JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Home sweet home remained the narrative Friday night as UNF volleyball (15-1, 4-0 ASUN) held Stetson to .098 hitting and downed the Hatters (7-9, 2-2 ASUN) in straight sets Oct. 1 from the UNF Arena. The Ospreys have won a season-best eight straight matches and now set a program record for wins to start ASUN play.
Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana paced the Ospreys with her ninth double-double of the 2021 campaign as UNF picked up its seventh win in seven tries at the UNF Arena.
UNF 3, Stetson 0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-22)
Inside the Sets
- Set 1: UNF got off to a 3-0 start before Stetson gained momentum and tied things up 5-5 … the Hatters possessed a one-point lead before the Ospreys rattled off a 5-2 run for a 12-9 advantage … Stetson never got closer than two points as Hollingsworth-Santana hit .444 with five kills … UNF posted two aces and two blocks to Stetson's one ace and one block.
- Set 2: After being down 1-0, Hollingsworth-Santana evened it up with a kill and Gabby O'Connell put the Ospreys ahead 2-1 … after a 4-4 tie, UNF never trailed in the set … the Ospreys outhit their opponent, .310 to -.031 in the frame, making only three attack errors.
- Set 3: Stetson looked poised to push the match to four frames, leading 13-10 … that's when UNF pulled off a key 4-0 run on Grace Youngblood's serve … the set would see seven more tie scores … down 22-21, Bre Walp and Maddie Boyd posted clutch kills and the Hatters suffered consecutive attack errors to close out the match.
Leaders By the Numbers
Stetson
- Elena Djokovic | 12 kills
- Nyah Molina | 19 assists
- Alejandra Perez | 12 digs
- Alexis Thomspon | 3 blocks
UNF
Wright's Words
"Their style of play is something that we really focused on and were really well prepared for. They have some solid players on that team that I thought we held to a lower percentage; I think we held them below .100. You saw there in the third set we put up 19 kills and we got a lot of people in to keep us fresh through the weekend."
Notes
- UNF's eight-match winning streak is a season long.
- The Ospreys are off to their best start to ASUN play in program history.
- Hollingsworth-Santana has nine double-doubles this season.
- North Florida has won six matches via a sweep.
- UNF has not allowed a team to hit over .250 this season.
- This is the fifth time UNF has held a team below .100 hitting.
- O'Connell is still two aces shy of 100.
- The Ospreys are 25-12 all-time vs. Stetson.
- This was UNF's first match vs. an ASUN East Division foe this year.
- UNF is 7-0 at home.
Up Next
ASUN East top dogs UNF and FGCU meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. back at the UNF Arena. Both teams bring in a 4-0 ASUN record.
