Volleyball Drops Match At Jacksonville

Thursday, October 2

Jacksonville, Fla. / Swisher Gymnasium

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

Jacksonville

10/2/2025 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida Volleyball showed relentless effort in the first matchup of its River City Rumble series, but fell to Jacksonville, 3-0, at Swisher Gymnasium on Thursday evening.

UNF 0, JU 3 (20-25, 21-25, 19-25)

Set 1: North Florida used a 6-1 run amid the set that featured two kills from junior outside hitter Kaili Doctor and four kills from freshman opposite hitter Kendall Newbold to cut the Ospreys' deficit to 17-14. Down the stretch, Newbold tallied an ace and Dawson notched a pair of kills, though Jacksonville earned the victory.
Set 2: The Ospreys surged out to 5-2 advantage behind a pair of kills from graduate outside hitter Kailey McKnight. Newbold and Doctor followed with one kill each, extending North Florida's lead to 11-9. A 6-1 spurt for North Florida with back-to-back kills posted by Newbold saw the Ospreys' lead grow as large as 16-10, however Jacksonville made a strong comeback in the latter stages to secure the win.
Set 3: Freshman setter Sofia Dawson started the set with an ace and a kill to give North Florida a quick 2-0 edge. Jacksonville took a 14-10 lead amid the set, though North Florida showed incredible fight with a pair of kills from senior opposite hitter Mackenzie Piester to bring the Ospreys within one point of the Dolphins. Jacksonville ended the set on a 7-2 run, bringing the match to its final margin.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Kendall Newbold | 10 kills
Sofia Dawson | 22 assists
Maymie Guthrie | 11 digs

JU
Breanna McDonough | 13 kills
Bella Dearinger | 22 assists
Kristina Nika | 10 digs

NOTES

Dawson dished out a match-high 22 assists.
Guthrie registered a match-high 11 digs
Newbold led the team in kills for the ninth time this season.
Dawson posted a team-high .455 hitting.
North Florida tallied six aces to Jacksonville's four.

UP NEXT
North Florida will play in front of its home crowd for the first time in over three weeks when it hosts Central Arkansas on Saturday, Oct. 4. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at UNF Arena.