University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
High Point
Comeback Falls Short, Bulldogs Drop Heartbreaker Friday Night
10.30.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: High Point 3 – Asheville 2
Teams: Asheville (11-10, 4-5 BSC)
High Point (18-7, 8-1 BSC)
Location: Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A huge comeback effort by the UNC Asheville volleyball team fell just short Friday night, as the Bulldogs rallied from two sets down before falling to High Point 3-2 in Big South Conference action inside the Justice Center.
THE TURNING POINT
The Bulldogs forced a fifth set after coming back and winning sets three and four, but in the fifth set High Point used a comeback of their own and finished the match on an 8-1 run to get the road victory.
NOTABLES
-Asheville finished with three players having double-digit kills – Chrissy Lakatos (16), Catherine Fischer (13) and Shelby Erickson (13).
-Katie Davis passed out 44 of the Bulldogs' 60 total assists in the loss.
-The final set turned out to be Asheville's worst set attacking percentage of the night (.037). High Point tallied only a .065 mark in the third set as the Bulldogs were able to begin their comeback attempt.
-The Bulldogs are now 2-2 in five set matches this season.
-Asheville is now 30-7 all-time against High Point but has lost the last two matchups in the series.
QUOTABLES
“This was a heartbreaker. We fought hard to get back into the match and faltered at the end. Tomorrow is a new day and a new match. We need to keep moving forward. Thanks to all the fans, student-athletes and coaches who came out to support us – they were fantastic as always.” - Head Coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's loss, Asheville welcomes Campbell inside the Justice Center on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Campbell comes to town following a 3-1 road victory at Gardner-Webb Friday night.
