UNF Volleyball Game Notes -- ASUN Crossover at Home

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2021 north florida ospreys volleyball 6 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 UNF HALL OF FAMERS • OVER 500 PROGRAM WINS MATCH NOTES DATE OPPONENT August (3-0) 8.27 Wofford! 8.27 FAU! 8.28 Stony Brook! September (11-1) 9.3 Virginia Tech@ 9.4 Georgia State@ 9.5 Davidson@ 9.9 Houston Baptist# 9.9 TCU# 9.10 La. Tech# 9.17 MTSU$ 9.17 FIU$ 9.18 Seton Hall$ 9.24 Central Arkansas%* 9.25 Jacksonville State%* 9.26 North Alabama%* October (3-2) 10.1 Stetson* 10.2 FGCU* 10.9 Jacksonville* 10.15 Liberty* 10.17 Kennesaw State* 10.22 Bellarmine^* 10.23 Eastern Kentucky^* 10.24 Lipscomb^* 10.29 FGCU* 10.31 Stetson* November (0-0) 11.6 Jacksonvile* 11.12 Kennesaw State* 11.13 Liberty* 11.18-20 ASUN Championship

PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last match)

TIME W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 1-3 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.

Annie Antar

Maddie Boyd

RECORD 17-3 ASUN 6-2 NON-CONFERENCE 11-1 HOME 8-1 AWAY 3-2 NEUTRAL 6-0

SCHEDULE TAKEAWAYS

-The ASUN is divided into the East and West Divisions

-Two Power Five opponents: Virginia Tech (Sept. 3) and Texas Christian (Sept. 9) -Seven matches against foes never faced in UNF history -26 of 28 matches are played on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana

MATCH NO. 21-23 | ASUN Crossover - UNF Arena NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (17-3, 6-2)

Rocio Moro

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (6-16, 3-5)

Anna Butler

Bre Walp

BELLARMINE KNIGHTS (6-14, 2-6)

Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 53-53, 4th Season Spring 2021 Record: 10-10, 8-4 ASUN

Head Coach: Jenni Grzebin Record at Bellarmine 129-120, 9th Season Spring 2021 Record: 4-13, 3-9 ASUN

LIPSCOMB BISONS (9-9, 6-2)

Head Coach: Johnna Bazzani Record at EKU 17-51, 3rd Season Spring 2021 Record: 2-14, 2-14 OVC

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Bold | Home matches Italics | Neutral site matches * Indicates ASUN match ! Indicates FAU Tournament @ UNF Invitational Tournament # TCU Fight at the Fort $ UNF Sunshine Tournament % JSU ASUN Crossover ^ UNF ASUN Crossover All Times EST

Gabby O’Connell

Head Coach: Brandon Rosenthal Record at Lipscomb 340-220, 19th Season Spring 2021 Record: 17-3, 11-1 ASUN

storylines: 1. Series History UNF and Bellarmine will meet for the first time in series history and the first time as ASUN foes ... Eastern Kentucky is in its first year in the ASUN, going up against UNF for the second time in series history ... the Ospreys and Lipscomb are long-time rivals, meeting for the first time since the Spring 2021 ASUN Championship Semifinals and the 28th time in series history. Bellarmine: Its Bellarmine’s second season in the ASUN and first trip to the UNF Arena ... the Ospreys and Knights didn’t meet last season due to the altered schedules as a result of COVID-19. Eastern Kentucky: UNF took the lone meeting against EKU, 3-2, Sept. 4, 2015. Lipscomb: The Ospreys are looking for their first win against Lipscomb at home since 2012.

2. Scouting Report Bellarmine: The Knights are 1-4 on the road this season and 2-6 in league play ... Bellarmine’s six wins have come against Georgia Washington, Appalachian State, FDU, Georgetown, UNA and EKU ... Bellarmine is second in the ASUN in total attack errors and total attacks Eastern Kentucky: EKU is 2-3 over its last five ... the Colonels are 1-6 on the road this season ... freshman Anna Purichia was named ASUN Freshman of the Week Oct. 4. Lipscomb: The Bisons are the reigning ASUN Champions ... Delaney Dilfer and Meg Mersman were named Preseason All-ASUN ... Lipscomb was selected to finish second in the ASUN Preseason Polls ... head coach Brandon Rosenthal is in his 19th season with Lipscomb, logging over 300 wins.

3. Of Note North Florida is coming off a 1-1 road trip in which it played at Liberty and Kennesaw State ... the Ospreys are ranked 66 in the RPI, the team’s third consecutive RPI ranking in the top 70 ... North Florida has 17 wins, tied for the third most in the NCAA and the most in the ASUN ... UNF is 8-1 at home this year, earning at least one sweep in every weekend ... Bre Walp still ranks in the top ten in blocks with 97 ... she’s first in the ASUN and 8th in the country ... North Florida ranks in the top 50 in the nation in assists/set (47th), hitting percentage (37th), team assists (28th) and team kills (34th) ... the Ospreys offense has many options, although Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana has proved the most impactful statistically, tallying 10 double-doubles in 20 matches.

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