University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
The Citadel
Bulldogs Close Out Day Two of Asheville Invite with Victory
09.11.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 3 – Citadel 1
Teams: Asheville (4-3, 0-0 BSC)
Citadel (3-6, 0-0 SoCon)
Location: Justice Center/UNC Asheville Invitational, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team came from behind to win the third and fourth sets Friday night as they beat The Citadel, 3-1, to wrap up the second day of the UNC Asheville Invitational.
THE TURNING POINT
Knotted at 1-1, the Bulldogs came out of the break on a tear on their way to grabbing the four-set victory, their third straight win.
NOTABLES
-A pair of Bulldogs – Cat Fischer and Shelby Erickson – each finished with 11 kills in the victory.
-Two Bulldogs finished with double-digit assists in the win – Amanda Powers (32) and Katie Davis (21).
-Bryn Pfeiffer had a match-high 17 digs in the victory, as Chrissy Lakatos also added 10 digs.
-Three of Asheville's four wins this season have been won in four sets.
-Asheville is now 4-0 all-time against The Citadel.
-The 4-3 record through seven games this season is Asheville's best mark since they opened the 2009 season 5-2.
QUOTABLES
“Tonight was a great, hard found match by two good teams. We were able to capitalize on a unified team performance and we were better in the important points and transition attack. Our serve at the end put us in a great position to finish out the match. The crowd was great again and our fans continue to give us great support. Another big thank you to them for their energy tonight.” - Head Coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's victory, the Bulldogs will have matches at 2 p.m. (Alabama A&M) and 7 p.m. (South Carolina State) Saturday. Full tournament includes five total matches Saturday (9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.).
