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 (4-2) 9.1 Georgia# 9.1 Coastal Carolina# 9.2 TCU#
L, 0-3 W, 3-0 L, 1-3
MATCH NO. 10-12 - Sunshine Invitational NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (5-4, 0-0 ASUN)
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 10 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m.
9.19 9.22 9.23 9.26 9.30
Florida State Stetson* FGCU* Jacksonville* Lipscomb*
5 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
October 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.13 10.14 10.20 10.22 10.27 10.29
Florida A&M Kennesaw State* Queens* Eastern Ky.* Bellarmine* North Alabama Central Arkansas* Queens* Kennesaw State
6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
November 11.1 11.4 11.10 11.11 11.16-18
at Jacksonville* Austin Peay* FGCU* Stetson* ASUN Championship
7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
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
Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 78-79, 6th Season 2022 Record: 12-17, 9-7 ASUN
V O LL EYBA L L
UNF .221 .223 12.79 12.03 1.30 13.61 1.33
TEAM STATS
ASUN RANK 5th 7th 3rd 2nd 8th 6th 10th
5-4
ASUN NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
0-0 5-4 3-0 1-1 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
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
AAMU .113 .258 9.11 8.11 1.06 10.49 1.57
Head Coach: Jolene Shepardson Record at USF 26-47, 4th Season 2022 Record: 10-20, 4-14 AAC
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
NCAA 311th 304th 320th 323rd 306th 324th 275th
Head Coach: Ali Skayhan Record at USCU 5-4, 1st Season 2022 Record: 6-23, 3-13 Big South
TEAM STATS USF .203 .206 11.80 10.97 1.57 13.13 1.63
SWAC RANK 7th 6th 8th 8th 8th 10th 4th
USC UPSTATE (5-4, 0-0 BIG SOUTH)
TEAM STATS
AAC RANK 8th 9th 11th 10th 6th 13th 13th
Alabama A&M: UNF and Alabama A&M have played each other once … that match was back in 2015 when the Ospreys swept the Bulldogs … that match was played in Miami, Fla.
RECORD
NCAA 134th 225th 119th 90th 250th 182nd 314th
USF BULLS (3-5, 0-0 AAC)
Series History
All Times EST
Head Coach: Rose Powell Record at AAMU 96-176, 9th Season 2022 Record: 7-26, 6-11 SWAC
TEAM STATS HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
ALABAMA A&M (1-9, 0-0 SWAC)
USF: North Florida is taking on USF for the ninth time … the last meeting was back in 2021 at USF during the COVID spring … the Bulls have taken each match … the last meeting in Jacksonville was a five-set barn-burner … four current Ospreys played in that match, including Maddie Boyd, Rocio Moro, Jessica Buis and Kailey McKnight. USC Upstate: The head-to-head series between the two teams goes way back, with UNF and USC upstate having played 46 times … UNF and USC Upstate have played 23 matches at home … the last one between the two was a 3-1 win back in 2018, head coach Kris-
NCAA 179th 181st 215th 206th 160th 229th 264th
HITTING % OPP. HITTING % KILLS/SET ASSISTS/SET ACES/SET DIGS/SET BLOCKS/SET
ten Wright’s first-ever home win … North Florida is 36-10 all-time against USC Upstate.
Scouting Report
Alabama A&M: Alabama A&M is 1-8 with its lone win coming against North Carolina Central … last weekend the Bulldogs were swept by Arkansas State and Eastern Illinois … sophomore outside hitter Bailey Duckett paces the team with 63 kills ... head coach Rose Powell is in her 9th season at Alabama A&M ... the Bulldogs are hitting .113 as a team ... AAMU’s lone win was a 3-2 win against NC Central Aug. 25. USF: South Florida is coming off a 10-20 season and 4-14 AAC performance in 2022 ... USF is coached by Jolene Shepardson in her 4th season in Tampa ... USFstarted off the season hosting some big names at the Road to Tampa Invitational ... the Bulls dropped a three-set match to No. 20 Georgia Tech before going to
USCU .222 .170 13.07 11.50 1.57 16.61 1.79
BIG SO. RANK 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 5th
NCAA 131st 68th 85th 147th 157th 25th 230rd
five frames and coming up just short against then ranked No. 11 Florida ... USF is coming off a 1-2 weekend in South Dakota where it dropped matches against South Dakota and Drake ... Maria Clara Andrade paces the team with 95 kills. USC Upstate: USC Upstate is directed by the guidance of first-year head coach Ali Skayhan ... Skayhan is a ‘14 graduate of Florida Southern ... USC Upstate is 5-4, having defeated Queens, Stonehill, SC State, Georgia State and NC A&T ... the Spartans are long-time rivals of the Ospreys, having previously been members of the ASUN Conference ... USC Upstate has been strong defensively, holding teams to .170 on the attack, good for the best mark in the Big South Conference thus far ... the Spartans rank second in the league in aces per set at 1.57.
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