out of a timeout to tied it at 18 … Plante and Dixon factored in late, creating a 24-21 lead … Initially, what was called a kill from Griffey on match point was reversed … The ensuing play the senior finished the match with a kill, capping the night.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
JU
- Mallory Mattingly | 12 kills, 10 digs
- Natalie Wehner | 17 digs
- Natalie Martin | 20 assists
Notes
- Jacksonville was held to only two blocks.
- UNF's magic number to clinch a berth in the ASUN Championship is at one. It needs a win or a JU loss to clinch.
- North Florida is 22-18 against Jacksonville.
- Griffey is still tied for the UNF Division I record for solo blocks at 48.
- Griffey needs one more block for 300 and 22 kills for 1,000.
- UNF hit over .350 in consecutive matches.
Wright's Words
"I thought it was a good match and Jacksonville did some nice things," head coach
Kristen Wright said. "They had a new lineup and some changes and we had to focus on our side of the court. I think we did a nice job of handling those changes in the first and did a good job figuring out how to score, and obviously Solimar was hot off the start and Taryn was in drive the whole match."
Up Next
UNF will host Liberty Sunday at 1 p.m.
