MATCH POINT - Beach Volleyball Plays Four Matches in Miami - University of North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a nine-day hiatus, North Florida beach volleyball is back in action tomorrow and Wednesday at FIU's Surf N' Turf Invitational in South Beach. The Ospreys go up against Florida Memorial, No. 17 FIU, Palm Beach Atlantic and FGCU.

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The home-opening weekend of year three at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex concluded with a pair of wins for the North Florida beach volleyball team Sunday, Mar. 6. The Ospreys (7-2) swept Mercer (0-7) and finished the day with a 4-1 win against Jacksonville (2-6).

Opening Weekend Rewind
North Florida had their home opener last weekend, winning four of five matches, with wins against Coastal Carolina, Nebraska, Mercer, and Jacksonville. UNF's lone loss came to No. 17 FIU on Friday.

The Ospreys wrapped up the weekend with a 4-1 victory over cross-town conference foe Jacksonville.

Series History

FMU: North Florida is 2-0 all-time against Florida Memorial.
FIU: UNF is seeking their first win in the all-time series against FIU (0-7).
PBA: The Ospreys won in their first ever match against Palm Beach Atlantic last season.
FGCU: UNF leads the all-time series 23-8 versus FGCU.

Notables
UNF is now 7-2 on the season looking to continue their strong start to the season … North Florida continues to receive votes in the latest AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll … with four wins this past weekend, Callie Workman moved into second place all-time in career wins surpassing Courtney Miller … she is 13 wins away from tying the all-time wins leader, Chaney Howard (75) … Taryn Griffey and Callie Workman were named ASUN Pair of the Week March 9.

Scouting Report
Florida Memorial: Florida Memorial is currently 0-7 looking to get in the win column this week … last season the Lions finished with an overall record of 5-9 … Florida Memorial was picked the favorite to win the Sun Conference in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
FIU: FIU is ranked No. 17 in the latest AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll … the Panthers are coming off a 25-7 record last season and a 5-0 weekend in Jacksonville with wins over Nebraska, UNF, Coastal Carolina, and JU … Paige Kalkhoff and Roberta Ribeiro were preseason all-conference picks.
Palm Beach Atlantic: Palm Beach Atlantic finished last season with a 17-7 record … The Sailfish started this season 4-0 before going 5-3 in their last 8 matches … their most recent matches were sweeps of Stevenson and Eckerd.
FGCU: FGCU has a current record of 9-3 … Kacie Johnson was named the ASUN Preseason Beach Volleyball Player of the Year … Kirstine Garder and Maddison Parmelly were also named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team … this is the fifth straight year FGCU has had three players honored as such.

MATCH POINT - Beach Volleyball Plays Four Matches in Miami

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Players Mentioned

Taryn Griffey

Callie Workman

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