JACKSONVILLE - North Florida softball is coming off of a midweek win against Florida A&M and now prepares to jump back into ASUN play against ASUN leader Liberty, Saturday and Sunday for the three-game series.

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TEAM NOTES

• UNF moved to 22-14 and stands at 4-5 in the ASUN. Head Coach Marcie Hickey has now had 20 or more wins in all of her 11 seasons. She is currently four wins away from 300.
• With their big bats against Florida A&M, UNF improved to hitting .285 on the year and moved into first in the ASUN. 
• Tiffany Lower now leads the ASUN with three triples after hitting one against the Rattlers.
• Junior Rindy Bryant is on a four-game hit streak - her longest of the season, while Makeznie Griffin has reached base in four straight games.
• Senior Navia Penrod ranks eighth in the conference with 40 hits. In league-only play, Penrod is third with a .444 average and fifth with 12 hits.
• Pitcher Sydney Matzko currently owns a 11-7 mark to sit fifth in wins. She is eighth with 74 strikeouts on the season and sixth in ASUN-only play.

RECORD WATCH

• Penrod is chasing the ASUN career record (285) held by UCF's Stephanie Best as she has 256 on the season.
• Classmate Dominica Cocuzza needs nine doubles to tie the school record held by Kelly Lee.
• Cocuzza currently has 120 career RBI, 24 shy of the record. Her 31 RBI this season is the best for her four-year career.
• Matzko is currently trying to break the top 10 strikeout list. She has 216 and needs 12 to take the 10th spot in just two seasons of work with UNF.

SERIES HISTORY
- The teams have only met once before with the Ospreys grabbing a 9-3 win on March 18, 2011 in Clearwater, Fla.

OPPONENT QUICK HITS
Liberty (27-13, 9-3 ASUN)

• The Flames are currently receiving votes in the NFCA/USA Today Top 25 poll and top the ASUN.
• The Bishop sisters lead the team with .383 and .359 averages, respectively. Amber Bishop paces the team with 27 RBI and 11 doubles, while Autumn has been issued a team-high 24 walks.
• Three other players are hitting above .320 for the season.
• In the circle, Julia DiMartino owns a 1.16 ERA with a 13-7 record and owns 114 strikeouts across 133.0 innings.
• Her counterpart, Chase Cassady is 8-2 with a 1.52 ERA and 89 strikeouts in her 24 appearances.
• As a team, Liberty is hitting .281 to sit third in the ASUN. The Flames have a conference-best 1.62 ERA.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida takes another break from conference teams to travel to Bethune-Cookman for a rescheduled contest. UNF takes on the Wildcats on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Daytona Beach.