Volleyball's Historic Run Comes Up Short in ASUN Championship Semifinals

Friday, November 19

Fort Myers, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

24-7,12-4ASUN

FGCU

25-5,16-1ASUN

North Florida

FGCU

Maddie Boyd and Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana go up for a block

Volleyball's Historic Run Comes Up Short in ASUN Championship Semifinals

11/19/2021 9:45:00 PM | Volleyball

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FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida volleyball (24-7) bowed out of the ASUN Championship Semifinals after falling to number-one overall seed FGCU (25-5) on the road Friday, Nov. 19.

The Ospreys suffer just their seventh loss of the season, moving to 24-7 on the season, UNF's winningest season in North Florida Division-I history.

It was the eighth-consecutive ASUN Championship reached by the Ospreys, and third time UNF has reached the semifinals.

FGCU 3, UNF 0 (18-25, 13-25, 16-25)
Inside the Sets

Set 1: Julianna Askew posted an ace to start the set as UNF got ahead early, up 5-3 … Anna Butler posted five kills, although the Eagles only committed three attack errors to take the opening frame.
Set 2: The Eagles opened up an early set lead … Solimar Cestero posted a pair of kills, although FGCU hit above .300 to go out in front.
Set 3: The Ospreys got life late with a 3-0 run … Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana notched a kill, Maddie Boyd and Butler teamed up on a block and Hollingsworth-Santana tallied an ace … FGCU would win six of the next eight points.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana | 6 kills
Julianna Askew | 14 assists
Askew & Hollingsworth-Santana | 1 ace
Rocio Moro | 11 digs
Anna Butler & Maddie Boyd | 2 blocks

FGCU

Erin Shomaker & Cortney VanLiew | 13 kills
Chelsey Lockey | 31 assists
Dana Axner | 14 digs

Notes

It was UNF's second consecutive appearance in the ASUN Championship Semifinals.
The Ospreys are 24-7, UNF's best single-season winning percentage in UNF DI history.
Gabby O'Connell reached her 134th game played, fifth all-time in UNF history.