McFall, Ospreys Handle Rattlers

Tuesday, October 3

Tallahassee, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

8-10,1-3ASUN

Florida A&M

7-10,3-1SWAC

North Florida

Florida A&M

UNF volleyball team reaction during a match

Four Ospreys had at least 10 kills Tuesday.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

10/3/2023 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Volleyball Concludes Non-Conference Play With Road Victory

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - UNF volleyball put a one-set deficit in the rear view and followed up with four Ospreys touting double-digit kill nights as UNF (8-10) knocked off Florida A&M (7-10), 3-1, in the regular season non-conference finale Tuesday, Oct. 3.

Four Ospreys posted double-digit kill evenings, North Florida served up 12 aces and Kierstyn McFall had a ridiculous night, hitting .652 en route to 15 kills. Rocio Moro stymied FAMU's attack, going for 27 digs as she inched to just four digs away from the league all-time digs record.

With non-conference play wrapped up, UNF looks at 12 more league matches, seven of which are at home.

UNF 3, FAMU 1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-14, 25-23)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: After being down 11-5, UNF went on a 5-0 run to get back into the set … McFall showed what type of night she'd have early on, posting six kills in the first frame … Mahalia White and McFall teamed up for a block to get within two, fueling a 4-0 run to tie things up, 22-22 … UNF evaded one set point, but two attack errors cost the Ospreys the set.
Set 2: FAMU carried its first set momentum into the second frame, but UNF won a challenge to change what would have been a 6-2 deficit to just, 5-3 … afterwards, UNF went on a 3-0 run and eventually tied things up and took a lead during Kelly Negron's serving run … Emma Pohlmann turned in her own run and Annie Antar eventually dropped in two aces at the line as UNF took a 16-12 lead … Kailey McKnight had some big swings in the back row as UNF hit above .400 and evened things up.
Set 3: Serving was on point again to start the third frame … McKnight put UNF up, 3-0, early, giving UNF a huge lift of momentum at an important juncture in the match … some good serving and aggressive offense setup a number of overpass kills as North Florida won by 11 points to take a 2-1 lead.
Set 4: Nine of UNF's first 15 points in the fourth set came via a kill, giving UNF a 15-9 lead … FAMU went on a 5-0 run to get within one at 15-14, but McKnight came through with a kill … FAMU was able to tie it up 18-18, but a service error from FAMU gave UNF a one-point lead after a successful UNF challenge … Moro replied with a timely ace to give UNF a 2-0 lead … UNF went up 23-18, but FAMU came through with a 4-0 run to force UNF into a timeout … North Florida closed it out with a Mahalia White kill.

Leaders By the Numbers
FAMU

Brooke Lynn Watts | 19 kills, 10 digs
Brooke Hudson | 21 digs, 3 aces
Camila De La Rosa | 29 assists

UNF

Kierstyn McFall | 15 kills, 3 blocks, .652 hitting percentage
Kailey McKnight | 10 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks
Mahalia White | 11 kills
Anna Butler | 10 kills, .444 hitting percentage
Annie Antar | 28 assists, 2 digs
Rocio Moro | 27 digs, 5 assists, 3 aces

Notes

North Florida is 11-9 all-time vs. FAMU
UNF is 2-0 vs. FAMU under head coach Kristen Wright
Moro is just three digs from setting the ASUN career-digs record
McFall set a career high in hitting percentage. Her previous highwater mark was .615
UNF set a season high with 12 aces
McKnight posted her sixth double-double of the season
McFall didn't have a single attack error on 23 attempts
North Florida hit above .400 in two sets

Postgame Comments

UNF put up 12 aces, had four with double-digit kill nights and eventually got it done at FAMU - hear from @CoachKWright12 ??#OSPREYWay pic.twitter.com/QsOgblZFQp
— UNF Volleyball (@OspreyVB) October 4, 2023