HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 2 seed North Florida beach volleyball swept No. 7 seed Central Arkansas in the 2025 Atlantic Sun Championships First Round at John Hunt Park on Thursday. 

It marked the 16th sweep of the season for the Ospreys. The Ospreys swept the Bears in each dual and earned its 11th win against an ASUN opponent this season. 

North Florida secured each court in straight sets. Senior Andrea Da Silva and redshirt sophomore Sophia Notaro took the five line, 21-13, 21-10. Sophomore Eden Anderson and senior Hayden Wooldridge added a 22-20, 22-20 win at four. Junior Madison Espy and senior Mariana Feliciano Sanchez turned in a 21-15, 21-7 win at three. 

Junior tandem Presley Murray and Mackenzie Murphy clinched the match at the two line, 21-17, 21-15. Sophomore Cameron Humphries and senior Taylor Pierce posted the sweep with a 21-19, 21-14 win at one. 

North Florida will face the winner of the No. 3 FGCU/No. 6 Eastern Kentucky dual on Friday at 11:30 a.m.

No. 2 seed North Florida 5, No. 7 seed Central Arkansas 0
1.   Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Anna Linskey/Riley Melton (UCA), 21-19, 21-14
2.   Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Mackenzie Foley/Madelyn White (UCA), 21-17, 21-15
3.   Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Reegan Siewert/Ella Weilert (UCA), 21-15, 21-7
4.   Eden Anderson/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Katie Atkinson/Ella Layzell (UCA), 22-20, 22-20
5.   Sophia Notaro/Andrea Da Silva (UNF) def. Audrey Cathcart/Lilianna Irrizary (UCA), 21-13, 21-10