Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WILMINGTON, N.C. - North Florida (1-1) opened 2019 with a commanding sweep of Charleston Southern (0-2), although the host UNC Wilmington Seahawks (1-0) took the nightcap from UNF, 3-1, from Hanover Hall Friday, August 30.

UNF 3, Charleston Southern 0 (25-18, 25-13, 26-24)

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: UNF hit .286 with 15 kills and three aces to win the first set, 25-18 … Gabby O'Connell posted three kills and Rocio Moro dug out 10 balls.
• Set 2: The Ospreys hit .577 in the second set … UNF started the set on a 5-0 run.
• Set 3: Miriam Stingl heated up in the third set, tallying five kills on eight attacks … The Ospreys hit .500 in the final set … UNF went on a 4-0 run to steal the third set, erasing a 24-22 deficit.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• UNF had three players with double-digit kills.
• O'Connell | 10 kills, .421 hitting percentage, eight digs
• Taryn Griffey | 10 kills, .500 hitting percentage
• Stingl | 11 kills, .474 hitting percentage
• Rocio Moro | 16 digs
• Julianna Askew | 24 assists, three aces

Charleston So.

• Brooke Monssen | 12 kills
• Ashleigh Holweger | 21 assists, five digs

UNCW 3, UNF 1 (16-25, 25-22, 21-25, 18-25) | Box Score

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: Griffey started off hot, generating four kills, although UNCW registered five blocks to take the set.
• Set 2: The Ospreys posted a .308 hitting percentage, their highest of the match, to tie up the match. O'Connell posted four kills and four digs in the set.
• Set 3: The Seahawks only hit .179 in the fourth but three blocks got in the way once again.
• Set 4: Blocks proved pivotal again for the Seahawks as they won the decisive set. 

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Griffey | 13 kills
• O'Connell | 11 kills, 12 digs
• Askew | 29 assists, seven kills

UNCW

• Madison Peters | 10 kills, 9 blocks
• Kendall Bender | 10 kills, seven blocks
• Brynn Montgomery | 29 assists

Notes

• UNF has three players playing in their home state in Julianna Askew, Kirby Smith and Grace Youngblood. Askew is a Wilmington native, playing in her hometown.
• Seven Ospreys made their collegiate debuts and four made their first starts of their career.
• The Ospreys are 4-1 against Charleston Southern in program history.
• UNF is 17-12 in season openers in program history.
• Griffey generated 23 kills and two double-digit kill performances.
• O'Connell notched the first double-double of the Ospreys' season
• Askew put up 53 assists in her first matches of her collegiate career.
• UNF played six freshman.

Wright's Words
"I'm proud of our day and I think that we came out strong and very efficient in our first match!," head coach Kristen Wright said. "We were less efficient offensively in the second match, and UNCW did a nice job of containing a few of our players. Our defense held us in there though, and we really rallied off of Rocio's performance. She's averaging 6.14 digs per set and passing well over half of our court. We knew we had to be patient and I'm excited about the base we are beginning match play with. It's all about improving each time we get to play."

Up Next
The Ospreys will stay in Wilmington to take on Duquesne tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from Hanover Hall on the campus of UNCW.