University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Open Big South Play Friday Night inside Justice
09.24.2015 | Women's Volleyball
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (7-5, 0-0 BSC)
Gardner-Webb (4-11, 0-0 BSC)
Location: Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO (BIG SOUTH NETWORK) - TICKETS
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team opens Big South Conference play on Friday night when they host Gardner-Webb inside the Justice Center. Asheville enters the match after going 1-2 at The Citadel Tournament last weekend, losing Saturday to end what had been a six-match winning streak. Gardner-Webb comes into Asheville after dropping their last four matches and six of their last seven overall.
NOTABLES
-UNC Asheville is 3-2 in Big South Conference openers the last five seasons, all coming against Gardner-Webb.
-Asheville and Gardner-Webb will open BSC play against each other for the seventh consecutive season on Friday night.
-The Bulldogs are 10-7 all-time against Gardner-Webb, but lost both matches last season in five sets.
-Junior Madison Vaughn leads the Big South in Blocks per Set (1.26/per) and is ranked No. 52 nationally in that category. Vaughn's 53 total blocks is the third-most in the BSC and ranks her 77th nationally.
-Senior Bryn Pfeiffer enters the night in the top 25 nationally in Digs per Set (5.12/per, No. 22) and is ranked third in the Big South in that category. Pfeiffer's 220 total digs to date is the fourth-most in the BSC and is 78th nationally.
QUOTABLES
“We look forward to starting Big South Conference play. This is what we have worked for to this point in the season and now it is time to go and fight it out against the rest of the league. We are excited to open at home and look forward to the continued fan support. They have been awesome so far this season.” - Head Coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's match, Asheville hits the road to Virginia next weekend for a pair of Big South matchups. The Bulldogs will square off against Radford at 7 p.m. Friday night before a 2 p.m. Saturday contest at Liberty.
