JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Royals head to the Sunshine State for ASUN road tests against Jacksonville on Friday at 7:00 PM and against North Florida on Saturday at 6:00 PM. Queens comes off a hotly-contested matchup against the Stetson Hatters, falling 3-2 (14-25, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26, 15-11)
LAST TIME OUT...
- The Royals held the Stetson Hatters on the ropes in a five-set thriller in the Levine Center this weekend. Action kicked up a notch in the third set — Victoria Wood drove home back-to-back kills, Jordyn Johnson sank a service ace, and a double block from Anna Law and Wood would give the Royals a 4-0 lead. Buish was placing her sets in all the right places, giving room for her hitters to catch the Hatters off their feet. Stetson would never find a lead in the set, giving Queens a 25-21 victory. Similar heroics from Wood, Kayla McDuffie, J. Johnson and Alleigh Johnson would give the Royals a hard-fought 28-26 win in the fourth set; but Stetson would find enough momentum to take the last two sets to take the overall triumph.
- As a team, the Royals marked season highs in kills (65), assists (59), and points (74.0).
BUISH HITS CAREER-HIGH, CRACKS ROYALS TOP 10
Buish tallied 52 of the total 59 assists for the squad, marking a career-high for the junior. Buish cracked past 1000 assists for her career (1052) in the match and currently ranks in the Top 10 Royals in program history in the category (ninth).
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE
- The Dolphins are 0-4 in the ASUN after taking the Governors of Austin Peay to a five-setter on Sep. 30.
- Jacksonville has fallen victim to a 10-match losing streak in the month of September.
- As a team, the Dolphins rank fifth in the ASUN in hitting percentage (.219). Individually, Rebecca Rocassin sits in third in the conference in service aces per set (.46) and fourth in assists per set (9.36)
SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA
- The Ospreys currently sit at a 8-10 overall record and are 1-3 in the ASUN after a break from the conference, taking a win over Florida A&M on Oct. 3.
- Rocio Moro sits in second place in the ASUN with 4.58 digs per set, and leads the team in overall digs (316)
- As a team, North Florida sits second in the ASUn in assists per set (11.77) and kills per set (12.65)
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