Beach Volleyball Sweeps Opening Day Doubleheader

Friday, February 26

University of North Florida

UNCW

Carleigh Semeniuk and Lauren Galinis celebrate a point.

2/26/2021 12:05:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

Match 1 Results Match 2 Results

Ospreys Defeat UNCW, Mercer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF beach volleyball opened its 10th season and second at The Coop with a pair of sweeps Friday, Feb. 26. The Ospreys (2-0) downed UNCW and Mercer, 5-0, on opening day.

North Florida swept each match but also every set played in day one of the UNF Beach Invitational.

UNF 5, UNCW 0
Feb. 26, 2021 | The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

Match 1
1. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Ashley Thompson/Rachel Shaffer (UNCW) 21-9, 21-10
2. Dana Roskic/Antonia Harrison (UNF) def. Casey Goodwin/Reagan Evans (UNCW) 21-13, 21-7
3. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Ellie Bucci/Tyla Cutrie (UNCW) 21-10, 21-16
4. Marisa Rogers/Carolyn Cain (UNF) def. Chrissy Ausgustine/Kristy Witte (UNCW) 21-13, 21-8
5. Leah Maloney/Sophie Beckley (UNF) def. No player/No player (UNCW), by default

Match Notes
UNF (1-0)
UNCW (0-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (5,4,2,1,3);
T-1:45 A-63

UNF 5, Mercer 0
Feb. 26, 2021 | The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex | Jacksonville, Fla.

Match 2
1. Taryn Griffey/Callie Workman (UNF) def. Gracie Garanich/Emilee Wissmach (MER) 21-9, 21-14
2. Antonia Harrison/Dana Roskic (UNF) def. Elli Merchant/Olivia Boeve (MER) 21-18, 21-19
3. Carleigh Semeniuk/Lauren Galinis (UNF) def. Kacy Ogden/Maddie Nunley (MER) 21-13, 21-13
4. Carolyn Cain/Marisa Rogers (UNF) def. Elena Sanfrey/Emily Leonard (MER) 21-8, 21-11
5. Leah Maloney/Sophie Beckley (UNF) def. Hana Robertson/Ellie Miller (MER) 21-6, 21-19

Match Notes
UNF (1-0)
Mercer (0-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (4,5,1,3,2);
T-1:40 A-71

Other Notes

UNF is 20-2 all-time vs. Mercer
The Ospreys are 6-1 against UNCW in series history
Sophie Beckley made her first appearance in the one-through-five lineup.
Dana Roskic hit the 30-career win milestone.
Anna Mallory and Brooke Jennings made their debuts in exhibition play.
Chantel McMillan, Angelie Rosario and Maddie Norris also played in exhibition matches.

Wright's Words
"Way to come out 2-0! We had 15 players compete today with a lot of exhibition matches. I thought we did a nice job in the first two matches of getting the first match jitters out. I thought we started playing more like what we look like in practice when we got to the second match. We faced some adversity at the twos with a good matchup, but that's what we want. We want to be challenged. We're going to have that tomorrow with the College of Charleston and when we finish up with Erskine."

Up Next
UNF hosts Charleston and Erskine in day two of the season-opening invitational.