JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF volleyball plays its final road non-conference match of the year when it goes to Georgia Southern tomorrow. First serve is at 5 p.m.
1. Last Time Out
ORLANDO, Fla. - UNF Volleyball (0-4) came up short at UCF (3-0) in three sets despite remarkably efficient offensive performances from
Maddie Boyd and
Julianna Askew Sunday, January 31.
2. Series History - We're Even
Evened up: The Ospreys travel north to Statesboro, Ga., for the 11th all-time meeting against Georgia Southern… the Ospreys have played Georgia Southern five times over the last four years, winning four of those five matches … UNF won the last meeting, 3-2, at UNF Arena on 9/17/19 ... the all-time series is tied 5-5.
3. Efficiency is Key
Sophomores
Julianna Askew and
Maddie Boyd both had efficient afternoons in the last match against UCF … Askew recorded seven kills on 10 attempts with no errors, while Boyd recorded six kills on seven attempts with one error … the last time two Ospreys recorded a hitting percentage higher than .700 was in 2015 when Morgan Van Alstine (8-0-11) and Erin Edwards (12-0-17) led the Ospreys past NJIT, 3-0.
4. Record Writers
Graduate student
Gabby O'Connell continues to engrave her name in UNF volleyball records … O'Connell is just 14 kills away from 1,000 in her career and is 8th all-time in attack attempts … Sophomore
Julianna Askew is up to 1,424 assists in her Osprey career, good for 10th all-time in program history and 5th in the D1-era.
5. Scouting Report
Georgia Southern is coming off of back-to-back losses, falling to Charleston and Jacksonville … This is the Eagles' final match of the spring … the Sun Belt Conference played out the conference championship in the fall with Georgia Southern playing 15 matches during fall of 2020 … Georgia Southern added a freshman setter transfer from West Virginia in December, Grace Slader … Mya Wilson was an All-Sun Belt pick after the tournament in November, posting double-digit kills eight times … Head coach Chad Willis joined as head coach Jan. 16, 2019.
