CONWAY, S.C. - UNF volleyball was clinical in its first true road win of 2023, sweeping the hosts of Coastal Carolina to cap day one in Conway and earn a split after matches with Georgia (3-1) and the Chanticleers (2-3).
Kailey McKnight went for double-digit kills in both,
Emma Pohlmann and
Yarimar Francis-Garay made their UNF debuts and
Annie Antar went for her fifth-career double-double.
Kierstyn McFall was unstoppable against the Chanticleers (2-3), hitting .615 for nine kills.
Coastal Carolina previously defeated TCU, 3-1, on the opening night of the tournament Thursday evening.
UGA 3, UNF 0 (22-25, 19-25, 24-26)
Inside the Sets
Set 1: Georgia got out to an early lead, hitting .300 for a 10-3 lead … UNF stayed in it, with a 4-0 run via kills from
Maddie Boyd,
Kyla Solis,
Kailey McKnight and
Kierstyn McFall getting UNF within 18-16 … UNF benefited from a UGA service error, but the Bulldogs garnered three of the next four points, pushing UNF to take a timeout … down 23-18,
Mahalia White and McKnight posted a 3-0 run to make UGA go to timeout … the Bulldogs hung on to win, 25-22 … McKnight had six kills in the first set.
Set 2: Janelly Ceopa dropped an ace to tie it up, 4-4 … UGA went on a 3-0 run to take an 8-5 … UGA went on a 4-0 run to take a 19-10 lead … UNF rattled off a 4-0 run, getting within 20-15 to push UGA to a timeout …
Set 3: Yarimar Francis-Garay and
Emma Pohlmann made their UNF debuts … UGA held the lead in the third … two
Kyla Solis kills factored into a 5-0 run to get UNF within 21-18, forcing UGA to take a timeout … down 24-19, UNF faced match point and went on a 3-0 run, pushing UGA to another timeout … the run continued, with UNF working past five UGA match points, tying it 24-24 … the Bulldogs held on with a kill and attack error.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
UGA
- Sophie Fischer | 15 kills, .500 hitting percentage
- Kacie Evans | 14 kills, 8 digs
- Clara Brower | 31 kills, 10 digs
Notes
- It was the third-ever match up between UNF and UGA
- It was UNF's first morning match of the year
- It's the first of three P5 matches for UNF
- Emma Pohlmann and Yarimar Francis-Garay made their UNF debuts
- Kailey McKnight reached double-digit kills for the third time in four matches
- Mahalia White posted her first double-digit kill day
- Annie Antar posted her fifth-career double-double
UNF 3, Coastal Carolina 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-22)
Inside the Sets
Set 1: UNF got an early 2-1 lead and never let go of it or let Coastal Carolina force a tie … the Ospreys hit .353 while holding Coastal to .100 on the attack at the media timeout … UNF's largest run of the set was a 5-0 clip sending UNF from 19-15 lead to a 23-15 advantage and eventually the set.
Set 2: North Florida had a throttle on the session the entire frame, hitting .379 while committing only two errors … conversely, Coastal committed eight errors and hit just -0.125 with eight errors.
Set 3: North Florida reversed Coastal Carolina's only momentum of the match, overcoming a 6-2 deficit … UNF went on an 8-4 run, tied it 10-10 and finally took the lead, 13-12, with a
Kyla Solis block … the set saw two more ties until McKnight and
Maddie Boyd teamed up on a block for the 16-15 lead, an advantage that remained.
Leaders By the Numbers
UNF
CCU
- Jalyn Stout | 12 kills, 10 assists, 8 digs
- Sydney Lewis | 10 digs
Notes
- It was UNF's first-ever win against Coastal Carolina
- McKnight has posted at least 10 kills in four of five matches
- North Florida paced the Chanticleers in kills, aces, blocks, assists, digs and hitting percentage
Up Next
UNF stays in South Carolina for one more day, taking on TCU at 11 a.m.
