Volleyball Cruises Past Jackson State, 3-0

Friday, September 20

Starkville, Miss.

12 p.m.

University of North Florida

6-8

Jackson State

3-12

North Florida

Jackson St.

9/20/2019 1:36:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

STARKVILLE, Miss. - North Florida (6-8) finished up its regular-season tournament slate in style, sweeping Jackson State (3-12) behind another efficient performance from sophomore Solimar Cestero and a double-double from Gabby O'Connell.

UNF 3, JSU 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-15)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: After a back-and-forth start early on, UNF reversed an 8-7 deficit with an 8-3 run to take the lead ... UNF never gave up the lead, but a late push from the Lady Tigers evened the score at 22 ... Two kills from Cestero and a JSU service error lifted the Ospreys to the first set.
Set 2: UNF dominated the second set, hitting .433 to JSU's .172 ... North Florida never trailed and used a pair of 3-0 runs in the second set.
Set 3: North Florida hit a scorching .423 and JSU notched only nine kills on .065 hitting as UNF swept the match ... O'Connell notched her sixth double-double of the season in the third set.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Cestero | 13 kills, .458 hitting percentage
Julianna Askew | 35 assists
Rocio Moro | 15 digs
Emma Dixon | Four blocks
O'Connell | 12 kills, 11 digs
Taryn Griffey | 11 kills, .588 hitting percentage

Jackson State

Jylen Whitten | 11 kills, seven digs
Damassy Thompson | 13 assists

Notes

UNF finishes the regular season 4-4 in neutral site matches.
Cestero has posted eight-consecutive matches with at least 10 kills and nine overall this season.
Moro has notched double-digit digs in every match this season.
UNF is 1-0 all-time against Jackson State.
North Florida has won via sweep four times this season.
Griffey has hit over .500 three times this year.
Cestero has hit over .400 four times this season.

Wright's Words
"We had a very successful weekend and we just kept getting better," head coach Kristen Wright said. "We had some very specific non-statistical goals and metrics that we were aiming at and we achieved them this weekend as we head into conference. The rate of improvement is very exciting. The girls know what it takes and now we get to reset for a conference showdown against a plethora of quality ASUN teams. I'm excited to get back in the gym and get some solid training in after a full weekend of rest!"

Up Next
UNF has the week off before opening conference play at Kennesaw State Friday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.