University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
5-5
Central Arkansas
6-7
Bulldogs Fall in Four to Central Arkansas
09.17.2016 | Women's Volleyball
THE RUNDOWN
HOLIDAY INN ORLANDO EAST/UCF CHALLENGE
Teams: Asheville (5-5, 0-0 BSC)
University of Central Arkansas (6-7, 0-0 Southland)
Location: The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Fla.
Time: Saturday, September 17, 11:00 a.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's volleyball team dropped a four-set match to the Sugar Bears of the University of Central Arkansas on Saturday morning to close out tournament play at the UCF Challenge.
The Sugar Bears came out strong to take the first set 25-11 behind a set-high five kills from Haley Tippett. The Sugar Bears' offense recorded nine kills and a .217 hitting efficiency to the Bulldogs' four kills and -.250 efficiency.
Central Arkansas kept the pressure on in set two, taking a close victory over Asheville (25-23) to go up two sets to none.
The Bulldogs responded with 25-21 victory of their own in set three to push the match to four sets. Despite the swing in momentum, the Sugar Bears rallied in set four for a 25-16 victory to take the match.
NOTABLES
-Sheridan Salisbury led the Bulldog defense with 16 of Asheville's 52 digs.
-The Sugar Bears out-blocked the Bulldogs 14-6.
-Ansley Rooks and Cara Guthrie led the way for the Bulldog offense with nine kills each.
QUOTABLES
“We fought hard today against a very good opponent. The performance was good but we know it can be better. We are improving every day, but we must continue to work diligently towards conference.”– Head Coach Frederico Santos
UP NEXT
-The Bulldogs return home on Tuesday, September 20 to take on mountain rival, Western Carolina inside the Justice Center at 7:00 p.m.
