University of North Florida
12-15,6-8ASUN
West Georgia
2-25,0-14ASUN
Volleyball Wins Fourth Straight, Cruises In Sweep Over West Georgia
11/8/2025 8:00:00 PM | Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - North Florida volleyball earned its fourth-straight victory – and its second-straight home sweep – defeating West Georgia, 3-0, on Saturday evening.
UNF 3, UWG 0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-23)
Set 1: Graduate outside hitter Janelly Ceopa tallied back-to-back aces to put North Florida ahead 9-6. Ceopa notched four aces total in set one. Kills from senior middle blocker Kierstyn McFall, junior outside hitter Kaili Doctor and graduate outside hitter Kailey McKnight amid the set helped UNF command a 22-14 advantage. McKnight served an ace on match-point to seal the win.
Set 2: Trailing 6-3, North Florida knotted the score at six apiece following back-to-back kills from McKnight. Amid the set, McKnight served an ace and freshman opposite Kendall Newbold put down a kill on the next point to put UNF ahead 12-9. The Ospreys mustered a sensational 6-0 run in the latter stages fueled by a kill from junior middle blocker Yarimar Francis Garay and an ace from freshman setter Sofia Dawson. Freshman opposite Kendall Newbold buried a kill on set-point to earn the victory for the Ospreys.
Set 3: North Florida earned the sweep in come-from-behind fashion, coming back from a 10-5 deficit to tie the score at 17. Down the stretch, redshirt freshman libero Julianna Santiago served a clutch ace to give the Ospreys a 22-20 lead. Doctor and freshman outside hitter Leah McDonald posted timely kills, helping the Ospreys earn their fourth-straight win.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Kaili Doctor | 9 kills
Yarimar Francis Garay | 9 kills
Evelina Gerogianni | 19 assists
Kierstyn McFall | 5 blocks
UWG
Grace-Blythe Cornett | 9 kills
Addy Franz | 25 assists
Olivia Kremer | 13 digs
NOTES
- McFall posted .556 hitting.
- Three Ospreys (McFall, Francis Garay, Doctor) posted .300 hitting or better.
- Freshman setter Sofia Dawson added 18 assists.
- Ceopa tallied four aces and McKnight notched three.
UP NEXT
North Florida will play its third-straight home match on Friday, Nov. 14. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at UNF Arena.
