JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida beach volleyball begins its 2018 slate on Saturday at Webber International. The Ospreys face Tampa, Webber International and Southeastern University over the two-day tournament.  

Saturday, Feb. 24	12:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.
	Univ. of Tampa	Webber International
Series:	First Meeting	UNF 2-0
Sunday, Feb. 25	12:00 p.m.
	Southeastern Univ.
Series:	First Meeting

NOTEABLES
- North Florida looks to build off of a 14-win season that saw the Ospreys make it to the ASUN semifinals before falling to FGCU.
- This marks the first time in the seven years of the program that the Ospreys open their season in February.
- Courtney Miller and Chaney Howard earned Preseason ASUN All-Conference honors.
- Miller is coming off of ASUN All-Conference first team honors with Katarina Raiceivic who graduated last spring.
- Entering the season with 43 wins, Miller is tied for fifth in program history with 43 wins. She is just 14 victories away from surpassing Cameron McGuire for the program record in wins.
- The Ospreys have eight new players on the roster including fifth-year transfer Mallory Waggoner who comes to the Ospreys from Indiana and are under the direction of first-year director of volleyball Kristen Wright who was hired in December.

WRIGHT'S  WORDS
"The first weekend sets the tone for the whole season and it is not how you start, but how you end this season. We have been training hard and are well prepared as we have seen improvement in execution of our system and our next step is getting the pairs correct. I think we are in process there and I expect to see it fluctuate by the end of the season. I think our staffs biggest strengths is we are great teachers and I think you are going to see people that have learned very well in the mix and it will be a surprise to people nationally." –Director of Volleyball Kristen Wright

LOOKING AHEAD
After its opening weekend, North Florida returns to St. Augustine, Fla. to host the UNF Beach Invitational beginning March 3.