
11/10/2026 4:30:00 PM | Volleyball
PENSACOLA, Fla. – University of North Florida earned a road win at West Florida, 3-1, at UWF Field House on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior outside hitter Kaili Doctor led North Florida with a match-high 18 kills on .294 hitting, in addition to seven digs, two total blocks and one service ace.Â
Junior outside hitter Dakota Spurrier turned in a double-double with 15 kills on .355 hitting and 10 digs.
Sophomore middle blocker Haleina Bowers added nine kills on .389 hitting, in addition to three total blocks.Â
Sophomore outside hitter Leah McDonald registered a career-high 22 digs to go with seven kills and two service aces.
Sophomore setter Sofia Dawson recorded a match-high 48 assists, in addition to seven digs and six kills.
NORTH FLORIDA 3, WEST FLORIDA 1 (25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18)
SET ONE:
Trailing 6-3, North Florida went on a massive 8-1 run to secure an 11-7 lead. The run for UNF was fueled by kills from Doctor, Spurrier and McDonald. Spurrier put down two more kills amid the frame to help North Florida extend its advantage to 14-10. North Florida earned the final five points of the set largely behind an ace by Spurrier and kills from Doctor and Bowers.
SET TWO:
Spurrier and Bowers posted back-to-back kills to tie the set, 6-6. Dawson put down a skip-set kill to give North Florida a 17-16 lead. Amid a tightly contested frame, Spurrier notched her second ace of the match to give UNF a 19-18 advantage. Francis Garay put down a kill on set point to help the Ospreys secure a 2-0 lead in the match.
SET THREE:
West Florida tallied 17 kills on a .317 team hitting percentage to earn the set.
SET FOUR:
The Ospreys responded with 17 kills of their own on a .394 team hitting percentage in the frame. Doctor recorded back-to-back kills to cut North Florida's deficit to 3-2. Doctor served an ace to spark a 4-0 run to help UNF take a 7-6 lead. North Florida notched five-straight points amid the set to secure a 14-8 lead. The 5-0 run for the Ospreys featured a pair of kills from Bowers and Doctor and an ace by McDonald. Bowers put down a kill on match point to secure the win for North Florida.
NORTH FLORIDA
Kaili Doctor | 18 kills
Sofia Dawson | 48 assists
Leah McDonald | 22 digs
NOTES
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North Florida posted a .318 team hitting percentage.
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The Ospreys notched 17 kills on a .455 hitting percentage in set two.
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North Florida posted more kills, blocks, assists and digs than West Florida.Â
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Doctor has registered 10 or more kills in 24 of UNF's 25 matches this season.
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Dawson has recorded 40 or more assists in seven-straight matches.
UP NEXT
North Florida returns home for its River City Rumble match at UNF Arena against Jacksonville on Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.


























