Volleyball Dispatches Bellarmine in First-Ever Meeting

Friday, October 22

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

18-3,7-2ASUN

Bellarmine

6-15,2-7ASUN

Bellarmine

North Florida

All 17 Ospreys saw time Friday.

Photo by: Ellie Richardson

10/22/2021 10:06:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Ospreys Improve to 9-1 at Home and 7-2 in ASUN Play

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Ospreys played all 17 listed on the roster while holding Bellarmine (6-15, 2-7 ASUN) to .070 on the attack as North Florida volleyball (18-3, 7-2 ASUN) picked up a 3-1 win to open ASUN Crossover play Friday, Oct. 22 from the UNF Arena.

UNF improves to 9-1 in home matches and 18-3 overall behind a 10-block effort from a plethora of contributors.

Four Ospreys posted at least six kills, paced by Solimar Cestero's 13 kills on .440 hitting. Annie Antar lit up the service line early with three straight aces and Anna Butler showed up with five blocks.

UNF 3, Bellarmine 1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-18, 25-13)
Inside the Sets

Set 1: Aces opened up UNF's big early lead … Annie Antar dropped in three in a row to give the Ospreys a 5-0 advantage that it never let go of … North Florida hit .406 while holding the Knights to .074 on the attack.
Set 2: Bellarmine took its first lead of the night at 10-9 in the second session … despite a late Ospreys push, the Knights held off.
Set 3: Maddie Boyd came up clutch down the stretch, hitting 1.000 for four kills and UNF outblocked Bellarmine, 3-0, to take a key third frame … back-to-back challenges went in UNF's favor during a middle-set run.
Set 4: A 3-0 start set the tone for the final frame as UNF shut the door … Grace Peterson and Jessica Buis appeared in their first match of the month while Lachelle Sikes made her UNF debut … a fun finish to the match saw Peterson notch a pair of blocks and Cestero tally five kills.

Leaders By the Numbers
Bellarmine

Bailey Venard | 12 kills
Emily Arnold | 28 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces
Bailey Roszman | 3 assists

UNF

Solimar Cestero | 13 kills, .440 hitting
Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana | 9 kills, 10 digs
Julianna Askew | 20 assists
Annie Antar | 19 assists
Rocio Moro | 17 digs
Anna Butler | 5 block assists

Wright's Words
"We anticipated just trying to keep everyone fresh and looking to get some of our younger kids in and some of our older players who are devoted to the program in for some court time. Man, did you see that tonight. I'm super proud of that and it was a great team win." -- Head Coach Kristen Wright

Notes

It was UNF's first-ever meeting with Bellarmine.
Gabby O'Connell is two matches away from tying the UNF DI-era record for matches played.
Lachelle Sikes made her collegiate debut.
Grace Peterson appeared in her second game of the season, picking up a pair of block assists.
The Ospreys led the entirety of the first and fourth set.
UNF hit over .300 in three of the four sets.

Up Next
It'll be the same time and same place tomorrow, Oct. 23, when the Ospreys host Eastern Kentucky.