Volleyball Host Home Tournament to Conclude Non-Conference Schedule

Boston College is on a two-match losing streak with losses to Georgia and Utah Valley at the Bulldog Classic in Athens, Ga. The Eagles are 2-2 in neutral site matches this season and 1-1 as the away team. BC is a strong club at the net, ranking No. 3 in the country with 3.22 blocks per set to help hold its opponents to a .164 hitting percentage. Offensively, the Eagles hit .247 on 13.19 kills per set and have 51 aces on the season (1.59/set). 

BC has two players averaging over 1.00 blocks per set, beginning with middle blocker Julia Haggerty, who ranks No. 2 in the nation with 1.96 blocks per set and 53 total blocks, ranking No. 8 in Division I volleyball. Middle blocker Cornelia Roach averages 1.19 blocks per set (38 total). Outside hitter Halle Schroder paces the team with 3.75 kills per set and a team-high 11 aces, and outside hitter Audrey Ross adds 3.45 kills per set and has 18 blocks. 

North Florida is nursing a four-match losing streak. The Ospreys are hitting .204 on 11.69 kills per set, average 10.82 assists per set, and have 54 aces. Defensively, they have 1.72 blocks per set, 12.62 digs on average and allow a .253 opposing hitting percentage.

Outside hitter, Amy Burkhardt has 130 total kills and 3.33 kills per set to lead UNF. She also has eight aces and 16 blocks. North Florida has three players with 20 or more blocks this season, including middle blocker Jacqueline Arrington, who leads the way with 26 blocks and adds 54 kills. Middle blocker Kierstyn McFall and setter Annie Antar both have 20 blocks. McFall is second on the team with 72 kills, and Antar leads the team with 8.49 assists per set.

San Diego has played three teams ranked in the top 20 this season, including a five-set win over then-No. 17 BYU last weekend. The Toreros are hitting just .188 on the season with 11.57 kills per set, but they average 2.30 blocks per set on 69 total blocks. 

Outside hitter Nemo Beach leads the team with 3.17 kills per set, and opposite Kennedy Osunsanmi leads the Toreros with 90 total kills (3.00/set). Osunsanmi is second on the team with 25 total blocks. Middle blockers Kristen Erland and Haylee Stoner have a team-high 27 blocks. Erland has 1.13 blocks per set, and Stoner has a team-best .313 hitting percentage on 50 kills. 

Friday’s match will be the first meeting between LSU and San Diego that will not be played on a neutral floor. The last time these clubs met, USD took down LSU, 3-1, in the 2017 NCAA Tournament on Dec. 1, 2017, in Los Angeles, Calif.