Softball Looks to Bounce Back against FGCU

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida softball looks to bounce back after a three losses over the weekend as it hosts FGCU to continue ASUN play on Friday and Saturday.

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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 at UNF.
Senior Dominica Cocuzza leads the league with her .640 slugging percentage and sits in second in the ASUN with .386 average and 32 RBI.
The Ospreys pace the ASUN with a .284 batting average, just ahead of league-leader, Liberty, who is hitting .283.
Tiffany Lower owns a five-game reached base streak and is hitting .304 on the season with a league-leading four triples.

ASUN PLAY

Senior Navia Penrod is second in the ASUN with her .417 average in league play. She is tied for sixth with 14 hits.
Pitcher Sydney Matzko is seventh with 25 strikeouts against league opponents, while freshman Morgan Clausen owns 12 in her 13.1 innings of work.
Junior Rindy Byrant has been making an impact in conference play with her .364 average.

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
- FGCU grabbed the series last season in Fort Myers with three straight victories to knock UNF out of the ASUN postseason.
- UNF is 8-15 all-time against the Eagles, but own a 5-3 mark at home.
- The Eagles have won eight of the last 10 meetings.

OPPONENT QUICK HITS
FGCU (24-16, 9-3 ASUN)

The Eagles are coming off of sweeps against North Alabama and Jacksonville. FGCU is hitting .252 in ASUN only games and have outscored its opponents 48-26.
Kate Kelly tops the team with her .373 average with 44 hits and 21 runs scored.
Driving in 24 runs, Racquel Fournet is the team's biggest run producer and is the lone player to start all 40 games. She is hitting .313 on the season.
In the circle, Riley Randolph is the Eagles' ace as she owns a 1.14 ERA with a 15-7 record across 147.2 innings pitched. She has 178 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .189 average.
Her counterpart, Marrissa Mesiemore, has a 1.89 ERA in her 18 appearances.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida has seven days off before taking on cross-town rival, Jacksonville, in the River City Rumble April 28 and 29.

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Players Mentioned

Morgan Clausen

Dominica Cocuzza

Tiffany Lower

Sydney Matzko

Navia Penrod

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