JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball rides a three-match winning streak into a road match at FGCU Thursday night as the Ospreys begin their final road stint of the regular season.
MATCH DETAILS
Who | North Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast
What | First of two road games to close regular season
When | Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.
Where | Alico Arena | Fort Myers, Fla.
Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida (12-17, 8-6 ASUN) put a cap on its dominant weekend, sweeping Queens (7-18, 4-10 ASUN) thanks to .344 hitting and double-doubles from
Amy Burkhardt and
Annie Antar. With the win UNF notches its third-straight victory, while ensuring at least a seven seed in the league tournament.
North Florida also locks up a finish of at least .500 or better in the league for the fifth-straight year under head coach
Kristen Wright. UNF posted two of its top three hitting percentage performances this weekend, while tying a season-low for attack errors.
Mackenzie Piester was a big contributor, leading the way with 13 kills.
Keeping it 100
Head coach
Kristen Wright became the first Osprey head coach in the program's DI era to reach 100-career wins after defeating UNA on 11/3.
Notables
Amy Burkhardt and
Annie Antar notched double-doubles last time out ... Burkhardt has posted eight, while Antar has tallied 11 this season ... the Ospreys are 8-6 in league play and a win short of finishing .500 or better for the fifth-straight season ... the Ospreys have guaranteed at least the seventh seed in the postseason league tournament.
Fall Ospreys
Since the start of October, North Florida has gone 9-5, picking up six wins via a sweep while knocking off North Alabama, who currently resides in the top half of the conference standings ... UNF is in the midst of its second three-match winning streak of the season.
Series History
FGCU took the first game this season 3-0 at the UNF Arena ... North Florida and FGCU are meeting for the 44th time in program history ... the Ospreys and Eagles first met in 2004 ... this is the 19th meeting between the two teams in Fort Myers, Fla. ... North Florida took the Eagles to five sets in the last meeting between the two teams in southwest Florida.
Scouting the Opponent
FGCU currently sits in first place in the league standings … the Eagles suffered their lone league loss came against Eastern Kentucky, a 3-0 loss … FGCU is 9-2 at home this season … Skylar English ranks fifth in the nation in aces while Shelby Kent is 13th in kills.
