Volleyball Clipped in Five at FAMU

Wednesday, September 4

Tallahassee, Fla.

5 p.m.

University of North Florida

2-2,0-0ASUN

Florida A&M

2-2,0-0SWAC

North Florida

Florida A&M

Burkhardt posted a career-high 20 kills.

Photo by: Brock Borgeson

9/4/2024 8:28:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Despite a career-high in kills from Amy Burkhardt and double-doubles from Annie Antar and Burkhardt, North Florida volleyball (2-2) was clipped by Florida A&M (2-2) in five frames Wednesday, Sept. 4.

UNF 2, FAMU 3 (30-32, 29-27, 25-23, 17-25, 11-15)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: FAMU created a 15-12 lead, but a 4-0 run on Maymie Guthrie's serve put the Ospreys ahead by one and forced the Rattlers into a timeout … UNF appeared to take a 23-20 lead, but FAMU won a challenge to trim the margin to one … the Rattlers evened things up 23-23 despite Amy Burkhardt's fourth kill of the set, forcing a timeout … both sides worked around opposing set points as the set went well past the 25-marker … the challenge favored UNF next time around as the Ospreys reversed set point … FAMU eventually won the set on a block.
Set 2: Both sides traded spurts of scoring as things were even at 10-10 … all even at 15, Annie Antar scored on a dump shot kill and Burkhardt followed with her seventh kill of the match … Jacqueline Arrington posted a block to continue the run … North Florida reached a 23-19 lead, but FAMU clawed back with a 3-0 run to force UNF into a timeout … North Florida created three-straight set points, point service errors allowed FAMU to hang in the set … UNF won a challenge and Burkhardt concluded the set with a kill off the block in a 29-27 second set victory.
Set 3: Down 8-5, UNF turned on a 4-0 run to take a 9-8 lead … tied 17, FAMU committed consecutive errors and called timeout … North Florida was resilient late once again, hanging on to win the third set, 25-23
Set 4: UNF used a 6-1 run to overturn FAMU's early lead and take an 11-9 advantage … FAMU would hit .393 and force a fifth set.
Set 5: The Rattlers took a 3-0 lead, but Dakota Skye-Spurrier slowed the run with a kill and Janelly Ceopa posted an ace … Burkhardt reached a career-high 20 kills as FAMU held an 8-7 lead at the changeover … Jacqueline Arrington's kill gave UNF a 9-8 lead, its first of the set … the Rattlers would close it out, 15-11.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF

Amy Burkhardt | 20 kills, 16 digs
Annie Antar | 48 assists, 16 digs, 7 kills
Kierstyn McFall | 13 kills, .444 hitting percentage

FAMU

Brookelynn Thomas | 20 kills
Alexandra Koleva | 29 assists, 15 digs

Notes

Dakota Skye-Spurrier made her first-career start
It was UNF's first road match of the year and first of four-straight
It was the first time in Burkhardt's career that she has posted four-straight double-digit kill matches
It was Burkhardt's third double-double of the season
Antar has gone for double-doubles in consecutive matches
It was the 21st meeting between the two teams
It was UNF's second-straight five-set match
Burkhardt posted a career high for digs

Up Next
North Florida starts play at the Islanders Classic hosted by Texas A&M Corpus Christi tomorrow.