University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
11-12, 5-7BSC
Radford
20-4, 11-1BSC
Bulldogs Push No. 1 Radford to Five Sets Friday Night
10.28.2016 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
Results: Radford 3, Asheville 2
Teams: Asheville (11-12, 5-7 BSC)
Radford University (20-4, 11-1 BSC)
Location: Deadmon Center, Radford, Va.
Time: Friday, October 28, 7:00 p.m.
RADFORD, Va. – The UNC Asheville women's volleyball team took No. 1 Radford to five sets and extra points before conceding a close match in Virginia Friday night.
The Highlanders won the first set 25-17, before Asheville took sets two and three (25-22, 25-21). Radford rallied with a 25-16 victory in set four to tie up the match at two sets a piece.
In the fifth set, both teams battled back and forth with Radford beating the Bulldogs to the break (8-4). Asheville came back to tie the match at 13-13 behind two kills from Madison Vaughn.
The two teams traded points to remain tied at 16 apiece before Radford earned the final two points to put the match away and move to a conference record of 11-1.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs out-blocked the Highlanders 8-7 with Julia Loveday and Cara Guthrie leading the way with four block assists each.
-Madison Vaughn recorded a team-high 18 kills with only three errors for an attacking percentage of .484.
- The Highlanders out-dug the Bulldogs 85-79. Madisen Zyburt recorded a team-high 21 digs in five sets.
QUOTABLES
“Amazing match tonight. Hard fought, and our kids deserved more but we can leave with our heads high from such a performance. Tomorrow is a new day and another challenge and we will come out with everything again!”-Head Coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-The Bulldogs will continue their Virginia road trip with a match at Liberty University tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
