JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite a 2-1 deficit, UNF volleyball (8-8, 7-3 ASUN) overturned Jacksonville (2-11, 0-9 ASUN), 3-2, thanks to a series of season highs and scorching hot offense down the stretch. 

North Florida is on an eight-match winning streak against the Dolphins. UNF is one game out of first place in the ASUN South Division, and fourth overall.

Among season highs, Rocio Moro posted 34 digs, Julianna Askew provided 52 assists and Solimar Cestero registered 19 kills. Gabby O'Connell also tied a season high with 18 kills to go with 18 digs. Askew also had a double-double after digging out a season-best 15.

Moro's 34 digs was one shy of the five-set school record for digs. Moro shares that record with Tara Taylor (Sunquist).

UNF 3, Jacksonville 2 (25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 25-14, 15-7)
Inside the Sets

• Set 1: North Florida jumped out to a 12-6 lead … JU called a timeout and followed with an 8-1 run … UNF eventually tied it three more times, but Jacksonville closed out the first set … the Dolphins committed six fewer errors … Cestero had six kills and Syndey Bolding had seven.
• Set 2: UNF had quadruple match point before Jacksonville tied things 24-24 on a late surge … even at 25-25, Askew and Cestero provided clutch kills to tie the match at one set apiece … the second set saw 14 tie scores and six lead changes.
• Set 3: Jacksonville won the third set with offense, dropping in four aces while hitting .275 for 13 kills on only two errors … Cestero once again provided six kills, giving the Ospreys a chance in the third session despite the set loss.
• Set 4: A 10-4 run out of the gates ignited one of UNF's best sets of the season … O'Connell was a big reason why, providing seven kills while Askew notched 14 assists … UNF had only three attack errors.
• Set 5: The deciding set was even early, knotted a 5-5 … O'Connell notched consecutive kills before Bre Walp and Julianna Askew added two each in a 10-2 run to seal the fifth frame.

Leaders By the Numbers
JU

• Sydney Bolding | 14 kills, 5 blocks
• Camryn Honn | 36 assists
• Avery Perosa | 20 digs

UNF

• Cestero | 19 kills
• Askew | 52 assists, 15 digs
• Moro | 34 digs
• O'Connell | 18 kills, 18 digs

Notes

• UNF is 2-2 in five-set matches.
• North Florida is an even 3-3 at home and 5-5 on the road.
• Gabby O'Connell posted career double-double number 36.
• Head coach Kristen Wright improves to 8-0 all-time against Jacksonville.

Wright's Words
"I'm proud of our resilience. We had grit and executed when our best was needed. I love how we played in the clutch. We keep growing and new people are stepping up. However, the tandem of Gabby and Soli and the rest of our attackers is tough to stop when we pass well. I thought our receive stepped up and our libero Rocio Moro was a phenom."

Up Next
UNF will host Stetson Friday at 7 p.m.