All-Round Effort Keys Volleyball’s 3-1 Win Against Louisiana Tech

Friday, September 10

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m. (EST)

University of North Florida

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Louisiana Tech

-45,00 CUSA

North Florida

Louisiana Tech

Four different Ospreys reached double-digit kills and digs Friday.

Photo by: Michael Sudhalter

All-Round Effort Keys Volleyball’s 3-1 Win Against Louisiana Tech

9/10/2021 3:39:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Four Ospreys Reach Double-Digit Kills

FORT WORTH, Texas - Four Ospreys reached double figures in kills for the first time since October of 2019 in UNF's 3-1 win against Louisiana Tech Friday, Sept. 10. North Florida also had four players reach double-digit digs as the Navy and Gray overcame a one-set deficit to close out its stay at the Fight in the Fort.

The Ospreys return home with an 8-1 record heading into the UNF Sunshine Tournament with Middle Tennessee State, FIU and Seton Hall.

UNF 3, Louisiana Tech 1 (26-28, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19)
Inside the Sets

Set 1: The Ospreys used an early run for a 5-1 lead … the Lady Techsters took their first lead at 9-8 .. from there the lead ebbed back and forth … UNF took a 23-22 lead, although La Tech created two set points … UNF evaded both to create a 26-26 tie before the Lady Techsters took the first frame … Kailey McKnight, Anna Butler and Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana all had four kills.
Set 2: A 7-2 run by the Ospreys fueled a mid-set lead that UNF didn't relinquish … McKnight had a 3-0 run on her own during that span … Louisiana Tech stormed back into the set, cutting its deficit to 20-18, pushing UNF to take a timeout … the Ospreys hit .134 points higher than the Lady Techsters, winning the second frame by five.
Set 3: A crucial third set went down to the wire … LA Tech got out to a 10-6 lead before UNF rattled off a 5-0 run on a Louisiana Tech service error, attack error, two Hollingsworth-Santana kills and one from Maddie Boyd … UNF held a slim margin until the set was evened, 18-18 … up 23-20, LA Tech posted two points, but Bre Walp came back with consecutive kills to seal the set.
Set 4: Both teams traded blows early … UNF took hold of the fourth frame by turning in a 4-0 run, making it 10-7 Ospreys … Amy Burkhardt and McKnight added a kill apiece while the Lady Techsters suffered two errors … another run, this time a 5-0 spurt, helped seal the session … UNF hit a match high .421, committing just three errors.

Leaders By the Numbers
LA Tech

Carly Doros | 12 kills
Mallory Meers | 43 assists
McKenzie Johnson | 17 digs
Morgan Smith | 4 blocks

UNF

Kailey McKnight | 14 kills
Julianna Askew | 31 assists, 11 digs
Rocio Moro | 22 digs
Hollingsworth-Santana | 5 blocks

Notes

McKnight got her first start of the season.
There were 37 tie scores and 15 lead changes in the match.
It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
It's the final non-conference neutral site game of the year.
Julianna Askew and Hollingsworth-Santana both tallied double-doubles.
UNF has had six double-doubles this year.
The Ospreys had four players with double-digit kills for the first time since UNF's win against Kennesaw State Oct. 27, 2019.
UNF had four players with double-digit digs for the first time since March 19, 2021.
McKnight tied her career high with 14 kills. She did so in her collegiate debut Jan. 22, 2021.
Two Ospreys had a double-double in the same game for the first time this year.
Askew posted a season high in digs.
UNF outblocked its foes, 9-6.
Louisiana Tech had five aces.
The Ospreys are a perfect 4-0 in neutral site matches this year.
UNF has had six different players lead the way in kills through nine matches.
Boyd, Hollingsworth-Santana, Walp and McKnight all tallied at least 10 kills.
Gabby O'Connell, Rocio Moro, Julianna Askew and Hollingsworth-Santana all reached double-digit digs.

Wright's Words

.@CoachKWright12 brings you her words following today's 3-1 win against Louisiana Tech! #SWOOPLife x #OSPREYWay pic.twitter.com/ej2Nizg6c3
— UNF Volleyball (@OspreyVB) September 10, 2021