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Gabby O'Connell awaits the action with her hands on her knees.
O'Connell led UNF with nine kills in the weekend finale against Duquesne.
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UNF UNF 1-2
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Winner Duquesne DUQUESNE 2-0
UNF UNF
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Final
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Duquesne DUQUESNE
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Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNF UNF 16 19 17 (0)
Duquesne DUQUESNE 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Duquesne Tops North Florida in Weekend Finale

Rocio Moro Tabbed All-Tournament Selection

WILMINGTON, N.C. - North Florida (1-2) was topped by Duquesne (2-0) in the first-ever meeting between these two teams, 3-0, as UNF closed out its opening weekend at UNC Wilmington Saturday, August 31. 

Rocio Moro was tabbed as an all-tournament selection at libero after posting 58 digs over three matches.

Duquesne 3, UNF 0 (16-25, 19-25, 17-25)

Inside the Sets
  • Set 1: Things were even at 9-9, but Duquesne went on a 16-7 run to close out the set … Moro posted five digs in the first set … Gabby O'Connell led with three kills for the Ospreys.
  • Set 2: Two aces from Julianna Askew helped put UNF up 5-0 … Duquesne took its first lead of the set at 17-16 … There were three ties and two lead changes in the second set.
  • Set 3: North Florida tied a match-high with 10 kills in the third set, but Duquesne was more efficient, hitting .110 percentage points higher. 

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
  • O'Connell | Nine kills, nine digs
  • Askew | 17 assists
  • Moro | 15 digs

Duquesne
  • Dani Suiter | 14 assists
  • Claire Boe | 12 digs
  • Summer Slade | Eight kills, three blocks

Notes
  • This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams. 
  • UNF played five freshman, starting three.
  • Moro had double-digit digs in every match this weekend.
  • North Florida had 13 different players see time.
  • Grace Peterson had five kills and three blocks, both of which are career bests. 
  • Peterson, Taryn Griffey and Emma Dixon each had three blocks.

Wright's Words
"I think we had a stellar performance by freshman libero Rocio Moro who made the all-tournament team with 5.8 digs per set," head coach Kristen Wright said. "We had moments of brilliance from every single player on the team. We have a very talented young team and it was good to test our depth. The exciting news is that we have a couple more athletes who are hungry to contribute to the team when they get released to play. We would have like to have some of the sets back from this weekend, but that being said we are still excited about what this season has in store for us."

Up Next
North Florida will host the UNF Invitational next weekend. The Ospreys begin the invite against ECU Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m.
 
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