Match Information:
Opponent: North Florida (Tuesday, Oct. 4/7:00 p.m. EST)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida – UNF Arena
Coverage: Live Stats | ASUNTV
 
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Bethune-Cookman volleyball remains on the road as the Wildcats travel North to take on North Florida during a non-conference match, Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m., in Jacksonville, Florida.
 
BCU
The 3-14 Wildcats picked up two victories during Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opening weekend (Sept. 23-25), sweeping Savannah State and South Carolina State at home, with their third win over Tulane (Sept. 3) in New Orleans, La.
 
Rookie Alana Handy currently leads the Wildcat offense with 2.48 per set, while posting three kill/dig double-doubles this season. Phylecia Armstrong set a program record with a .750 hitting percentage against Tulane, recording 15 kills with zero errors on 20 attempts giving her the second-best percentage in the nation. Armstrong ranks second on the team with 2.09 kills per set and leads the team with 60 total blocks.
 
On the defensive end, Normaire Rolon Soto has collected a team-best 183 digs (3.33 dps), while Phalen Clark and J'nai Higgins have split the setting responsibility with 256 (5.69 aps) and 238 (4.67 aps) assists respectively.
 
UNF
The 10-8 Ospreys are currently led by Gabby O'Connell's 2.85 kills per set, trailed by Katarina Raicevic's 2.08 kps.
 
Defensively, Ashley Laborde leads UNF with 4.11 digs per set while Morgan Van Alstine has collected 88 total blocks.
 
WILDCAT FACTS

• Normarie Rolon Soto currently has 1,176 career digs, 10 shy of Jennifer Jimenez Bethune-Cookman record (1,186).
• J'nai Higgins was named to the Bulldog Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 17-18).
• Alondra Bautista earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 5).
• Phylecia Armstrong broke the BCU record for hitting percentage in a match after hitting .750 (15-0-20).
• Armstrong earned All-Tournament honors at both the FAU Invitational (Aug. 26-27) and the Allstate Sugar Bowl Tournament (Sept. 2-3).
• Alana Handy was named to the FAU All-Tournament team (Aug. 26-27).
• Bethune-Cookman was selected as preseason favorites in the MEAC southern division.
• Senior Phylecia Armstrong and junior Rakaya Neely were named to the preseason All-MEAC team.

 
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