JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF volleyball ventures over state lines for the first time during the 2022 season as the Ospreys make the trip to Birmingham, Ala. for the UAB Invitational. The Ospreys will go up against Troy, UAB and Auburn to round out the three-match weekend.

North Florida's schedule features a match a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. Live stats will be provided for all three matches, although the lone match that will be streamed is UNF's contest against UAB Saturday.

MATCH NOTES

Series History
Troy: North Florida is undefeated against Troy ... the Ospreys are 5-0 overall and 1-0 against the Trojans in neutral site meetings ... UNF swept the Trojans in the second round of the NIVC Championship a year ago ... prior to that, the last time the two teams met was Aug. 25, 2017 in Columbia, S.C. ... UNF and Troy first met in 2005.
UAB: UNF and UAB are meeting for just the second time ... the two teams had their only meeting two years ago at the Mississippi State non-conference tournament ... UAB won that meeting, 3-0, Sept. 19, 2019.
Auburn: UNF and Auburn are meeting for the first time ... UNF is taking on its second SEC foe this season after opening the year against No. 15 Florida in Gainesville.

Scouting Report
Troy: The Trojans are 2-4 and coming off an 18-13 season in which the Trojans earned a trip to the NIVC ... Troy's wins have come against Santa Clara and Chattanooga ... Troy has lost to Georgia, LSU, Penn State and Iowa State ... Troy has faced three-straight Power Five teams ... Troy was picked third in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll ... Julia Brooks was tabbed to the preseason all-league team.
UAB: UAB is 3-3 through two weekend tournaments ... the Blazers went 11-14 and 6-6 in C-USA play last year ... UAB has defeated Jackson State, Little Rock and Cleveland State, while falling to Xavier, Buffalo and Samford ... outsider hitter and Bolivian native Fernanda Maida is a C-USA Preseason All-League pick.
Auburn: Auburn is rolling early, starting the year, 5-0 ... The Tigers are hitting .264 while holding opponents to .151 ... Rebekah Rath has notched 4.42 kills/set.

An Osprey Win Would…
Against Troy: Would make the Ospreys 6-0 against Troy and give UNF a win against the Trojans in consecutive seasons.
Against UAB: Would even the series, 1-1, with UAB
Against Auburn: Provide UNF its second-ever win against an SEC foe. UNF defeated Ole Miss in 2005.

First Serve
UNF is 1-4 through five matches ... the Ospreys have played three matches at the Gators Invitational and two matches at the UCF Challenge last weekend ... UNF has taken on four different Power Five foes through five matches ... the Ospreys have played Syracuse, Kansas State, Virginia and Florida ... Mahalia White is off to a blazing hot start to her UNF career ... through five matches, White has 77 kills at 4.81 kills/set ... her kills/set total is the 13th highest in the country and also leads the league ... she has tallied  at least 18 kills on two occasions, doing so at Florida to open the year and against Kansas State last weekend ... Jenna Zimmermann was the first Osprey to reach a double-double this year, doing so vs. Syracuse.