JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It may have been Friday the 13th, but UNF (4-5) didn't show any nerves as it swept Belmont (1-8) and roared back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat LIU, 3-1, from the UNF Arena.

UNF 3, Belmont 0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-18)

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: UNF shared the wealth in the first set, with four Ospreys notching two kills … Taryn Griffey finished the set with five kills, hitting .344 as North Florida cruised to victory … UNF never trailed in the opening set. 
• Set 2: A see-saw set turned in UNF's favor thanks to the hot hand of Alessia Venturelli … The sophomore posted three consecutive aces, turning around a 21-20 deficit to a 23-21 advantage … Emma Dixon and Gabby O'Connell posted two block assists a piece … O'Connell sealed the set with a crucial kill. 
• Set 3: Solimar Cestero went off for five kills, Julianna Askew notched a match-high 11 assists for a single set and UNF hit .429 as a team to complete the sweep.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Cestero | 10 kills, .455 hitting percentage
• Griffey | 10 kills, .526 hitting percentage
• Askew | 31 assists
• Venturelli | Four aces
• Dixon | Three blocks
• Rocio Moro | 14 digs

Belmont

• Halee Van Poppel | 10 kills, .33 hitting percentage
• Akia Warrior | 31 aces, two aces
• Peyton Kelley | 12 digs

Notes

• All three of UNF's wins have come via a sweep.
• Venturelli's four aces is a season high for the sophomore.
• Griffey's .526 hitting percentage was the best of the season for the senior.
• Askew has had five consecutive matches with at least 30 assists.

Griffey on the Sweep:
"I just really felt fresh [this morning]," Griffey said. "The team was ready to go and in a really good mood and it just got me hyped for this match. Really, [my role as a senior] is just about guiding them and showing them the ropes, as it's so easy to just help someone out."

UNF 3, LIU 1 (14-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21)

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: LIU (0-8) shook off a 3-0 loss to FIU earlier in the day by starting the match with a .520 hitting percentage in the opening set led by nine kills from Kora Schaberl ... O'Connell posted five kills for UNF.
• Set 2: Three LIU attack errors and three ball-handling errors in a row provided six consecutive Osprey points ... UNF held LIU to .103 hitting in the second set, helping the Ospreys even up the match.
• Set 3: Cestero started off hot, posting three kills within the first 10 points ... Askew went off for 13 assists and Griffey, the freshman setter and O'Connell all posted their own versions of consecutive kills.
• Set 4: North Florida took a three-point lead at 9-6 after the game was knotted up 6-6 ... UNF caught fire and eventually took a 20-13 advantage before LIU crept back in it, cutting its deficit to 23-21 ... Another ball-handling error from LIU and a resounding Cestero kill following a marathon rally sealed the match.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Askew | 46 assists, three blocks
• O'Connell | 12 kills, 13 digs
• Cestero | 12 kills
• Griffey | 10 kills, three blocks
• Stingl | Nine kills

LIU

• Schaberl | 15 kills
• Natalia Rivera | 16 digs
• Amanda Hubbard | 31 assists
• Maria Harding | Four blocks

Notes

• It was the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
• Askew's 46 assists marks a season high.
• O'Connell notched her second double-double of the year

Wright's Words
"We really thought LIU was a great test and we were just a little bit off [early]," head coach Kristen Wright said. "We made a lot of unforced errors, so I think the adjustment is just taking care of our side of the court and putting away more balls. We went and talked in-between sets saying, 'hey, we got this," as our confidence wasn't there. But, my message [in the last huddle] was just for them to enjoy having their back against the wall. And again, we have one senior and some of the girls haven't felt this. So, to come out on top and enjoy the pressure, that's the sign of success. We are really taking steps forward and building those bricks for what we want we want to do in the future."

Up Next
UNF closes out its second invitational of the season with in-state foe FIU tomorrow at 2 p.m.