JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Anna Rita had a career-high ten blocks, but Austin Peay State University's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 match to North Florida on Saturday at the UNF Arena. 

Austin Peay began the first set on an 8-2 run. North Florida cut their deficit to two at 9-7. A 9-3 run from the Governors allowed them to go up 20-11 on the Ospreys. North Florida responded with a 7-0 run to get back within one of the Govs at 23-22. The set was tied at 24 from a Governor attack error, and the Ospreys took the lead from a service ace. A kill from Payton Deidesheimer, followed by consecutive Ospreys' attack errors, allowed the Govs to take the first set, 27-25.

The two teams exchanged points, tying the set at 7. North Florida went on an 11-2 run to take the 18-9 lead. The Govs cut their deficit to seven at 20-13, but the Ospreys ended the set on a 5-0 run to take the 25-13 second set win. 

The Governors battled back at the beginning of the third set, going on a 6-0 run. The Ospreys overcame their early trail, with a kill tying the set at 9. The two teams went back and forth, as a kill by Kayleigh Ryan gave the set its final tie at 12. The Ospreys earned 13 of the set's final 17 points, giving them the 25-16 set win. 

The fourth set started back-and-forth as an Ospreys service error tied the set at 8. UNF extended their lead to six at 15-9 with consecutive kills. The Govs cut their deficit to three at 18-15 with a service ace from Emma Loiars, but the Ospreys ended the fourth set on a 7-2 run, giving them the 25-17 set win. 

Up next, the Governors host Stetson on Oct. 25 and Florida Gulf Coast on Oct. 26 at the Winfield Dunn Center.