Volleyball Drops Tuesday Night Match at Western

THE RUNDOWN

Score: Western Carolina 3 – Asheville 0

Teams: Asheville (1-3, 0-0 BSC)

Western Carolina (2-2, 0-0 SoCon)

Location: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina took control from the start, ousting visiting UNC Asheville 3-0 on Tuesday night on the road as Catamount Jo-Leigh Vervelde finished with a triple-double of 15 kills, 21 assists and 11 digs.

THE TURNING POINT

Western connected for a 73 percent attack percentage in the second set, coupling that with an 8-0 run early in the set to win the set 25-15 and go up 2-0.

NOTABLES

-Christine Lakatos led Asheville with eight of the team's 29 total digs in the match.

-Three Bulldogs – Cat Fischer (12), Bryn Pfeiffer (12) and Lakatos (10) – finished with double-digit digs in the loss.

-This marks the first time the Bulldogs have opened a season with a 1-3 mark through the first four matches since the 200 season.

-Asheville is 12-11 all-time against Western Carolina after losing the team's meetings the last two seasons.

QUOTABLES

“We did not perform well tonight and Western was able to capitalize on our mistakes. We will continue to work towards being more consistent and having more cohesion as a unit.” - Head Coach Frederico Santos

UP NEXT

-Asheville opens its home schedule inside the Justice Center on Friday afternoon with a 3:30 p.m. start against Montreat College. The Bulldogs then host the UNC Asheville Invitational September 10-12, playing four matches as part of the full tournament schedule.