2023 north florida ospreys volleyball 6 ALL-AMERICANS • 4 UNF HALL OF FAMERS • OVER 500 PROGRAM WINS MATCH NOTES DATE OPPONENT August (1-2) 8.20 Scrimmage 8.22 San Diego State (exh.) 8.25 Denver! 8.26 New Mexico State! 8.27 Santa Barbara!
W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-3
September (6-8) 9.1 Georgia# 9.1 Coastal Carolina# 9.2 TCU#
L, 0-3 W, 3-0 L, 1-3
TIME
9.8 9.8 9.9 9.15 9.15 9.16
Texas Southern$ Louisiana$ Charlotte$ Ala. A&M^ USF^ USC Upstate^
W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 L, 1-3 L, 2-3
9.19 9.22 9.23 9.26 9.30
Florida State Stetson* FGCU* Jacksonville* Lipscomb*
L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 2-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-3
October (6-3) 10.3 Florida A&M 10.6 Kennesaw State* 10.7 Queens* 10.13 Eastern Ky.* 10.14 Bellarmine* 10.20 North Alabama 10.22 Central Arkansas* 10.27 Queens* 10.29 Kennesaw State November 11.1 11.4 11.10 11.11 11.16-18
at Jacksonville* Austin Peay* FGCU* Stetson* ASUN Championship
MATCH NO. 27 - at JU | Jacksonville, Fla. NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (13-13, 6-6 ASUN)
W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 L, 0-3 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 86-88, 6th Season 2022 Record: 12-17, 9-7 ASUN
V O LL EYBA L L
Head Coach: Maggie Johnson Record at JU 26-71, 4th Season 2022 Record: 8-16, 5-7 ASUN
TEAM STATS (as of 10/23) HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS (8-16, 5-7 ASUN)
UNF .218 .212 12.54 11.59 1.70 14.38 1.62
ASUN RANK 7th 7th 5th 5th 4th 6th 8th
NCAA 129th 204th 155th 147th 78th 152nd 284th
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS
TEAM STATS (as of 10/23) JU .231 .224 12.42 11.70 1.61 13.72 1.88
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
ASUN RANK 4th 8th 6th 4th 6th 7th 6th
STATISTICAL LEADERS
ACES
KILLS
ACES
HITTING % DIGS #23 Kierstyn McFall #4 Rocio Moro
HITTING %
DIGS
ASSISTS
ASSISTS
#2 Kailey McKnight (317, 3.20 kills/set)
(.314)
#2 K. McKnight (35 aces)
#5 Anna Erickson (266, 2.99 kills/set)
#7 Alija Heins (.314)
(486, 4.86 digs/set)
BLOCKS
#13 Annie Antar (707, 7.14 assists/set)
NCAA 93rd 255th 166th 138th 124th 215th 221st
#20 Maddie Boyd (75, 0.80 blks/set)
#16 R. Rocassin (20)
#20 S. Dennis (336, 3.78 digs/set)
BLOCKS
#16 R. Rocassin (876, 9.84 assist/set)
#19 L. Love (76, 0.85 blk/set)
PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last match)
Bold | Home matches at UNF Italics | Neutral site matches * Indicates ASUN match ! UC Santa Barbara Tournament @ Coastal Carolina Tournament # UNF Invitational $ UNF Sunshine Tournament All Times EST
All Times EST
Kailey McKnight
RECORD
13-13
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
6-6 7-7 8-3 4-7 1-3
SCHEDULE TAKEAWAYS
-19 matches inside the Sunshine State -Faces teams from 12 different conferences -Faces 3 P5 teams (UGA, TCU, FSU) -Plays three matches out in California -4 First time foes -ASUN home opener Sept. 26 vs. JU -First-ever trip to UCA -ASUN opener at Stetson Sept. 22
Emma Pohlmann
SERIES HISTORY North Florida and Jacksonville are meeting for the 49th time … North Florida and JU are playing their 36th match against one another in league regular season play … the Ospreys pace the head-to-head series, 30-18 … North Florida has dominated the series in recent history and especially under head coach Kristen Wright … UNF is 12-1 against JU under head coach Kristen Wright … since Sept. 25, 2018 and Nov. 4, 2022, North Florida has won 10 straight … the Ospreys are 11-11 all-time at JU and have gone 5-1 in the last six at JU.
Anna Butler
Annie Antar
Maddie Boyd
SCOUTING REPORT JU is 8-16 overall and 5-7 in league play ... the Dolphins are markedly different on home vs. on the road, touting a 5-2 mark in home games and a 2-10 record on the road ... JU is sitting one game behind North Florida in the league standings ... JU’s conference wins have come against Queens (twice), Kennesaw State, Central Arkansas and Eastern Kentucky ... Wednesday marks JU’s first home game since Oct. 14 against EKU ... Jacksonville is paced by Anna Erickson’s 2.99 kills/set and 266 kills on the season ... the Dolphins have tallied 1,105 kills to just 1,104 kills from their opponents ... the statistical similarities continue as JU and its foes have posted 143 aces respectively ... Kristina Nika has been
Kierstyn McFall
Rocio Moro
JU’s top performer defensively, posting 336 digs at 3.78 digs/set ... ASUN STANDINGS UNF is in the thick of the push for ASUN postseason play ... The Ospreys are currently tied for sixth in the conference, with the top eight teams making postseason conference play ... The Ospreys have four matches remaining and have a one-game lead on ninthplace Jacksonville ... North Florida has posted a winning conference season in three-straight years, a DI era record.
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