LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UNF volleyball put together a complete performance in all phases of the game, running away with a sweep of Bellarmine (10-14, 4-8 ASUN) Saturday, Oct. 29. The Ospreys posted 10 blocks, holding Bellarmine to just .076 hitting, while North Florida (9-14, 7-5 ASUN) tallied a .312 mark on offense.
Maddie Boyd rose above the rest, dominating on the block and on offense, hitting .563 for nine kills and six blocks.
Mahalia White paced UNF in kills for the 18th time on the year, providing a match-best 12 kills.
UNF is now 6-3 for the month of October and 7-5 in league play with four conference matches remaining on the season.
UNF 3, Bellarmine 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20)
Inside the Sets
- Set 1: Despite trailing 11-4, UNF went on a 10-1 run to take the lead, 14-12 … UNF posted four blocks and ushered Bellarmine into 10 attack errors in the set … four different Ospreys got into the blocking column, while White and Solimar Cestero posted three kills each.
- Set 2: After an attack error gave UNF a 9-8 lead, the Ospreys tacked on two more and eventually turned in a 7-2 run, bringing the Ospreys to a large cushion in the second session … Bellarmine had a late 4-0 run to get within three at 22-10, but Savannah Cook and Boyd teamed up for a block to break the run … North Florida followed with a kill from Cestero and another block, this time from Cook and Kierstyn McFall.
- Set 3: UNF hit a match-best .405, leading for all but two tie scores as the Ospreys pulled ahead … Boyd capped her big day with five kills on nine swings in the third session … Cook dished out 12 assists and the Ospreys committed just one error on offense.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
BELL
- Jaymie Scott | 8 kills, 4 digs
- Anna Lococo & Emily Ernst | 12 digs
- Emily Arnold | 15 assists
Notes
- UNF is 2-0 all-time against Bellarmine.
- North Florida concluded the month 6-3 in league play.
- The Ospreys have won via sweep three times this season and twice in league play.
- The Ospreys need one more win to guarantee at least a .500 mark in league play, bringing head coach Kristen Wright to three such seasons of doing so in her five years at UNF.
- North Florida reached double-digit blocks in five different matches.
- Cook posted a career-best six blocks
Postmatch Comments
Up Next
UNF heads back to the Sunshine State tomorrow for a quick turnaround at FIU Sunday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.
