Volleyball Sweeps Weekend at JU

Sunday, February 21

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

4-6,3-1ASUN

Jacksonville

2-4,0-2ASUN

UNF

Jacksonville

2/21/2021 8:46:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Ospreys Take All Six Sets Played

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF volleyball (4-6, 3-1 ASUN) not only swept the weekend but took every set played, downing Jacksonville (2-4, 0-2 ASUN), 3-0, at Swisher Gymnasium Sunday night, February 21.

UNF's 3-1 start in conference is its best start in ASUN play since 2008. UNF is in a tie for first in the ASUN South Division.

UNF 3, JU 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-15)
Inside the Sets

Set 1: UNF dominated in hitting percentage, putting up a .286 mark to just .056 as the Ospreys pulled ahead … UNF had three blocks to one for JU, adding three aces.
Set 2: JU led early but UNF roared back thanks to a big second set by Gabby O'Connell … North Florida out-hit JU once again, holding the Dolphins below .200.
Set 3: The Ospreys hit .667 out of the gate to create a 12-5 lead … UNF had 17 kills while JU put up only eight … North Florida finished hitting .519 in one of its best offensive sets of the season.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

O'Connell | 12 kills, .379 hitting %, 7 digs
Askew | 31 assists, 3 aces, 4 digs
Moro | 24 digs
Walp | 7 kills, 3 blocks

Jenna McNamara | 10 kills, 3 blocks
Hannah Edelman | 10 kills, 8 digs
Madison Dagenhart | 20 assists
Addyson Lewis | 9 digs

Notes

UNF has won six straight against JU.
North Florida is 3-1 in conference, it's best start through four ASUN matches since 2008.
O'Connell has five double-digit kill days and is past 100 kills for the year.
Askew surpassed 300 assists for the year and 1,600 for her career.
It's the second time in three years UNF has swept JU twice in the same season.

Wright's Words
"I'm really proud of our squad. I thought we did a nice job handling JU's idiosyncrasies and playing our style of volleyball. We were patient and ran our offense as they made a lot of unforced errors. By the third set we hit a blistering .519, and for the match we had 13.3 kills per set. Julianna did a nice job distributing the ball to all hitters and Rocio had a huge night with 24 digs. She [Rocio] averaged over 6 digs a set this series and passed really well. Cap that off with Gabby playing very savvy tonight. There are things to improve and we're looking to our road trip at Stetson!"

Up Next
UNF continues ASUN play at Stetson Thursday, Feb. 25. First serve is at 6 p.m.