University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, November 17
Radford, VA
4:30 PM
UNC Asheville
13-15, 9-7Big South
0
vs
3
Liberty
12-18, 8-8Big South
1
2
3
F
Liberty
25
25
25
3
UNC Asheville
20
21
11
0
Bulldogs Close Out Season With Big South Tournament Quarterfinal Loss to Liberty
11.17.2017 | Women's Volleyball
Box Score
RADFORD, Va. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team had its 2017 season come to a close in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-11) loss to Liberty on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Big South Volleyball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting that are being contested at the Dedmon Center on the campus of Radford.
The two teams would play extremely close through the opening set with the two teams tied up at 18-18 at one point. Liberty from there would go on to procure the five-point victory in the set.
It would be much of the same in the second set with UNC Asheville (13-15) and Liberty (12-18) tied up at 20-all, but once again it would be Liberty that would pull away in the final stretch of the set to take the narrow four-point win.
Liberty would close things out with the 25-11 win in the third set.
First-team All-Big South Conference performer Cara Guthrie led the Bulldogs in the match with 13 kills.
Madisen Zyburt led the Bulldogs in digs with nine, while Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs in assists with 17. Carter Kennedy was not far behind with 13.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"It was a difficult performance for us. We could not gain any rhythm and our opponent maintained their composure and we could not overcome their momentum." – Head Coach Frederico Santos
Strong in the Big South
UNC Asheville's nine wins in league play this regular season marked its most wins in conference play since the 2010 season.
Home Sweet Home
UNC Asheville was really strong at the Justice Center this regular season. The Bulldogs were 7-2 on the season at the Justice Center with wins over Montreat, Gardner-Webb, Campbell, Winthrop, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian College and Liberty.
No Place Like Home
UNC Asheville has now won at least seven home matches in a single season for the last three seasons. In fact, the Bulldogs are 26-8 over the last three seasons at home.
Playing Well
Despite the quarterfinal loss, UNC Asheville played very strong down the stretch of the 2017 season with the Bulldogs winning four of their last six matches.
RADFORD, Va. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team had its 2017 season come to a close in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-11) loss to Liberty on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Big South Volleyball Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting that are being contested at the Dedmon Center on the campus of Radford.
The two teams would play extremely close through the opening set with the two teams tied up at 18-18 at one point. Liberty from there would go on to procure the five-point victory in the set.
It would be much of the same in the second set with UNC Asheville (13-15) and Liberty (12-18) tied up at 20-all, but once again it would be Liberty that would pull away in the final stretch of the set to take the narrow four-point win.
Liberty would close things out with the 25-11 win in the third set.
First-team All-Big South Conference performer Cara Guthrie led the Bulldogs in the match with 13 kills.
Madisen Zyburt led the Bulldogs in digs with nine, while Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs in assists with 17. Carter Kennedy was not far behind with 13.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"It was a difficult performance for us. We could not gain any rhythm and our opponent maintained their composure and we could not overcome their momentum." – Head Coach Frederico Santos
Strong in the Big South
UNC Asheville's nine wins in league play this regular season marked its most wins in conference play since the 2010 season.
Home Sweet Home
UNC Asheville was really strong at the Justice Center this regular season. The Bulldogs were 7-2 on the season at the Justice Center with wins over Montreat, Gardner-Webb, Campbell, Winthrop, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian College and Liberty.
No Place Like Home
UNC Asheville has now won at least seven home matches in a single season for the last three seasons. In fact, the Bulldogs are 26-8 over the last three seasons at home.
Playing Well
Despite the quarterfinal loss, UNC Asheville played very strong down the stretch of the 2017 season with the Bulldogs winning four of their last six matches.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
AVL
Kills
51
37
Errors
8
12
Attempts
94
103
Hitting %
.457
.243
Points
60.0
42.0
Assists
48
33
Aces
5
3
Blocks
4.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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