Volleyball Gets Tough to Top Lipscomb, Advances to ASUN Semifinals

Thursday, November 18

Fort Myers, Fla.

4 p.m.

University of North Florida

24-6,12-4ASUN

Lipscomb

14-13,11-5ASUN

North Florida

Lipscomb

The Ospreys avenge a loss to Lipscomb in last year's ASUN Championship semifinals.

Volleyball Gets Tough to Top Lipscomb, Advances to ASUN Semifinals

11/18/2021 6:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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Walp Tallies Season-High 15 Kills, Ospreys Reach Semis for Consecutive Seasons

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Down a set, North Florida volleyball (24-6) dug deep and produced in crucial moments, putting away key kills and sprinkling in some tricks of its own to defeat defending ASUN Champion Lipscomb, 3-1, in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 18.

North Florida moves on to the semifinals for the second year in a row and will face the winner of Liberty and FGCU. UNF's semifinal match is set for tomorrow at 7 p.m.

UNF 3, LIP 1 (16-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-17)
Inside the Sets

Set 1: Lipscomb (14-13) used an early 4-0 run to take a 7-6 lead … Gabby O'Connell had a strong start, posting three kills, but the Bisons played an efficient session to take the opening frame.
Set 2: UNF held Lipscomb to .081 hitting and dug deep to put up a 4-0 run and overcome a 20-21 deficit to even things up in the second … Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana had three kills late to lift the Ospreys over the Bisons.
Set 3: The Ospreys pulled out all the stops late to take a critical third set … down 23-22, Julianna Askew executed a flawless dump shot on two, just one point before Rocio Moro attacked after a cover, landing the go-ahead point in the back right corner … up 25-24, Askew went back to her bag of tricks and called set point on a dump shot-kill.
Set 4: UNF saved the best for last, hitting a sizzling .432 for 19 kills and just three errors, running away with the win.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana & Bre Walp | 15 kills
Julianna Askew | 36 assists
Gabby O'Connell | 12 kills, 3 aces
Rocio Moro | 23 digs
Walp | 4 blocks

Lipscomb

Kamryn Bacus | 11 kills
Delaney Dilfer | 37 assists
Addi Pelham | 6 blocks
Delaney Smith | 18 digs

Wright's Words

We're moving on! @CoachKWright12 discusses the 3-1 win against Lipscomb in the ASUN Quarterfinals. #SWOOPLife // #OSPREYWay pic.twitter.com/hQhD2co5CI
— UNF Volleyball (@OspreyVB) November 19, 2021

Notes

Solimar Cestero surpassed former teammate Taryn Griffey for 11th all-time in UNF history for kills.
Three Ospreys reached double-digit kills.
Walp reached a season-high 15 kills.
The Ospreys had 13 more kills than the Bisons.
Askew was one assist shy of a season high.

Up Next
North Florida faces the winner of FGCU and Liberty tomorrow 7 p.m. in the ASUN Championship Semifinals.