University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop
Volleyball Ends Season in Big South Quarterfinals
11.19.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Winthrop 3 – Asheville 1
Teams: No. 4 Asheville (15-12, 8-6 BSC)
No. 5 Winthrop (14-17, 7-7 BSC)
Location: Mills Center, High Point, N.C.
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Tied at one set apiece, the UNC Asheville volleyball team dropped a tight, 29-27 third set to Winthrop on Thursday afternoon as the Eagles went on to win the fourth set and the match 3-1 and finish the Bulldogs' 2015 season in the quarterfinals of the Big South Championship.
THE TURNING POINT
Up 26-25 in the third set, Asheville saw Winthrop respond to tie the set up and score four of the set's final five points to take a 2-1 match lead.
NOTABLES
-In her final match, senior Chrissy Lakatos turned in a 14-kill, 14-dig effort in the loss while adding two assists and two block assists.
-Freshman Cara Gurthrie finished with an Asheville-high 15 kills, adding seven digs, three service aces and two block assists.
-Senior Katie Davis passed out 45 of the Bulldogs' 53 total assists.
-Asheville has recorded 15 or more victories in a season 16 times in the last 22 years. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 15-11 mark in 2015.
-The Bulldogs are 20-23 all-time in Big South tournament play.
QUOTABLES
“We had a fantastic season. I am proud of the work our team did and the improvements made. Every player contributed to the memorable victories and the season that the team had. Our senior class of Katie, Chrissy, Cat and Bryn showed great leadership this year and it will be hard to say goodbye to them after everything they have meant to us the last four years. Thanks to everyone that supported us this season; Chancellor Mary Grant, Director of Athletics Janet Cone, Terri Brne, Dawn Turner, all of our fellow Bulldog coaches and student-athletes, the fans, Dr. Jeff Wilcox and the rest of our faculty…we could not have had success without you cheering us on. Finally, I want to say a big THANK YOU to my father, Frederico Marcondes. His tireless work and belief in our program help propel us forward.” – head coach Frederico Santos
