Preparing for the Postseason

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball is back in Atlantic Sun Postseason play, poised for its 10th-straight appearance in the league tournament after finishing 9-7 in the conference and earning the sixth seed.

North Florida will take on third-seeded Eastern Kentucky, a team the Ospreys swept earlier this year.

TOURNEY DETAILS

Who | FGCU, Lipscomb, Eastern Kentucky, Kennesaw State, North Alabama, North Florida, Stetson, Bellarmine
What | 2023 Atlantic Sun Tournament
When | Thursday, Nov. 16 - Saturday, Nov. 18
Where | Fort Myers, Fla.

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Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball rode the momentum from a first set comeback all the way to a sweep of Stetson (13-15, 8-8 ASUN) on Senior Night as the Ospreys (16-14, 9-7 ASUN) pushed themselves to higher seeding with the win Saturday, Nov. 11.

UNF in the Atlantic Sun Tournament

North Florida enters the tournament having gone 9-7 in league play
The Ospreys have earned a winning record in conference competition four-straight years, good for a program record
North Florida hasn't missed a league tournament in 10 years, having earned an appearance each season
North Florida has played in 13 Atlantic Sun Championships, looking for its first-ever title
UNF has made the championship match one time, doing so in 2012
UNF is 53-46 all-time against league foes under head coach Kristen Wright
UNF and EKU have never faced off against one another in conference postseason play
UNF and EKU have split matches against one another, with each team winning one against one another over the past two years

Look at the Field

The field features eight teams, with FGCU the host having earned the top seed
Lipscomb comes in at two with just a pair of losses
Eastern Kentucky appears at third with an 11-5 mark, while Kennesaw State got some key late wins to slide in at fourth
Just two wins separate slots five through eight, with UNA, Stetson and Belllarmine rounding out the remaining spots
The bracket follows a single elimination format played over three days

MATCH NOTES
Of Note

UNF finished first in the league in assists, kills and attacks
Those marks were also all good for the top 50 in all of Division I
Rocio Moro ended the regular season atop the league rankings in digs/set and digs
She ranked 23rd and 13th respectively
Moro also earned her 13th-career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honor, rounding out her career well in control of the all-time record
UNF is 6-0 when winning the fourth set
North Florida is 3-1 in November

All-League No Doubters

Rocio Moro earned her fourth-career ASUN Defensive Player of the Year honor today, adding to her record
She has won every honor since the spring 2021 campaign
Kailey McKnight joined her on the all-conference team, earning her first-career postseason honor
The outside hitter was named to the third team
Moro was also named to the all-academic squad

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Players Mentioned

Kailey McKnight

Rocio Moro

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