MATCH POINT - Beach Volleyball Hosts DUUUVAL Duals in Home-Opening Weekend

Friday, March 3

12 p.m.

University of North Florida

Mercer

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MATCH POINT - Beach Volleyball Hosts DUUUVAL Duals in Home-Opening Weekend

3/2/2023 9:29:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

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Ospreys Welcomes Mercer, Coastal Carolina, Charleston and JU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida beach volleyball opens up its home slate and fourth season at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex with a four-match weekend at the DUUUVAL Duals Friday through Saturday.
North Florida hosts Mercer, No. 20 Coastal Carolina, (RV) Charleston and Jacksonville.

MATCH DETAILS
Dates: Friday, Mar. 3 - Saturday, Mar. 4
Times: 12 p.m. & 4 p.m. (Friday | 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.
Location: The Coop
Opponents: Mercer, No. 20 Coastal Carolina, Charleston (RV), JU
Live Stats: unfospreys.com
Watch: SWOOPLife Live (UNF's matches)

All-Time Series:

Mercer: UNF has dominated the all-time series against the Bears, leading things, 23-2 … UNF and Mercer have already faced each other this season, with UNF winning, 4-1, last weekend … UNF is 3-0 against Mercer at home
Coastal Carolina: UNF is 6-0 all-time against Coastal Carolina … North Florida and the Chanticleers … the two teams are meeting for the second time at The Coop … the last two outcomes have been a 3-2 win for the Ospreys
Charleston: This is the 12th game between the two teams … UNF and Charleston first met March 25, 2012 … the last meeting was a 5-0 sweep of Charleston March 14, 2021 … UNF paces the series, 7-4
JU: UNF has won 16-straight games against the Dolphins … North Florida and JU played each other six times a year ago.

Notables

UNF is 2-1 in home openers at The Coop
North Florida is playing its fourth season at The Coop
The Ospreys are 19-14 at The Coop since it was opened before the 2020 season
Nine newcomers made their UNF debut last weekend in DeLand
The Ospreys have already played two contests against ranked teams
UNF will make it three games against ranked teams on the year after facing Coastal Carolina tomorrow.
North Florida also played against FGCU and anticipates a match against Charleston Saturday, both of which are receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Poll
UNF was receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll
Freshmen Presley Murray and Madison Espy went 4-0 as a duo last weekend

Scouting Report

Mercer: Mercer went 7-27 a year ago … head coach Josh Marsh took over the program in 2019 … Mercer will be familiar to UNF foes by the end of the season as the Bears make two regular season trips to The Coop.
Coastal Carolina: Coastal Carolina comes in ranked No. 20 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll, their first-ever national ranking … Madie Lichty and Sarlota Svobodova were named Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week last week … head coach Steve Loeswick was also UNF's first-ever head coach in program history
Charleston: The Cougars are 3-2 so far this year, coming off a busy weekend in Jacksonville at Dolphin Beach … Charleston defeated Palm Beach Atlantic, Tampa and Tusculum, while falling to No. 8 Georgia State and Jacksonville … the Cougars are receiving votes in the latest coaches poll.
JU: JU is 2-3 on the year, coming off wins against Charleston and Palm Beach Atlantic … the Dolphins suffered a pair of 3-2 losses to Tampa and Tusculum respectively, as well as a 4-1 loss to nationally-ranked Georgia State … Dylan Hough is in his second full season with the Dolphins.