Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season in Winning Fashion

Saturday, November 16

DeLand, Fla.

6 p.m.

University of North Florida

13-18,9-6ASUN

Stetson

5-22,2-14ASUN

North Florida

Stetson

Burkhardt dominated with 22 kills Saturday night.

11/17/2024 3:32:00 AM | Volleyball

Box Score

Ospreys Defeat Hatters, 3-1, Burkhardt Tallies 22 Kills

DELAND, Fla. - North Florida volleyball (13-18, 9-7 ASUN) took care of business at Stetson (5-22, 2-14 ASUN) in the regular season finale, 3-1, Saturday, Nov. 17, earning a 9-7 finish in league play. The victory gives the Ospreys an over .500 finish in conference play for the fifth-straight season.

UNF earns the sixth seed in the league tournament and will take on No. 3 Central Arkansas in the quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. from Fort Myers.

UNF earned a season sweep of Stetson in the win, bringing UNF to season sweeps of two games against Stetson, West Georgia and Queens.

UNF 3, Stetson 1 (25-14, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15)

Set 1: Amy Burkhardt started off blazing hot, pushing UNF to a first set win with six kills on .333 … tied 7-7, UNF went on a 10-4 run to pull ahead large, cruising to a win.
Set 2: Burkhardt posted eight kills in the second session, staying dominant to overwhelm Stetson and push UNF to a 2-0 lead .. North Florida and Stetson played to six tie scores and one lead change in the second set.
Set 3: Stetson took a 6-5 and never let up on it … the Ospreys cut into the deficit to get within one, down 20-19, but Stetson rallied to stay on top.
Set 4: UNF jumped out to an 8-2 lead and held as much an 18-8 lead as the Ospreys cruised to a win against Stetson in the fourth … the Ospreys held Stetson to .000 hitting in the final frame.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Amy Burkhardt | 22 kills
Mackenzie Piester | 10 kills
Jacqueline Arrington | 7 kills, 9 blocks
Emma Pohlmann | 3 aces
Maymie Guthrie | 21 digs

Stetson

Annabelle Standish | 9 kills
Leilani Vitale | 4 blocks
Elif Yasar | 36 assists

Notes

North Florida tallied a statistical advantage in kills, aces, blocks, assists and digs
Burkhardt dominated with 22 kills, her fifth 20-plus kill performance
UNF swept the season series against Stetson
UNF has gone over .500 in five straight seasons in league play

Up Next
UNF takes on No. 2-seeded Central Arkansas Thursday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. in the ASUN Quarterfinals at FGCU.