A Pair of Aces Records Propel Ospreys to Sweep of UWG

Friday, November 8

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

11-17,7-6ASUN

West Georgia

9-16,2-11ASUN

West Ga.

North Florida

UNF volleyball team celebration against West Georgia

North Florida's 17 aces set a DI-era program record.

Photo by: Brock Borgeson

11/8/2024 10:07:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

North Florida Goes for 17 Aces, Burkhardt Tallies Nine Alone

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida volleyball (11-17, 7-6 ASUN) set the UNF DI-era single game team aces record with 17, while Amy Burkhardt's nine aces set an individual game record in a dominant sweep of West Georgia (9-16, 2-11 ASUN) Friday, Nov. 8. With the win, North Florida is now 7-6 and in need of just one more win before earning at least a .500 mark in each of the last five seasons in league play.

With the win, UNF clinches a spot in the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament.

Burkhardt was one ace shy of the unthinkable as she went for 14 kills, 11 digs and nine aces. Annie Antar added her 10th double-double of the season.

UNF 3, UWG 0 (10-25, 22-25, 17-25)

Set 1: North Florida's .550 hitting percentage fueled the Ospreys to a massive 19-9 lead late in the first set … UNF posted four aces in the last five points, concluding the frame with a block to win the opening frame in 19 minutes.
Set 2: UNF used a 7-0 run to take an 8-4 lead … UWG went on a 6-0 run, using four aces, to take a 19-18 lead … Jacqueline Arrington stopped the run with a key kill … Amy Burkhardt went for two kills to help UNF win.
Set 3: North Florida hit .424 in the third, with there only being one lead change, as the Ospreys won in convincing fashion … the Ospreys rattled off another seven aces in the last frame.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Amy Burkhardt | 14 kills, 11 digs, 9 aces
Emma Pohlmann | 5 aces
Annie Antar | 30 assists, 11 digs
Jacqueline Arrington | 7 kills, .538 hitting percentage
Janelly Ceopa | 11 digs

UWG

Callaway Cason | 10 digs, 25 assists
Victoria Schmer | 17 digs, 4 aces

Notes

Burkhardt posted her seventh double-double of the season
Antar notched her tenth double-double of the year
UNF set the DI-era record for aces in a match with 17
North Florida posted four-straight aces on two instances
Burkhardt set the program's DI-era record for aces
Emma Pohlmann and Burkhardt both went on runs of four-straight aces
UNF earned a season sweep of West Georgia
The Ospreys need one more win to secure five-straight seasons of at least a .500 record in league play