Rhode Island Starters
Ma. Disu, McCarles, Pinell, Rolle, Bowman, Henry, Lamoreaux (L)

North Florida Starters
Arrington, Burkhardt, Antar, McFall, Bines, Pohlmann, Guthrie (L)

How It Happened
After two sets of thrilling volleyball, host North Florida (1-0) took over in the third set and handed Rhode Island (0-2) a 3-0 (30-28, 25-23, 25-15) loss Friday night at the UNF Invitational.

Set One – North Florida 30, Rhode Island 28
Rhode Island fended off three set points and had two of its own in a thrilling opening set. A back-row kill by Madi Disu put the Rams up 27-26, but North Florida tied the score with a Kierstyn McFall kill. Rhody responded with a Karlee Pinell kill to set up a second set point, but the Ospreys ran off three straight points. McFall teamed with Annie Antall on a block before a bad set by URI made the score 29-28. A kill from Jaqueline Arrington closed the wild opener.

Set Two – North Florida 25, Rhode Island 23
The Rams appeared set to knot the match at one set apiece after a Havyn Rolle kill gave URI a 23-20 lead. However, the host Ospreys ran off five consecutive points to close out the set. A Mya Sopato kill started the run, which also included an ace by Emma Pohlman. Jacqueline Arrington's kill ended the set and gave North Florida a commanding two-set lead.

Set Three – North Florida 25, Rhode Island 15
The final set was all North Florida, as URI seemed to run out of gas. A Madi Disu kill made the score 14-12, but four straight points by the Ospreys opened a six-point lead. Rhody was unable to get within five the rest of the way, as North Florida took 11 of the final 14 points to complete the sweep.

Inside the Box Score

• Right-side hitter Aerin Bowman set a new career high with 16 kills, despite it being a three-set match. 
• She had an impressive .344 attack percentage, helping Rhode Island hit .180 as a team for the match.
• Setter Kiera McCarles had 34 assists in just three sets. Last season, the most any URI player had in a three-set match was 33. 
• Freshman middle blocker Havyn Rolle was effective, producing six kills with just one attack error.
• She has 14 kills with just two errors through the first two matches of her career.  
• For the second straight match, libero Edie Lamoreaux led the team with 15 digs. 
• Outside hitter Madi Disu had eight kills and nine digs. 
• Freshman defensive specialist Dakota Henry had three of the team's nine service aces.

Up Next
Rhode Island plays Mercer Saturday at 12 p.m. The match will stream on ESPN+.