Beach Volleyball Wins a Pair in Second Home Invite

Saturday, March 7

Jacksonville, Fla.

10 a.m.

University of North Florida

UNCW

Sydni Small and Leah Maloney celebrate a point

Photo by: Brock Borgeson

3/7/2020 9:56:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Ospreys Sweep UNCW, Defeat SJRSU in Exhibition

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF beach volleyball (2-4) swept UNCW (3-3), fell to No. 2/3 Florida State, 5-0, (12-1) and downed St. Johns River State in an exhibition match in the Ospreys' second home invitational at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex Saturday March 7.

North Florida only dropped one of 13 sets played in a 5-0 trouncing of UNCW. Dana Roskic and Antonia Harrison earned their first win at the three slot and Carolyn Cain and Marisa Rogers remained undefeated.

No. 2/3 Florida State tallied its second sweep of the afternoon to improve to 12-1 on the season. Madilyn McCarty and Callie Workman came up just shy of a victory against the national pair of the week in Alaina Chacon and Molly McBain, falling 21-10, 18-21, 15-10.

The Ospreys swept St. Johns River State in an exhibition match to conclude the day. Graduate transfer Sophie Beckley saw the sand for the first time as an Osprey, recording a sweep at the three slot with Carleigh Semeniuk.

Match 1

UNF 5, UNCW 0
March 7, 2020 | The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

1. Madilyn McCarty/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Raquel Rooney/Brynn Montgomery (UNCW) 21-18, 21-13
2. Lauren Galinis/Carleigh Semeniuk (UNF) def. JM Lewandowski/Ashley Thompson (UNCW) 19-21, 21-11, 15-7
3. Dana Roskic/Antonia Harrison (UNF) def. Lexie Hamilton/Brooks Hanshumaker (UNCW) 21-11, 21-8
4. Carolyn Cain/Marisa Rogers (UNF) def. Elena Turnbull/Casey Goodwin (UNCW) 16-21, 21-17, 19-17
5. Leah Maloney/Sydni Small (UNF) def. Rachel Schaffer/Katie Lanz (UNCW) 21-14, 21-17
Ext. Jessi Freeman/Blaire Register (UNF) def. Chrissy Augustine/Reagan Evans (UNCW) 21-15, 21-16

Match Notes
UNCW 3-3
North Florida 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,3,2,1);
Official: Kevin Finneran T-1:40 A-71

Match 2

No. 2/3 FSU 5, UNF 0
March 7, 2020 | The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

1. Alaina Chacon/Molly McBain (FS) def. Madilyn McCarty/Callie Workman (UNF) 21-10, 18-21, 15-10
2. Madison Fitzpatrick/Maddie Anderson (FS) def. Dana Roskic/Antonia Harrison (UNF) 21-12, 22-20
3. Liz Waters-Leiga/Payton Caffrey (FS) def. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) 21-10, 21-18
4. Kate Privett/Alice Zeimann (FS) def. Carolyn Cain/Marisa Rogers (UNF) 21-19, 22-20
5. Lexi McKeown/Sara Putt (FS) def. Sydni Small/Leah Maloney (UNF) 21-17, 21-7
Ext. Jenna Johnson/Keara Rutz (FS) def. Taryn Griffey/Gabby O'Connell (UNF) 21-15, 21-14

Match Notes
Florida State 12-1; National ranking #2
North Florida 2-4
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,3,2,1)

Match 3

UNF 4, SJRSU 0
March 7, 2020 | The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

1. Madilyn McCarty/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Dariana Luna/Louisa Marunde (SJRSU) 21-5, 21-11
2. Dana Roskic/Antonia Harrison (UNF) def. Jordyn Pruski/Rickie Sheets (SJRSU) 21-10, 21-16
3. Carleigh Semeniuk/Sophie Beckley (UNF) def. Brooklyn McLeod/Eden Edgell (SJRSU) 21-8, 21-6
4. Blaire Register/Jessi Freeman (UNF) def. Selena Kriston/Kendal Hoges (SJRSU) 21-5, 21-13

Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,4,1,2)

Other Notes

UNF has played its first six matches at home.
The Ospreys have played four matches against ranked opponents this season.
North Florida is 5-1 all-time against UNCW. The Ospreys defeated the Seahawks 4-1 a year ago.

Wright's Words
"We went 2-1 today and I thought we handled UNCW well and made key adjustments to make it a very smooth sweep. We got up for Florida State and played them tight at the one slot where Madilyn McCarty and Callie Workman played the national pairs of the week and took it to three sets. Our fours played well and we got some new faces in against St. Johns River State. I'm pleased with our progress and we have a huge week ahead. We have some big matches that I know we can come out on top in if we play our game and stick to our game plan."

Up Next
UNF goes to Atlanta Tuesday, March 10 to face TCU and Georgia State.