University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Radford
Bulldogs Close Out Regular Season with Saturday Victory
11.14.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 3 – Radford 0
Teams: Asheville (15-11, 8-6 BSC)
Radford (13-14, 6-8 BSC)
Location: Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team might have gotten a glimpse of its first round opponent in next week's Big South Championships on Saturday, and the Bulldogs had to like their performance, taking down Radford 3-0 inside the Justice Center to close out the 2015 regular season.
Depending on the outcome of Saturday afternoon's Liberty-Gardner-Webb match, the Bulldogs could be the tournament's No. 3 or No. 4 seed. As the third seed, Asheville would face Radford for a third time this season (AVL 2-0). A Liberty win would make the Bulldogs the fourth seed and would create a Asheville-Winthrop first round matchup.
THE TURNING POINT
The Bulldogs jumped out early and scored the afternoon's first six points to set the tone for the match. Asheville went on to win the opening set 25-15 and then closed the afternoon with another dominate set, taking set three 25-16
NOTABLES
-Senior Chrissy Lakatos finished with a double-double of 13 digs and 10 kills. Her dig during the second set pushed her past the 1,000 career dig mark. After today's game she now has 1,007 career digs.
-Madison Vaughn recorded a match-high 11 kills for Asheville, adding five digs and two block assists.
-Senior Cat Fischer also finished with double-digit kills in her final home match in the Blue & White, tallying 10 kills, three digs and two assists in the victory.
-Senior Katie Davis passed out a match-high 46 assists in the win. Davis accounted for all but six of Asheville's assists in the match.
-The Bulldogs finished a pair of sets with an over-.500 team attack percentage (.556 set one, .516 set three) while holding Radford to sub=-.200 team attack percentages in two sets (.154 set one, .189 set three).
-Asheville is now 25-18 against Radford since 1994, sweeping the season series without dropping a set (6-0).
QUOTABLES
“What a fantastic weekend! What a way for our seniors to end their regular season at home. Congratulations to our senior class. We controlled the match today and were able to believe despite some pressure from our opponent. The team is looking forward to the tournament next week. I'd also like to thank my dad for his support, knowledge and love of the game, which continues to inspire me and everyone else around him.” – head coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-Following today's win, Asheville will await announcement of their opening round opponent in the Big South Championship. The Bulldogs will begin postseason play next Thursday in the quarterfinals, hosted at High Point.
