No. 2 Seed Beach Volleyball Splits Duals With No. 3 FGCU, No. 1 Stetson At ASUN Championships

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 2 seed North Florida beach volleyball split a pair of duals with No. 3 seed Florida Gulf Coast and No. 1 seed Stetson in day two action at the 2025 Atlantic Sun Championships held at John Hunt Park on Friday. 
 
North Florida’s 3-0 win against Florida Gulf Coast marked the 17th sweep and the second ranked win of the season. The Ospreys defeated the Eagles for a second time and earned its 12th win against an ASUN opponent.
 
North Florida clinched the dual with Florida Gulf Coast on straight-set wins at the three, four and five lines to advance to the ASUN Championships Semifinal. Redshirt sophomore Sophia Notaro and senior Andrea Da Silva handled the five line, 21-18, 26-24. Sophomore Eden Anderson and senior Hayden Wooldridge took their court at four, 21-14, 21-17. Junior Madison Espy and senior Mariana Feliciano Sanchez added 22-20, 21-16 win at three to secure the swift sweep. The Ospreys’ top two tandems were both leading on their respective courts when the dual was won.
 
North Florida then fell in the ASUN Championships Semifinal to the top-seeded Stetson, 3-2. With the score tied 2-2, the dual went to the top court in which the Hattlers used a late run in the third set to secure the win. Stetson also added wins at the two and four lines. Da Silva and Notaro recorded a 21-14, 21-16 win at five before Espy and Feliciano Sanchez turned in a 21-17, 21-19 win at three to tally the pair of points for North Florida. 

North Florida will battle the winner of the No. 3 FGCU/No. 4 North Alabama on Saturday at 12 p.m. for a spot in the ASUN Championships Final.

No. 2 seed North Florida 3, No. 3 seed Florida Gulf Coast 0

1.   Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF) v. Nicole De Oliveira/Kaitlyn Luebbers (FGCU), 23-21

2.   Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) v. Alexis Keeter/Ava Lilliquist (FGCU), 21-17

3.   Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Jacqueline Carpenter/Emma Soncrant (FGCU), 22-20, 21-16

4.   Eden Anderson/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) def. Andrea Dietz/Mia Thompson (FGCU), 21-14, 21-17

5.   Sophia Notaro/Andrea Da Silva (UNF) def. Sydney Majick/Erin Miller (FGCU), 21-18, 26-24

 

No. 1 seed Stetson 3, No. 2 seed North Florida 2

1.   Marta Carro/Julia Radelczuk (STET) def. Cameron Humphries/Taylor Pierce (UNF), 16-21, 21-16, 15-13

2.   Katie Camp/Maria Ozaeta (STET) def. Presley Murray/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF), 21-15, 21-14

3.   Madison Espy/Mariana Feliciano Sanchez (UNF) def. Youna Coens/Caroline De Oliveria (STET), 21-17, 21-19 

4.   Grace Goudy/Vanessa Hurnikova (STET) def. Eden Anderson/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF), 21-14, 21-15

5.   Sophia Notaro/Andrea Da Silva (UNF) def. Madeline Camp/Julia Czurylo (STET), 21-14, 21-16