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Rocio Moro serving
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North Florida UNF 6-8,5-3 ASUN
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Winner FGCU FGCU 8-2,6-2 ASUN
North Florida UNF
6-8,5-3 ASUN
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Final
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FGCU FGCU
8-2,6-2 ASUN
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
North Florida UNF 25 17 17 20 (1)
FGCU FGCU 21 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Falls in Four Sets at FGCU

FORT MYERS, Fla. - After sweeping the ASUN South Division leading FGCU Eagles (8-2, 6-2 ASUN) Saturday, UNF (6-8, 5-3 ASUN) started Sunday with a 25-21 first set win. The Eagles rebounded to win the next three frames though, taking game two of the weekend.

FGCU 3, UNF 1 (25-21, 17-25, 17-25, 20-25)
Inside the Sets
  • Set 1: Osprey outside hitters Gabby O'Connell and Solimar Cestero exploded for a combined 11 kills of UNF's 13 in the first set as UNF won, 25-21 … Logan O'Brien chipped in with two aces and Grace Youngblood added another … UNF took a 3-2 lead and never looked back, leading by as many as eight.
  • Set 2: FGCU broke UNF's four-set winning streak in the second frame … FGCU committed only four errors and Erin Shomaker tallied eight kills.
  • Set 3: A quick 5-0 run to start session three put FGCU ahead for good … O'Connell tied a set high with four kills … FGCU committed seven-fewer attack errors.
  • Set 4: The set was tied 13-13 before FGCU went on a 3-0 run to create a 16-13 advantage ... the Eagles led by at least three the rest of the way … Cestero and O'Connell had four kills apiece and Rocio Moro had eight digs.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
FGCU
  • Erin Shomaker | 22 kills, 14 digs
  • Cortney VanLiew | 11 kills, 12 digs
  • Chelsey Lockey | 49 assists, 11 digs
  • Emma Szypszak | 7 blocks

Notes
  • Moro surpassed 900 career digs.
  • Gabby O'Connell surpassed 1,100 career kills.
  • Cestero eclipsed 100 career blocks.
  • UNF is one game back in the ASUN South Division standings.
  • FGCU had four players with double-digit digs.
  • Logan O'Brien added 14 digs.

Wright's Words
"I liked the battle in our girls. I thought we weren't as solid as we were last night in receive which took away some key balance and crispness for us offensively. I think our outside duo of Gabby O'Connell and Solimar Cestero is what kept us in the game. FGCU got into an offensive rhythm today and it was good to see what we can do and what adjustments we can make as we press on in these last two weeks of conference. We are getting better and we are ready to get to work this week and be at home the next two weekends."

Up Next
UNF hosts JU Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m.
 
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