JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida beach volleyball looks to conclude its homestand finale on a high note as the Ospreys host UNCW, FIU, Mercer and Saint Leo Friday through Saturday in the final home contests of the regular season. 

North Florida will honor Audrey Brooks and Chantel McMillan for Senior Day prior to Saturday's matches as the Ospreys finish up a 10-match home stand.

North Florida is currently 16-6 and 5-1 on its current home stand.

MATCH DETAILS
Date: Friday, April 7 - Saturday, April 8
Times: 12 p.m. & 4 p.m. | 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.
Location: The Coop
Opponents: UNCW, FIU, Mercer, Saint Leo
Live Stats: unfospreys.com
Watch: SWOOPLife Live
 
All-Time Series: 

• UNCW: UNF is on a five-match winning streak against UNCW … North Florida is 6-1 all-time against the Seahawks … North Florida is coming off consecutive sweeps of UNC Wilmington … North Florida is 3-0 at home in such meetings.
• FIU: UNF goes to make history against FIU as the Ospreys aim to knock off the Panthers for the first time in series history … FIU won both meetings last year, 4-1 … this is the ninth meeting between the two teams
• Mercer: UNF has dominated the head-to-head series against Mercer, owning a 24-2 advantage against the Bears … UNF is on a 13-match winning streak against Mercer … North Florida hasn't lost to the Bears since April 15.
• Saint Leo: UNF is hosting Saint Leo for the first time … North Florida owns a 2-0 advantage against Saint Leo …the last meeting came March 9, 2019 … UNF has won both contests, 5-0.

Notables

• UNF is 8-2 over its last 10 matches 
• North Florida is 9-1 at home this season
• North Florida has four pairs ranked in the NCAA Top 20 Pairs Rankings
• UNF is coming off a 3-1 weekend in which North Florida defeated two ranked teams and another receiving votes. North Florida defeated No. 19 Pepperdine, No. 17 Stetson and RV FGCU
• UNF hadn't defeated Pepperdine prior to the victory last weekend
• The last time UNF knocked off FGCU and Stetson in consecutive matches was during the ASUN Championship semifinals and finals April 2021
• UNF paces the league with 16 wins
• North Florida touts a 75-35 record in overall individual duals
• Madison Espy and Presley Murray are 19-3 and 10-2 at the second slot as freshmen
• Chantel McMillan and Audrey Brooks will be honored for Senior Day prior to Saturday's matches. McMillan enters with the eighth-most wins in UNF history, while Brooks is 12-10 in her first season at UNF.

Scouting Report

• UNCW: UNCW is 10-9 and 2-3 in road matches … the Seahawks are 1-4 over its last five matches … the lone win during that stretch was a 4-1 win against JU … UNCW was swept in both of its matches against ranked teams … Bri Haggerty and Ashley Thompson possess a 13-2 record, the best mark on the squad … UNCW was tabbed third in the Preseason Sun Belt poll.
• FIU: FIU was ranked No. 16 in the latest AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball poll … the Panthers are 10-14 but they have played 15 of their 24 matches against nationally ranked teams … FIU pulled off a 3-2 win against No. 8 Hawaii last weekend … the Panthers have earned three ranked wins on the season, defeating No. 13 Cal Poly and No. 19 South Carolina as well … FIU went 22-11 last year before falling in the Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship Final.
• Mercer: Mercer is 5-19 this season … the Bears have won their last two matches … those wins were against Jacksonville State and Austin Peay.
• Saint Leo: Saint Leo touts a 15-8 record, doing well against opponents including schools such as Palm Beach Atlantic, Florida Southern, Eckerd and more … the Lions are 8-1 at home and 2-2 on the road … Saint Leo had a great season last year, going 22-13 … Saint Leo is based out of Saint Leo, Fla. near Tampa … Saint Leo is coached by Natalia Koryzna, a native of Poland.