Volleyball Drops September Finale at Lipscomb

Saturday, September 30

Nashville, Tenn.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

7-10,1-3ASUN

Lipscomb

9-5,4-0ASUN

North Florida

Lipscomb

Kailey McKnight digging the ball with Rocio Moro

McKnight went for her fourth-straight double-digit kill outing.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

9/30/2023 10:48:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida (7-10, 1-3 ASUN) traveled to Nashville for the September finale, falling against the Bisons (9-5, 4-0 ASUN) in the lone league match of the weekend. Kailey McKnight paced the UNF offense with her fourth-straight double-digit kill output, but Lipscomb was efficient in its three-set win.

UNF 0, LIP 3 (15-25, 21-25, 15-25)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: Lipscomb took an early 9-3 lead, getting lifted by 1.000 hitting percentage through five attacks … Maddie Boyd snuffed out a few attacks for consecutive blocks to get UNF back within striking distance … Lipscomb finished with an extremely efficient set, falling 25-15 in the first frame.
Set 2: Kelly Negron dropped in an ace to give UNF a 10-9 lead … the Ospreys carried that advantage to a four-point lead at the media timeout … Amy Burkhardt got a crosscourt kill to land to expand the lead to 21-19 … but, Lipscomb replied with a 3-0 run to take a one-point lead and force a UNF timeout … Lipscomb finished the match on a 6-0 run to earn the victory.
Set 3: Lipscomb gained a 9-6 lead after going on a 3-0 run, breaking a 6-6 tie … Mahalia White found a groove in the middle of the frame, posting a trio of kills, but Lipscomb's high-percentage hitting remained.

Leaders By the Numbers
LIP

Courtney Jones | 14 kills
Delaney Smith | 15 digs
Sophia Hudepohl | 34 assists, 9 digs

UNF

Kailey McKnight | 11 kills
Kelly Negron | 13 assists, 2 assists
Rocio Moro | 17 digs
Maddie Boyd | 4 blocks

Notes

Moro needs just 30 digs to set the ASUN digs record
Kailey McKnight went for double-digit kills for the fourth-straight match
UNF and Lipscomb were one of three ASUN teams in the league to have multiple ASUN Preseason picks

Up Next
UNF steps out of ASUN play for the last time Tuesday, Oct. 3 at FAMU.