Volleyball Hosts NC Central on Tuesday

ASHEVILLE, N.C.?UNC Asheville's volleyball team returns home tonight to face North Carolina Central in a 7 p.m. match at the Justice Center. The match will be video streamed at bigsouthsports.com.

UNC Asheville is 1-8 on the young season after dropping three matches at the Country Inn and Suites Chattanooga Challenge over the Weekend. Freshmen outside hitter Kelsey Benorden was named to the All-Tournament Team marking the second straight weekend she has garnered All-Tournament honors.

The Bulldogs are second in the Big South in blocking averaging 1.98 blocks per game. Lauren Ficker leads the team with 0.83 blocks per game.

NC Central is 7-5 on the season with a five-game victory over NC State to its credit. The Eagles went 2-1 last weekend in Florida defeating Bethune-Cookman twice and falling to Florida Gulf Coast. NCCU is the three-time defending CIAA Champions moving up to Division I this season. Shari Matthews set a Division II record last season with 974 kills. This year, she is averaging 4.54 kills per game.

Tuesday's match is UNC Asheville's only home match until Sept. 23. Live stats will be available through uncabulldogs.com with the live video off of the Big South website.

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