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 (3-3) 11.6 Jacksonvile* 11.9 RV Florida State 11.12 Kennesaw State* 11.13 Liberty* 11.18 Lipscomb (ASUN Qtrs) 11.19 FGCU (ASUN Semis)
PROJECTED STARTERS
TIME W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0
Julianna Askew
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 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 0-3
December (1-0) 12. 3 UNC Greensboro& (1st Rd) W, No Contest 12. 4 Troy& W, 3-0 12.6-8 UCONN NIVC Qtrs& 7 p.m. 12. 8-11 NIVC Semifinals& 12. 13 or 14 NIVC Championship& 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 & NIVC Championship All Times EST
RECORD 25-7 ASUN 12-4 NON-CONFERENCE 13-3 HOME 12-2 AWAY 6-5 NEUTRAL 7-0
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.
Maddie Boyd
Gabby O’Connell
Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana
Rocio Moro
Solimar Cestero
Bre Walp
MATCH NO. 33 | Storrs, Conn. (NIVC Quarterfinals) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (25-7) UCONN HUSKIES (23-10) Head Coach: Kristen Wright Record at UNF 61-57, 4th Season Spring 2021 Record: 10-10, 8-4 ASUN
TEAM STATS UNF ASUN RANK
Head Coach: Ellen Herman-Kimball Record at UConn 39-33, 3rd Season Spring 2021 Record: 4-7, 4-4 Big East
*as of 12/6
TEAM STATS UCONN BIG EAST RANK
*as of 12/6
NCAA HITTING % .239 3rd 65th OPP. HITTING % .181 2nd 68th KILLS/SET 12.98 5th 114th ASSISTS/SET 12.07 3rd 85th ACES/SET 1.45 5th 128th DIGS/SET 14.04 2nd 213th BLOCKS/SET 2.19 4th 113th
NCAA HITTING % .236 3rd 68th OPP. HITTING % .181 2nd 66th KILLS/SET 13.14 5th 95th ASSISTS/SET 11.71 6th 139th ACES/SET 1.64 4th 53rd DIGS/SET 14.87 9th 156th BLOCKS/SET 2.42 2nd 52nd
STATISTICAL LEADERS*as of 12/6
STATISTICAL LEADERS*as of 12/6
KILLS ACES
#14DarianaHollingsworth-Santana (372, 3.13 kills/set)
#5 Julianna Askew (35 aces)
HITTING % DIGS #20 Maddie Boyd #4 Rocio Moro
(.341)
(567, 4.76 digs/set)
ASSISTS BLOCKS #5 Julianna Askew #11 Bre Walp
(714, 6.32 assists/set)
(146, 1.22 blk/set)
KILLS ACES
#4 Caylee Parker (422 kills, 3.46 kills/set)
#6 K. Jake-Turner (35)
HITTING % DIGS #5 K. Jake-Turner #8 Karly Berkland
(.317)
(489, 4.01 digs/set)
ASSISTS BLOCKS #5 McKayla Wuensch #6 K. Jake-Turner
(1039, 9.53 assists/set)
(123, 1.03 blk/set)
storylines: 1. Series History UConn: This is the first-ever meeting between UNF and UCONN ... it’s North Florida’s first-ever time competing in the state of Connecticut ... UNF has never played a team from the state of Connecticut ... the Ospreys are playing a Big East foe for the second time this season ... UNF swept Seton Hall back in September at the UNF Arena ... North Florida has played DePaul, Seton Hall and Georgetown in its three-previous Big East battles in program history.
2. Scouting Report The Huskies are coming off wins against NC A&T and Boston College in rounds one and two of the NIVC in Chestnut Hill, Mass. ... UCONN is 2-4 all-time in the NIVC ... McKayla Wuensch was named Big East Setter of the Year, while Caylee Parker and Kennadie Jake-Turner were named to the All-Big East Team as well ... UConn tallied its most conference wins in program history ... the Huskies reached 20 wins for the first time since 200 8 ... UConn was the three seed in the Big East Tournament.
3. First Serve UNF continues its record-setting year, coming in with a 25-7 record ... North Florida’s overall and ASUN wins total are both program records for the team’s Division I Era ... the Ospreys are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Troy in the NIVC Second Round ... UNF advanced past UNC Greensboro after the Spartans withdrew from the tournament ... UNF has the 26th-best winning percentage in the nation and is 40th in the NCAA in team kills ... Rocio Moro ranks 18th in DI in digs.
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