University of North Florida
8-11,2-4ASUN
Austin Peay
2-16,0-6ASUN
Volleyball Dominates In Sweep Over Austin Peay
10/11/2025 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. - North Florida volleyball put its talent on display in dominant fashion, earning its first road victory in Atlantic Sun Conference play, 3-0, over Austin Peay on Saturday evening.
UNF 3, AP 0 (25-19, 25-18, 27-25)
Set 1: Graduate outside hitter Kailey McKnight and freshman opposite Kendall Newbold tallied two kills apiece in the early stages, allowing North Florida to command a 4-3 advantage. Two kills in three points from junior middle blocker Yarimar Francis Garay maintained the Ospreys' lead, 11-10. Junior outside hitter Kaili Doctor tallied back-to-back kills down the stretch, which extended North Florida's edge to 21-15. Francis Garay and Newbold sealed the set victory for the Ospreys with a pair of kills in the final two points.
Set 2:  North Florida wasted no time jumping out to an early lead for the second-straight set. Kills from Francis Garay and McKnight helped the Ospreys take a 7-3 advantage. A 5-1 run for North Florida amid the set, fueled by two kills from Francis Garay and one from Doctor, helped put the Ospreys ahead 14-9. Francis Garay continued to impress throughout the set, recording three kills in four points to push North Florida's edge to 18-12. The Ospreys watched a service error go out-of-bounds on the final point of the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set 3: Looking for the sweep, the Ospreys kept their foot on the gas en route to a 7-2 advantage in the early stages. Newbold showed off her elite vertical through the first four points to register two kills. Though, Austin Peay was able to come back to force a win-by-two scenario for the Ospreys. Nevertheless McKnight was stellar in the final stages, tallying clutch kill down the stretch just before UNF earned the sweep.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Kendall Newbold | 13 kills
Sofia Dawson | 34 assists
Sofia Dawson | 13 digs
Kierstyn McFall | 5 blocks
Taly Cloyd | 10 kills
Brooklynn Merrell | 13 assists
Sarah Butler | 13 assists
Dani Kopacz | 9 digs
NOTES
- North Florida combined for .433 hitting as a team in set one.
- North Florida tallied .291 hitting in the match.
- The Ospreys posted 46 kills to Austin Peay's 34.
- Newbold (13) and Francis Garay (11) both tallied double-digit kills.
- Francis Garay posted a team-high .600 hitting and Newbold notched .478 hitting.
- Dawson registered a match-high in assists with 34 and digs with 13.
UP NEXT
North Florida looks to win back-to-back ASUN matches when it returns home to face Eastern Kentucky on Friday, Oct. 17. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at UNF Arena.
