JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Katarina Raicevic tallied 14 kills, and North Florida hit .319 as a team to down Georgia Southern 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15) in non-conference volleyball action Monday night.

Cathrine Murray led Georgia Southern (7-13) with six kills, three digs and a block, while Megan Chevalier and Anna Wenger each posted five kills.

Devyn Wheeler tallied 11 kills, 11 digs and three blocks for North Florida (9-15), while Carina Hoff and Taryn Griffey each finished with eight kills.

The Ospreys avenged a loss to the Eagles earlier this season as GS opened its home schedule with a 3-0 victory over North Florida Sept. 2, in Hanner Fieldhouse as part of the Bash in the Boro Tournament.

The story
North Florida controlled the match from the jump and hit .310 in the first set while holding GS to .038 in the first and .074 in the second. The Ospreys held a 44-24 edge in kills in the match, and the Eagles also struggled in serving and passing with just one ace while giving up six. 

Quotable from head coach Dustin Wood
"We were not good tonight. I thought our team would be up for the challenge tonight, but that wasn't the case. We have to be ready to play every night and every day at practice. We had players who were ready, but it only takes one or two players not ready to affect the group. Good teams find those weaknesses, and UNF did that tonight." 

"We have to be better, and I know our captains are going to take it on themselves to make sure that happens. We have an important stretch coming up in the Sun Belt, and we will work hard in preparation for playing in Texas."

Next up
The Eagles remain on the road this weekend as they make the Texas swing in Sun Belt action. GS plays Texas State Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET and meets UTA Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The volleyball program has launched a crowdfunding campaign to benefit Eagle Volleyball for years to come. It will be active until Friday, November 10, 2017, giving Eagle Volleyball only six weeks to reach their goal of $104,030. Contributions to the volleyball program fund commemorative gifts for graduating volleyball players, student-athlete trips to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, recruiting efforts, volleyball-specific training tools, locker room upgrades and overall experience for volleyball student-athletes.

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