DeLAND, Fla. - In a match of momentum, the Ospreys (5-6, 4-1 ASUN) seized theirs late completing a reverse sweep at Stetson (1-3, 0-3 ASUN) Thursday, February 25.

It's UNF's first win against the Hatters since the 2017 season and its first reverse sweep victory since Oct. 31, 2015 at Stetson. UNF is now on a three-match winning streak.

Gabby O'Connell had 24 digs, a single-game career high, and five Ospreys were in double-figures for digs. UNF last did that Oct. 4, 2016 vs. Bethune-Cookman.

UNF 3, Stetson 2 (17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-6)
Inside the Sets

• Set 1: Teams traded leads early, until Stetson turned in an 8-0 run to go up, 18-11 … Solimar Cestero hit .500 and Julianna Askew posted three kills on .750, although Stetson's five blocks and .302 hitting was too much.
• Set 2: Set two was a game of runs … UNF went on a 4-1 run for a 9-6 lead and then widened the lead again, going up 13-9, forcing a Stetson timeout … The Ospreys went up by as much as five, up 15-10, although Stetson rallied back … UNF took a timeout up 17-16 before going on a 5-1 run … The Hatters put up it's final push, using an 8-1 run to help take set two.
• Set 3: It was another set of runs that led to a seesaw battle late … Stetson evened things up 22-22 after being down two, forcing a UNF timeout … Maddie Boyd delivered a kill, block and Miriam Stingl finished the set with a kill … Stetson hit only .085.
• Set 4: Down 5-4, a 5-0 run put UNF up 9-5 … But, Stetson rattled off their own 5-0 run to go up, 10-9 … Gabby O'Connell, Solimar Cestero and Bre Walp helped UNF go on a 3-0 run, tying it at 14 … from there teams traded points, making it 19-19 … Cestero put up a kill and Stetson made an attack error, giving UNF a 21-20 lead … UNF tallied six blocks in the fourth to seal the session.
• Set 5: Cestero put up two quick kills in the fifth set and UNF created a 5-1 lead … the Ospreys were all over the place, saving the best set for last with 11 kills on 28 attacks and just one error, holding the Hatters to four kills on 25 attacks.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Askew | 39 assists, 12 digs, nine kills, 391 hitting%
• O'Connell | 24 digs, nine kills, three block assists
• Walp | 12 kills, five blocks
• Cestero | 14 kills, four digs
• Boyd | 8 blocks

Stetson

• Naina Ivanova | 45 assists
• Chelcie Spence | 28 digs
• Elena Djokovic | 25 kills, 14 digs
• Alejandra Perez | 13 kills, 22 digs

Notes

• Cestero surpassed 700 kills and 2,000 attacks for her career.
• It was O'Connell's fourth double-digit dig performance of the year.
• Miriam Stingl had season highs for blocks, three, and kills, eight, coming off the bench.
• UNF reached double-digit blocks for the second time this season, tying the season high of 14.
• Cestero posted her second double-digit kill performance of the year.
• Walp reached double-digit kills for the third time this season, posting a season-high 12 kills.
• Kristen Wright picked up her first career win against Stetson.
• Askew picked up her fifth double-double of the year.
• Boyd tied a career high with eight blocks.

Wright's Words
"I'm proud of our grit and fight. Stetson plays a different style of volleyball and it's good for us to face. We had to make defensive adjustments. Stetson started out hitting .302 and we were able to hold them under .100 in the last three sets. Our defense fuels our offense and we were able to improve our own attack through that. Early on this year we lost a few five set matches with match points in our hands, and we improved tremendously in execution in set five. We need that and it's incredibly important that we come with a hunger and start like we finished tonight. It's not easy to go on the road and do what we did. I was impressed with senior Mimi (Miriam) Stingl, who came off the bench and had eight kills on 25 swings with zero errors. She chipped in with three blocks and four digs, and that depth is critical in these back-to-back nights."

Up Next
UNF and Stetson meet again tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in DeLand.