JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF volleyball plays an important conference-rivalry match at Jacksonville Wednesday night at 7 p.m., concluding an 11-match October for the Ospreys.
MATCH DETAILS
Who | North Florida vs. Jacksonville
What | River City Rumble
When | Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
Where | Swisher Gymnasium
Last Time Out
RICHMOND, Ky. - After nearly three hours and almost 400 combined attack attempts, North Florida volleyball (9-16, 5-5 ASUN) came up just points short of going 3-0 on the week in a 3-2 loss at Eastern Kentucky (16-7, 7-3 ASUN) Sunday, Oct. 27.
Amy Burkhardt,
Janelly Ceopa,
Maymie Guthrie and
Annie Antar all notched career highs in what was a statistical outburst for the Ospreys. Burkhardt finished with 26 kills, Ceopa went for career highs in kills and digs, Antar reached 60 assists for the first time in her career and Guthrie became the first Osprey with 30 digs in a match since
Rocio Moro did so last season.
Nearing on 100
Head coach
Kristen Wright is one win shy of 100 for her North Florida career entering Friday's match. Wright and the Ospreys have won five of their last six this season.
Series History
This is the 51st meeting between the two teams ... North Florida paces the all-time series, 31-19 ... the Ospreys are 12-11 against JU on the road ... North Florida has won seven of the last eight at Jacksonville ... UNF has won four of those matches via a sweep ... the Ospreys are 24-13 against JU in league play since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Scouting the Opponents
Jacksonville is 11-11 and 6-4 in league play ... the Dolphins have been balanced between their performances at home performances on the road, going 4-4 in both settings ... JU is coming off a sweep against Bellarmine after being swept by EKU ... the Dolphins split their last weekend at home ... JU is under the direction of first year head coach Alicia Roth ... Breanna McDonough paces the team with 3.94 kill/set.
