Top-Seeded Stetson Holds Off Beach Volleyball in Semis, 3-1

Friday, April 19

DeLand, Fla.

11:30 a.m.

University of North Florida

Stetson

McCarty and DeBolt swept things at the threes lot. DeBolt has 59 career wins.

4/19/2019 3:35:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Ospreys Must Win Additional Match to Advance to the Finals

DELAND, Fla. - Time, playing order and playing styles would all be adjusted to account for impending storms Friday, but when the sand settled the host Hatters (28-8) advanced to the finals of the ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship with a 3-1 win against two-seed North Florida (20-13).

UNF's match was played at 10:30 a.m., one hour earlier than the time slated for 11:30 a.m. as of the conclusion of the matches Thursday. Pairs one, three and five started the day, with all matches on the second day of championship competition being concluded at clinch.

Stetson 3, UNF 1

Madilyn McCarty and Nicole DeBolt avenged a pair of losses to the Hatters in the regular season, sweeping a high emotion third-slot match, 21-19, 21-18.
Lauren Galinis and Kirby Smith had a four-match winning streak snapped at the five slot as Stetson evened things up, 1-1.
Chaney Howard and Brittany Pase took the first set, 21-19, but late pushes by Carly Perales and Sunniva Helland-Hansen gave Stetson's number one pair a comeback victory, putting the Hatters ahead, 2-1.
Dana Roskic and Callie Workman had a chance to even things up, but Stetson swept the second slot to clinch the match.

Match Notes

UNF has played 33 matches this season, one more than it played a year ago.
Stetson advances to its seventh consecutive ASUN final.
Nicole DeBolt is one win shy of 60 victories. She would be the third Osprey in school history to reach such a milestone.
Callie Workman and Dana Roskic remain 2-0 against Stetson this season with their match ending unfinished.
Carolyn Cain and Antonia Harrison played their second match as a pair.
UNF is one win shy of 20 in the ASUN Championship.

Wright's Words
"I think our team came out with a fire, especially at one, three and five. I felt that we controlled things for much of the time over there. The number one match was a critical match. They [Brittany Pase and Chaney Howard] played hard, they played a good first set, and in the second set my understanding was they adjusted a little bit and we struggled siding out. Mads and Nicole stepped up today and took care of business with their first win over Stetson. I knew that they could beat them. We have to fight through, wait for the winner of FGCU and Coastal Carolina and hopefully get another crack at them." -- Head coach Kristen Wright

Up Next
UNF takes on FGCU at 11 a.m. Saturday with the winner of that match advancing to a rematch with top-seeded Stetson in the championship match

Stetson 3, UNF 1
April 19, 2019 | Cooper Beach Courts | DeLand, Fla.

1. Carly Perales/S. Helland-Hansen (STET) def. Brittany Pase/Chaney Howard (UNF) 19-21, 21-18, 15-11
2. Darby Dunn/Sammee Thomas (STET) def. Antonia Harrison/Carolyn Cain (UNF) 21-10, 21-6
3. Madilyn McCarty/Nicole DeBolt (UNF) def. Rachel Noble/Ana Costa (STET) 21-19, 21-18
4. Katinka Krahn/Alexa Richardson (STET) vs. Dana Roskic/Callie Workman (UNF) 18-21, 23-21, 3-4, unfinished
5. Rebecca Ingram/Quinci Birker (STET) def. Kirby Smith/Lauren Galinis (UNF) 21-8, 21-17

Notes
North Florida 20-13
Stetson 28-8; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,5,1,2);
ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship
Winner's Bracket Semifinals