BATON ROUGE, La. - North Florida volleyball continued a gauntlet of a stretch on the road, coming up short against Boston College (7-3) and San Diego (3-5) in the opening day at Louisiana State Thursday, Sept. 19. 

UNF 1, BC 3 (20-25, 15-25, 25-22, 14-25)

• Set 1: North Florida went on a 3-0 run to take an 11-9 lead in the first set … Amy Burkhardt paced UNF with three early kills … another 3-0 run put North Florida up on BC, 15-13, at the media timeout … BC went on a 5-0 run to break a 19-19 tie as the Eagles took the first set.
• Set 2: North Florida started off strong, taking a 4-1 lead … Boston College created an 11-6 lead with a 5-0 run … BC stayed ahead the rest of the way. 
• Set 3: BC went on a 5-0 run despite UNF's early 12-7 lead … UNF found a rhythm late, going on a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 19-18, forcing BC into a timeout … UNF closed the set on a 6-1 run, while Sopata hit .600 with 12 kills and no errors prior to the end of the third, giving UNF a 25-22 win.
• Set 4: Attack errors loomed in the fourth frame as BC held on in four frames.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Mya Sopata | 13 kills, 10 digs
• Annie Antar | 30 assists, 7 digs
• Kamila Mieles | 20 digs
• Kierstyn McFall | 6 kills, 5 blocks

BC

• Hallie Schroder | 22 kills, 12 digs
• Jane Petrie | 20 assists

UNF 0, San Diego 3 (22-25, 11-25, 17-25)

• Set 1: UNF broke free from a tight first set thanks to a 4-0 run, giving the Ospreys an 18-16 lead while forcing San Diego to call a timeout … San Diego went on a run late to hold on for a 25-22 lead.
• Set 2: The Torerors gained an early lead and didn't look back as San Diego established a 2-0 set advantage.
• Set 3: Burkhardt had a strong set, finishing with double-digit kills, but San Diego stayed in front to win in three.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

• Amy Burkhardt | 10 kills
• Annie Antar | 23 assists, 5 digs
• Jacqueline Arrington | 3 blocks
• Kamila Mieles | 11 digs

San Diego

• Isabel Clark | 13 kills
• Kylie Munday | 32 assists, 6 digs

Notes

• It was UNF's first-ever meeting against both Boston College and San Diego
• Sopata went for her first-career double-double
• It was UNF's third match against an ACC team this year
• UNF went up against head coach Kristen Wright's alma mater
• San Diego was a national semifinalist in 2022

Up Next
North Florida finishes up its stay in Louisiana tomorrow against LSU at 11 a.m. EST.