JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A chance to advance to the ASUN Volleyball Championship Semifinals is on the line Saturday as UNF volleyball hosts Stetson in the quarterfinals.

First serve is set for 7 p.m. from the UNF Arena. North Florida comes in as the second seed in the ASUN South Division, while Stetson touts the third seed.
 

OSPREYS vs STETSON (ASUN VOLLEYBALL QUARTERFINALS)
MATCH 19	Saturday, March 27 - 7 p.m. (UNF Arena)
Series History	UNF leads, 23-12 | 2-2 in 4 Meetings this Season
Last Meetings	Last Two: Stetson W, 3-2 (3.19.2021) | UNF W, 3-1 (3.20.2021)
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1. Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Five different Ospreys tallied double-digit dig nights and a pair of statistical milestones were eclipsed as UNF volleyball (9-9, 8-4 ASUN) finished the regular season with a 3-1 win against Stetson (6-7, 5-7 ASUN) Saturday, March 20.

2. Series History
This is the fifth meeting between Stetson and UNF this season … UNF is 2-2 against the Hatters this season, splitting both ends of the home-and-home two-game sets this year … the Ospreys own a 23-12 upperhand in the series history … the first-ever meeting was in 1992 … North Florida's wins against Stetson this season have both come in five-set affairs … Stetson has won 3-0 and 3-1 in its wins.

3. In the ASUN Championship
This is the first-ever meeting between UNF and Stetson in the ASUN Championship … the Ospreys are looking for their first win in the ASUN Championship since a sweep of Jacksonville in the 2012 ASUN Championship Quarterfinals … that season UNF went on to reach the finals after downing FGCU, 3-1, in the semifinals … North Florida is making its seventh consecutive trip to the ASUN Championship … last year the Ospreys fell 3-1 to Liberty in the quarterfinals … UNF is hosting an ASUN Postseason match for the first time in program history.

4. Run Up the Numbers

• UNF is 8-4 in conference play this season, its best ASUN winning percentage since joining league play.
• It's UNF's first winning season in ASUN play since 2016.
• Gabby O'Connell became just the second Osprey in UNF DI history to join the 1,000-kill and 1,000-dig club.
• Rocio Moro eclipsed 1,000-career digs, becoming just the seventh in UNF DI history to do so.
• Julianna Askew finished the regular season with 1,985-career assists, good for fourth in UNF DI history.
• Moro is first in the league and 23rd in the country in digs/set.
• Julianna Askew is first in the conference and 19th in NCAA DI for total assists.
• Bre Walp has 56 blocks and Maddie Boyd has 55, good for second and third in the league respectively.
• UNF and Stetson have averaged a 2-hour and 18-minute time of game over the four meetings this season.

5. Scouting Report

• Stetson is 6-7 and 5-7 in league play this year.
• The Hatters are the third seed in the ASUN South Division.
• Stetson fell 3-1 in the opening round of the ASUN Championship last year.
• Elena Djokovic paces SU with 4.03 kills/set. She only appeared in one of the two contests between UNF and Stetson last weekend.
• Naina Ivanova, Stetson's setter, posted a 42-assist and 20-dig double-double in the match between UNF and Stetson Saturday. 
• Libero Chelcie Spence is second in the league in digs/set (5.16) and 34th in the country.