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 (7-3) 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 (1-0) 11.6 Jacksonvile* 11.9 RV Florida State 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 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 5 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
RECORD 22-4 ASUN 11-3 NON-CONFERENCE 11-1 HOME 11-1 AWAY 5-3 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.
Annie Antar
Maddie Boyd
Gabby O’Connell
Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana
MATCH NO. 27 | Tallahassee, Fla. (Tully Gym) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (22-4, 11-3)
Rocio Moro
Bre Walp
RV FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (17-6, 10-4)
Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 58-54, 4th Season Spring 2021 Record: 10-10, 8-4 ASUN
TEAM STATS UNF ASUN RANK
Solimar Cestero
Head Coach: Chris Poole Record at FSU 323-101, 14th season Spring 2021 Record: 14-5, 9-5 ACC
*as of 11.7
NCAA HITTING % .249 3rd 46th OPP. HITTING% .177 2nd 53rd KILLS/SET 13.22 3rd 84th ASSISTS/SET 12.31 2nd 61st ACES/SET 1.44 6th 124th DIGS/SET 14.48 2nd 169th BLOCKS/SET 2.19 5th 105th
TEAM STATS FSU ACC RANK
HITTING % .245 7th OPP. HITTING % .197 6th KILLS/SET 13.19 8th ASSISTS/SET 11.75 8th ACES/SET 1.42 6th DIGS/SET 16.12 1st BLOCKS/SET 2.09 10th
*as of 11.7
NCAA 57th 134th 90th 134th 146th 64th 148th
storylines: 1. Series History This is just the second meeting between UNF and Florida State in program history ... the Ospreys and Seminoles met Sept. 5, 2008, a 3-0 win for Florida State ... this is the fourth ACC opponent on UNF’s ledger in the last three seasons ... the Ospreys have played Wake Forest, Clemson, Virginia Tech and now Florida State, all since 2019 ... this is the first time in the last three years that UNF hasn’t hosted in a matchup with an ACC school ... UNF and FSU’s lone meeting was in Tallahassee.
2. Scouting Report FSU: Florida State is receiving votes in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll and is No. 17 in the NCAA Division I RPI for games through November 7 ... the Seminoles are 17-6 and 10-4 ... FSU had a five-match winning streak snapped at No. 14 Georgia Tech Sunday, Nov. 7 ... FSU defeated FGCU, 3-0, Sept. 11 in its only other game against an ASUN team this year ... FSU is coached by Chris Poole in his 14th season with the Seminoles ... he is 873-331 in his collegiate coaching career between stints at Arkansas State, Arkansas, Arkansas Tech and FSU ... FSU leads the ACC in digs/set and attack attempts/set ... Florida State’s Lily Tessier is 47th in the nation with 10.37 assists/ set as their go-to setter ... FSU is 7-2 in non-conference play this year.
3. First Serve North Florida is 22-4 and 11-3 in ASUN ... the Ospreys tied a UNF DI-era single season wins record with their 22nd victory Saturday at Jacksonville ... the Ospreys’ 11 ASUN victories also ties a program record for conference victories in a season ... North Florida has its most wins in a season since 2012 ... North Florida won 3-1 at Jacksonville in its last match ... UNF has won the last 10 meetings with Jacksonville ... Tuesday’s match at FSU concludes a four-match road stint ... the last time UNF was at home was a 3-1 win against Lipscomb Oct. 24 ... FSU is the third Power Five opponent on UNF’s schedule ... North Florida has played Virginia Tech, TCU and now FSU ... Solimar Cestero is six kills shy of 1,000 for her career ... the Ospreys are 5-3 in true road contests this year.
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