JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida (10-10, 3-3 ASUN) won in straight sets for the second-straight night, hitting .398 as a team while holding Queens to .066 on the attack in an hour and 18-minute sweep of Queens (3-14, 0-5 ASUN) Saturday, Oct. 7.

Amy Burkhardt hit a ridiculous .800 while Kierstyn McFall wasn't far behind with a .750 clip as North Florida committed no more than four errors in a single set. UNF haw now won three-straight matches and is looking to break .500 in both overall and league play next Friday.

UNF 3, Queens 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-11)

Inside the Sets

• Set 1: North Florida started off hot, going up 4-0 early … Kailey McKnight notched three quick kills as the Ospreys ran out to a 10-2 lead … Burkhardt helped fuel a 6-0 run on her serve as North Florida went ahead, 17-5 … McKnight finished with six kills to seal a big first set win that had North Florida with 17 kills and only one attack error.
• Set 2: Tied 4-4, UNF went for consecutive blocks to create a 7-4 lead … UNF would lead by no fewer than four for the remaining points … Burkhardt was the leader with five kills, while Annie Antar dished out eight assists and Kelly Negron six.
• Set 3: A whole host of Ospreys saw the court in the final frame that had UNF leading wire-to-wire … the Ospreys had 3.5 blocks while 14 different Ospreys saw time … Rylee Moorhead closed the match out with a kill.

Leaders By the Numbers
Queens

• Jordyn Johnson | 6 kills, 5 digs
• Kendall Buish | 21 assists, 6 digs

UNF

• Kailey McKnight | 9 kills, 5 digs
• Amy Burkhardt | 8 kills, .800 hitting percentage, 7 digs
• Kierstyn McFall 6 kills, .750 hitting percentage, 4 blocks
• Annie Antar | 19 assists, 8 digs
• Kelly Negron | 15 assists, 5 digs

Postgame Comments
 

Ospreys hit a sizzling .398 in a dominant sweep of Queens - hear from @CoachKWright12 ??? pic.twitter.com/nMN0q1DDBd

— UNF Volleyball (@OspreyVB) October 7, 2023

Notes

• UNF has won three straight, tying a season best
• North Florida committed just nine attack errors
• North Florida held at least a 20-tally advantage in kills, assists and digs
• Queens was held without a block
• Kierstyn McFall set a season and career high by hitting .750
• North Florida won in just an hour and 18 minutes
• UNF sent 18 Ospreys to the floor
• UNF's hitting percentage was its highest in league play this year

Up Next
North Florida gets a chance to prepare and stay at home for another week as it hosts EKU Friday, Oct. 13.