JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF comes home for its final non-conference tournament when it hosts the UNF Sunshine Tournament Sept. 17-18. The Ospreys welcome Middle Tennessee State, FIU and Seton Hall.
 

UNF Sunshine Tournament | at UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Match 10: MTSU	Friday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m.
Series History	First meeting
Promotion	Faculty & Staff Appreciation | Free Admission
Match 11: FIU	Friday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
Series History	FIU leads, 2-1
Promotion	Camper Reunion Night | Lupus Awareness | T-Shirt Giveaway (First 100 Fans)
Match 12: Seton Hall	Saturday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m.
Series History	First meeting
Promotion	Camper Reunion Night
Social Media / Coverage	@OspreyBVB | #SWOOPLife | @UNFOspreys

1. Last Time Out
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.

2. Series History
UNF will meet two of its opponents this weekend for the first time ... North Florida goes up against MTSU and Seton Hall for the first time in series history ... the Ospreys and Panthers meet for the fourth time ... FIU leads the all-time series, 2-1 ... the Panthers and Ospreys competed in a marathon match Sept. 14 of 2019 ... Julianna Askew dished out 70 assists and Gabby O'Connell had 29 kills, but FIU just edged the Ospreys, 3-2.

3. Many Hands Make Light Work
So far this season, six different Ospreys have led the team in kills for a match ... during Friday's 3-1 win against Louisiana Tech, North Florida had four players with double figure kills and four with double-digit digs ... UNF's quartet of players with at least 10 kills marked the first time the Navy and Gray reached such a marker since a 3-1 win against Kennesaw State Oct. 27, 2019 ... Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana, Gabby O'Connell, Anna Butler, Solimar Cestero, Kailey McKnight and Maddie Boyd have all paced the Ospreys at least once in kills this season ... at TCU's Fight in the Fort, Hollingsworth-Santana led UNF with 16 kills, Boyd paced the team against TCU and McKnight tied a career high in the win against La Tech.

4. Climbing
Multiple Ospreys are climbing UNF's all-time record ranks … Gabby O'Connell is at 1,248 kills, just 46 short of Emily Kohler for fifth all-time … she just cracked into the top 15 for sets played with 415 … she ranks third in service attempts and attack attempts … Rocio Moro surpassed Jenna Thomas (2003-06) for ninth all-time in digs … Moro has 1,189 digs, 29 short of Brittany Runo (1995-98) … her 5.04 digs/set is top in UNF history and is 0.98 digs/set greater than second all-time … she also touts a .961 reception percentage, the third best in program history and best mark in program history for those with over 1,000 receptions … Julianna Askew is nearing sixth all-time for assists, just 31 helpers shy of Madilyn McCarty's mark of 2,291 … the setter is third all-time for assists/set at 9.58.

5. Double Trouble
UNF has combined for seven double-doubles this season … Dariana-Hollingsworth-Santana paces the team with four, Annie Antar has tallied two and Julianna Askew posted one … the Ospreys had two with a double-double in the same match during the 3-1 win against Louisiana Tech … UNF has achieved the rare feat of having two setters on the same team with at least one double-double with Antar and Askew doing so.

6. Taking Note
UNF has the best record to start a season since 2003 ... the Ospreys tied the program record for wins to open the year with seven consecutive triumphs ... North Florida played 13 different Ospreys in the match against Houston Baptist Thursday ... North Florida is undefeated at home and in neutral site contests ... 15 of the 17 on UNF's roster has seen the court this year … UNF is 8-0 when posting a better hitting percentage than its opponents … North Florida has won all matches that have gone to four or five sets … North Florida has posted more digs than its opponent in eight of nine matches.

7. Scouting the Opponent
MTSU: The Blue Raiders are 1-2 ... MTSU has had five matches cancelled ... Middle Tenn. defeated Alabama State, while losing to Gardner-Webb and Jacksonville State … MTSU and its opponents are posting nearly identical attack percentage numbers … MTSU has notched 120 kills with 50 errors on 327 attack attempts, while its opponents have totaled 121 kills, 50 errors and 320 attack attempts … MTSU is posting 2.3 aces/set while allowing .8 aces/session … Samira Body Lawson paces the squad with 3.00 kills/set on .291 hitting.
FIU: The Panthers are 2-5 ... FIU was swept by FGCU in Fort Myers … FIU is 2-3 over its last five … FIU's losses have come to Georgia Southern, Murray State, FGCU, Miami and Tarleton State … the Panthers have yet to go to five sets this year … opponents are hitting .215 against FIU … the Panthers are hitting .172 … Camila De La Rosa quarterbacks the offense, posting 113 assists at 9.42 assists/set … Ella Erteltova is next up with 57 assists … FIU has four student-athletes with at least 10 total blocks.
Seton Hall: The Pirates have won seven in a row after sweeping weekends at 
Columbia and Fairfield … Seton Hall is 4-1 in neutral site matches and 3-2 on the road … Seton Hall has yet to play at home … head coach Allison Yaeger is 137-134 in her tenure with the Pirates … Seton Hall is hitting a strong .248 as a team, holding foes to .177 … Seton Hall has been big on the block, averaging 2.8 per set … Seton Hall's offense goes as Perri Lucas goes … she has already collected 105 kills at 3.09 kills/set … the Pirates have run a 6-2 this year … Cagla Bengi has 164 assists, while Taylor Jakubowski has reached 163 assists.