Five-Match Weekend in Miami Beach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After spending last weekend just outside of Los Angeles taking on three teams, this weekend the Ospreys return to the Sunshine State for a five-match stint in Miami Beach at FIU's Surf & Turf Invitational.

UNF completes the eight-match road stretch against Palm Beach Atlantic, JU, Erskine, Tampa and No. 2 USC. Live scoring will be provided, although no live stream will be available.

MATCH DETAILS

Dates: Friday, March 17-Saturday, March 18
Times: 10:20 a.m. | 2:20 p.m. | 6:20 p.m. | 10:20 a.m. | 4:20 p.m.
Location: Miami Beach, Fla.
Opponents: PBA, JU, Erskine, Tampa, USC
Live Stats: volleyballlife.com
Watch: N/A

All-Time Series:

PBA: UNF has won all three meetings with the Sailfish … UNF and Palm Beach Atlantic have played all of their matches against one another in a neutral site setting … UNF defeated PBA twice last year, once in DeLand and another time in Miami
JU: UNF looks to continue its long-standing dominance against JU, entering with a 32-2 series-record lead on the Dolphins … UNF is undefeated against JU in a neutral setting … UNF has won 22-straight matches against JU
Erskine: This is the second match against Erskine in program history … UNF won the only meeting, 4-1, Feb. 27, 2021.
Tampa: UNF and Tampa are playing for the fifth time … the two teams have played all their matches in a neutral site setting … UNF has won the last two meetings … North Florida won, 4-1, last season in Tallahassee.
USC: UNF and USC are meeting for the first time in almost a decade … UNF and USC played each other at the national level May 3, 2013 … USC won, 4-1.

Notables

UNF enters with a 7-4 record and a two-match winning streak after sweeps against UAB and San Francisco last weekend
UNF will have played on separate coasts in back-to-back weekends after playing in Malibu last weekend
North Florida ranks third in the country among unranked teams in total wins
Freshman pair Madison Espy and Presley Murray are 11-0, the first freshman duo in program history to start their careers undefeated after 11 matches
North Florida is playing its second-to-last road weekend on the regular season
The Ospreys have seen the debut of nine different Ospreys
UNF is a combined 37-18 in duals record
North Florida is 1-3 against ranked teams

Scouting Report

Palm Beach Atlantic: PBA is 8-8 on the season and coming off a 1-1 weekend in Palm Beach … it's Palm Beach Atlantic's fourth season as a varsity program … the Sailfish are coming off a 20-14 and have won 12 matches against DI foes as a program … the squad had to replace three of its top four players from last season.
JU: Jacksonville is 4-6 this season and on a three-match losing streak after suffering defeats to FGCU, UNF and Coastal Carolina … the Dolphins' wins have come against PBA, Charleston and Mercer … JU went 10-27 last season.
Erskine: Erskine is 1-4, having its regular season begin March 2 … it'll be the first of two trips to Florida for Erskine … Erskine is another program only in its fourth year of competition.
Tampa: As usual, Tampa is a very tough opponent and takes on a challenging slate of foes … the Spartans enter 5-8 but are on a four-match winning streak after sweeping last weekend at the Eckerd Battle on the Bay …Tampa has taken on five ranked foes including No. 8 Georgia State, No. 6 GCU, No. 15 Stetson, No. 3 TCU and No. 2 FSU.
USC: USC is one of the most successful programs in collegiate beach volleyball history, entering the weekend ranked second in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll … the back-to-back reigning NCAA Champions went 37-1 a year ago and defeated UT-Martin, FAU, UCLA and FSU twice en route to the championship … USC's lone loss was a 3-2 defeat to No. 2 UCLA in the second match of the year a season ago … USC is coming off three-straight sweeps, bringing the Trojans to a 10-0 record on the year … they've won 46-straight dual matches.

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Players Mentioned

Madison Espy

Presley Murray

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