Volleyball Drops Road Trip Opener in Fort Myers

Thursday, November 14

Fort Myers, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

12-18,8-6ASUN

Florida Gulf Coast

23-4,10-1ASUN

North Florida

FGCU

Burkhardt reached double-digit kills for the fourth-straight game.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

11/14/2024 9:33:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida volleyball opened up its final road stint of the regular season in Fort Myers, getting a fourth-straight double-digit kill outing from Amy Burkhardt before dropping the contest at FGCU (23-4, 14-1 ASUN) Thursday, Nov. 14.

North Florida (12-18, 8-7 ASUN) currently sits in seventh place in the league standings, having locked up a spot in the postseason tournament set for next week back in Fort Myers.

UNF 0, FGCU 3 (11-25, 12-25, 21-25)

Set 1: North Florida took a quick 2-0 lead, but a 5-0 FGCU spurt gave the Eagles the lead for good in the opening frame.
Set 2: Burkhardt paced the Ospreys with four kills on .300 hitting, but FGCU's 16 kills were too much to overcome in a set that only featured two aces and one-combined block.
Set 3: The third set was the most contested, with UNF leading for much of the session … the set featured four tie scores and two lead changes, but FGCU's late push in the frame brought the Eagles in front.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Amy Burkhardt | 13 kills
Annie Antar | 20 assists
Maymie Guthrie | 9 digs

FGCU

Shelby Kent | 17 kills
Shanelle Puetz | 3 aces, 26 assists

Notes

Burkhardt has tallied four-straight double-digit kill performances
North Florida is guaranteed a .500 finish or better in league play for the fifth-straight season
Burkhardt reached 200 digs for the season

Up Next
North Florida finishes up the regular season Saturday at Stetson, with first serve set for 6 p.m.