CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Behind 19 kills on .500 hitting from
Mahalia White,
Kailey McKnight's fourth-straight double-double and a history-making night for
Rocio Moro, North Florida volleyball (6-12, 4-3 ASUN) dispatched Queens (5-15, 0-7 ASUN) as the Ospreys swept the Royals to open a weekend on the road Friday, Oct. 14.
White made quite the return in her first match back since Sept. 30, committing just two attack errors while hitting .500 with 19 kills. McKnight has found her groove this past month as she reached a double-double for the fifth time on the year and for the fourth time in as many matches. The play of freshman setter
Savannah Cook setup both of those performances as Cook posted 47 assists in only three frames.
Oct. 14, 2022 went down as another historic day for Moro as her 23 digs lifted her to the UNF-career record for digs. The San Juan, P.R., native surpassed UNF great, Nicole Baran, who held the previous record with 1,929 digs. Moro now stands at 1,946 digs in 392 sets played.
North Florida had 55 kills while holding Queens to 36. As a team the Ospreys hit .353, their best mark in league play and highest total since hitting .420 against ETSU Aug. 27.
Maddie Boyd chipped in with an efficient night, hitting .467 with eight kills and a team-high four blocks.
UNF 3, Queens 0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-14)
Inside the Sets
- Set 1: Queens put up a fight in the first set as the opening stanza played to 12 tie scores … knotted up, 17-17, kills from White and Cestero opened up the set … Queens rallied back from a 23-20 deficit to even the set up, 23-23 … the Ospreys had a pair of set points before cashing in on the third with a block assist from Boyd and McKnight … UNF hit .333 while holding Queens to .222.
- Set 2: A timely 4-0 run in the middle of the frame gave UNF some cushion … up 12-9, Queens did come back to tie the set, 14-14, but UNF never relinquished its lead … the Royals had one more kill than the Ospreys, but three additional attack errors factored in … McKnight and White posted five kills each in the second session, while Cook notched 13 assists.
- Set 3: White was untamable in the third session, posting eight kills on .300 hitting as UNF never trailed and held Queens to only nine kills and .167 hitting … Moro backed up the offense with 14 digs and Cook dished out 15 assists.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
Queens
- Alleigh Johnson | 11 kills, 7 digs
- Jordyn Johnson | 10 digs, 4 kills
Notes
- Moro broke a 10-year old UNF program digs record set by Nicole Baran (2009-12). Baran held that record with 1,929-career digs. Moro now sits at 1,946 as she plays into her fourth year.
- White made only two attack errors on the night.
- McKnight has posted a double-double in each of the last four matches. She has a team-best five on the season.
- Cook has reached the 40-assist marker three times this year.
- UNF's .353 team hitting percentage is its best in ASUN play this year.
- Three Ospreys hit at least .364.
- This was the first-ever meeting between UNF and the ASUN newcomer, Queens.
Postgame Comments
Up Next
UNF completes the road weekend at Liberty Sunday, Oct. 16 at noon.
