University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldog Volleyball Opens Big South Tournament Play Thursday
11.19.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHUP
Teams: No. 4 Asheville (15-11, 8-6 BSC)
No. 5 Winthrop (13-17, 7-7 BSC)
Location: Mills Center, High Point, N.C.
Time: 2:30 p.m. Thursday
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team begins its run at that Big South Championship on Thursday afternoon when they take on Winthrop in the tournament's quarterfinals in High Point. One of the most consistent teams in the Big South Conference, the Bulldogs are back in the conference tournament after missing out last season. Prior to 2014, the last time an Asheville team did not participate in the Big South tournament was the 1989 season.
NOTABLES
-Senior Chrissy Lakatos and junior Madision Vaughn were each named Second Team All-Big South earlier this week, as voted on by the league's coaches. Lakatos also earned All-Academic team honors for the third season in a row.
-Asheville closed the regular season 4-1 in their final five matches and 6-4 in their final 10 matches. They notched a 10-2 mark at home inside the Justice Center.
-The Bulldogs enter this week's Big South Championships in search of their first tournament victory since 2012, when they took down High Point in the quarterfinals before falling to Coastal Carolina.
-Since 1994 (22 seasons) Asheville has recorded 15 or more victories in a season 16 times. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 15-11 mark in 2015.
-Asheville is 20-22 all-time in Big South tournament play. The Bulldogs were tournament champions back-to-back seasons in 1991 and 1992, and have finished as tournament runners-up three times (2003, 2005, 2006).
QUOTABLES
“Every team has worked hard to be here this week and now it comes down to the final eight teams. Three wins and you're crowned Champion. We have to go one at a time and start with Winthrop on Thursday.” - Head Coach Frederico Santos
