FGCU VB vs UNF Recap

In spite of a lesser crowd than last night's game against JU, the FGCU volleyball took it to a new level by playing UNF. The Eagles (15-6. 6-1 ASUN) shut out the Ospreys (8-15, 1-6 A-SUN) 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-14)

Offensively, the duo of junior outside hitter Amanda Carroll and freshman outside hitter Cortney VanLiew led the charge. Carroll had 16 kills, two blocks and seven digs while VanLiew had 11 kills, one ace, two blocks and eight digs.

Junior setter Maggie Rick had three kills, one ace and six digs to go with her 30 assists.

Defensively, the duo of junior middle blocker Kaiti Krivdo and freshman outside hitter Snowy Burnam took the reins. Krivdo and Burnam each had three kills. Krivdo added seven blocks while Burnam added six blocks and four digs.

Junior libero Karissa Rhoades had five assists and 10 digs.

Lone senior defensive specialist Courtney Stephens had two aces and five digs.

Sophomore middle blocker Dani Serrano and freshman defensive specialist Alayna Ryan also contributed in the game. Serrano had two kills, three blocks and a dig while Ryan added one assist and one dig to the mix.

"I was really pleased with the bounce back offensively," FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. "Each set, we played a little bit smoother, a little bit cleaner. We wanted to manage the game. I thought the left sides took the lead on that. We didn't get the result we wanted to in terms of our numbers from the left side yesterday, and it was completely different today. I thought they created a lot more opportunities for themselves, so that was nice to see."

For UNF, no player got 10 or more kills.

Freshman middle blocker Devyn Wheeler and sophomore middle blocker Taryn Griffey had eight kills each. Wheeler added three digs while Griffey added one block and one dig.

Senior setter Carinne Turner had six digs and 17 assists.

Junior defensive specialist Ashley LaBorde had one assist and 14 digs.

Senior outside hitter Katarina Raicevic had six kills, one assist, three aces, one block and one dig.

With the shutout, FGCU has shutout their opponents 114 times since being in D1 in 2007.

During the matchup at the same time, Kennesaw and JU won their games as well. KSU beat NJIT 3-0 while JU beat Stetson 3-1. Also, Lipscomb beat Upstate 3-0.

Up Next:
FGCU will play return with one final non-conference match at home against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday at 6 pm before returning to conference play facing Stetson and then hitting the road to face UNF, JU, NJIT and Upstate to wrap up their final road games.