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 (3-0) 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 (0-0) 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 4 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 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
RECORD 6-0 ASUN 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-0 HOME 3-0 AWAY 1-0 NEUTRAL 2-0
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.
Julianna Askew
Maddie Boyd
Solimar Cestero
MATCH NO. 7-9 | TCU (Fight in the Fort) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS
Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana
Rocio Moro
Gabby O’Connell
HOUSTON BAPTIST HUSKIES
Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 42-50, 4th Season Spring 2021 Record: 10-10, 8-4 ASUN
TCU HORNED FROGS
Bre Walp
Head Coach: Trent Herman Record at HBU 153-132 Spring 2021 Record: 9-10
LA TECH BULLDOGS Head Coach: Jill Kramer Record at TCU 149-172 Spring 2021 Record: 4-17
Head Coach: Amber McCray Record at LA TECH 18-37 Spring 2021 Record: 1-19
storylines: 1. First Things First For the first time since 2005, North Florida volleyball defeated a Power Five opponent in Virginia Tech … UNF downed the Hokies, 3-2, winning the last three points to evade a Va Tech match point and win set five, 16-14 … with the win, UNF also earned its best start to a season in its Division I history … the Ospreys are 6-0 to start the year for the first time since 2003 when UNF was a Division II institution. 2. A Balancing Act If it’s not one Ospreys, its another -- UNF has thrived on its balanced offense this year as its received production from a variety of threats … the Ospreys have eight different players with at least 1.4 kills/set and six with over 30 kills through six matches … three different Ospreys have paced the team in kills at least once this season … Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana, Anna Butler and Solimar Cestero have combined for eight double-digit kill performances. 3. Make a Note UNF is one of 43 teams in Division
I with a perfect record still … the Navy and Gray rank in the top 50 statistically as a team in two categories: opponent’s hitting percentage (.136 - 26th) and service aces (43 - 32nd) … middle blocker Bre Walp played right down the road from TCU at UT Arlington before transferring into UNF … Walp is 16th in the country with her 32 blocks thus far … Annie Antar and Julianna Askew have over 100 assists each. 4. Scouting the Opponent Houston Baptist: The Huskies are coming off a straight-sets loss to in-city rival Rice ... HBU is 5-3, earning wins against San Diego State, Lamar, Prairie View A&M and Louisiana Tech ... Houston Baptist has played strong defensively, holding opponents to a .119 attack percentage ... at the service line, HBU has landed 43 aces, allowing just 28 ... Kaley Feris does HBU’s work at libero, while Ebonie Ballesteros’ leads the team with 30 blocks ... TCU: The Horned Frogs are 3-2 and on a three-match winning streak ... TCU swept UMBC, UT-Rio Grande Valley and Nicholls State
in the Cowtown Classic ... TCU was swept by No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 7 Minnesota in Madison, Wis. to start the season ... junior outside hitter Julia Adams was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team ... she earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors in the 2020-21 season ... the Horned Frogs are hitting .236 as a team, holding opponents to a .175 mark ... Texas Christian is notching 3.2 blocks per set, with opponents tallying 2.1 per frame. LA Tech: Louisiana Tech comes in with a 4-3 record ... the Bulldogs were swept by Arkansas-Little Rock and Arkansas, while dropping things in four sets to Houston Baptist ... all four of La Tech’s wins have come in straight sets ... it has defeated Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M and Lamar ... head coach Amber McCray is in her third season in Ruston, La. ... Faith Menary paces the team with 3.36 kills/set ... Mallory Meers is the team’s go-to setter, tallying 145 assists thus far ... teams are hitting .177 against the Bulldogs.
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