Five Facts: Beach Volleyball Takes on Panther Beach Battle

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a busy weekend at home, the UNF beach volleyball team goes to Miami for four matches at the Panther Beach Battle hosted by Florida International.
North Florida plays FIU and Florida Memorial twice.

Panther Beach Battle \| Hosted by FIU (Miami, Fla.)
Match 1&4: FIU	Friday, March 19 at 9 a.m. \| Saturday, March 20 at 1 p.m.
Series History	FIU leads, 4-0 \| Last meeting: FIU W, 3-2 (2.22.2020)
Match 2&3: FMU	Friday, March 19 at 11 a.m. \| Saturday, March 20 at 9 a.m.
Series History	No previous meetings
Social Media / Coverage	@OspreyBVB \| #SWOOPLife \| Facebook \| @UNFOspreys

1) Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF beach volleyball wasted no time Sunday, sweeping Charleston (4-7) and North Alabama (5-6) to conclude the UNF Spring Fling at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex. North Florida improves to 9-3 on the season and 9-1 at home.

North Florida won every set it played at pairs one through five, sweeping Charleston. UNF picked up its third win against Charleston this season after defeating the Cougars 4-1 two times previously.

2) Among the Nation's Best
North Florida has four pairs ranked in the NCAA Pairs Top 20 … UNF's top flight pair of Taryn Griffey and Callie Workman is ranked 13th … Dana Roskic and Callie Workman are 13th as well … Carleigh Semeniuk and Lauren Galinis are slotted 11th in the country, while Carolyn Cain and Marisa Rogers came in at seventh among all flight four pairs.

3) Just Win!
The Ospreys are 9-3, UNF's best start through 12 matches since the 2016 season … UNF was ASUN Champions that season … North Florida is tied-for-fourth in the nation for total wins … UNF is 9-1 at The Coop this season.

4) Record Book Check-In
Some current Ospreys continued their climb up the UNF record book … Callie Workman added four wins to her ledger last weekend, giving her 46 for her career … Workman surpassed Madilyn McCarty for ninth in UNF history … Dana Roskic's winning percentage continues to climb … the Toronto native has the second-highest winning percentage in school history at .698 (37-16) … Carolyn Cain isn't far behind Roskic, standing at .686 (35-16).

5) Scouting Report
FIU: Nationally ranked FIU is 10-4 … the Panthers have won six straight and are 6-0 at home … FIU has one top-20 win, defeating No. 11 Stetson, 4-1 … FIU has also defeated FGCU twice … FIU has been ranked all season … the Panthers have a 50-19 pairs record … Roberta Ribeiro and Federica Frasca are 10-2 at the top slot … Rita Buck-Crockett is the head coach of the beach and indoor programs.

Florida Memorial: Florida Memorial is 2-1 … it also played exhibition matches against FIU … this is FMU's second season as a program … Marrita Crockett-Moulton heads the FMU beach volleyball program … Florida Memorial is 12-deep on its roster, touting student-athletes from Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Brazil and Florida.

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Players Mentioned

Carolyn Cain

Lauren Galinis

Taryn Griffey

Madilyn McCarty

Marisa Rogers

Dana Roskic

Carleigh Semeniuk

Callie Workman

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