Beach Volleyball Hosts Mercer And Jacksonville For North Florida Invite

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 17-ranked North Florida beach volleyball hosts Mercer and Jacksonville for the North Florida Invite on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, at The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex.

The two-day event will be the last home matches for North Florida this season. North Florida looks to remain undefeated at home and currently stand at 10-0 with eight dual sweeps, its third season with 10 or more home wins in program history.

North Florida will battle Mercer and Jacksonville in round-robin action. North Florida opens action Friday with Jacksonville at 12 p.m. before it takes on Mercer at 4 p.m. North Florida returns to the sand Saturday to face Mercer at 12 p.m. and Jacksonville at 2 p.m.

North Florida is a combined 4-0 against Jacksonville and Mercer this season.

Prior to its Saturday match with Mercer, North Florida will honor four seniors – Mariana Feliciano Sanchez, Emily Guenter, Taylor Pierce, Hayden Woolridge.

North Florida checked in at No. 17 in the 2025 AVCA Collegiate Beach Coaches Top 20 Week Seven Poll on Tuesday. The Ospreys have ranked in every edition of the poll this season.

Following the weekend, North Florida heads to compete in Texas' Lone Star Invitational on April 18-19.

Beach Volleyball Hosts Mercer And Jacksonville For North Florida Invite

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Players Mentioned

Mariana Feliciano Sanchez

Emily Guenter

Taylor Pierce

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