University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, August 25
Athens, GA
1:30 PM
UNC Asheville
1-1
3
vs
0
George Mason
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| George Mason | 17 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
Bulldogs Close Out First Day of Season With Impressive Win Over George Mason
08.25.2017 | Women's Volleyball
ATHENS, Ga. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team closed out its first day of the 2017 season by improving to 1-1 on the season with a dominating 3-0 win over George Mason.
The Bulldogs forced LIU Brooklyn to extra points in the final two sets of the match, but fell 3-0 to the Blackbirds in their first match of the day on Friday, Aug. 25.
Match Two – UNC Asheville 3, George Mason 0
The UNC Asheville volleyball team picked up its first win of the 2017 season with an impressive 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19) victory over George Mason at the Benson Hospitality Invitational.
UNC Asheville (1-1) hit an impressive .360 as a team in the match, while limiting the Patriots (0-1) to just a .062 hitting percentage.
The first game was all Bulldogs with UNC Asheville hitting .303 in the set en route to the 25-17 win. In the second set the Bulldogs would lead by six at 20-14 before then dominating the rest of the way to claim the 2-0 advantage in the match and the 25-15 second game win.
In the third and final set the Bulldogs hit a stellar .500 as a team to close things out in dominating fashion with the 25-19 match-clinching third set win.
Cara Guthrie led the Bulldogs in kills in the match with 13 kills. She just missed on her second double-double of the day as she also had eight digs.
Madisen Zyburt once again finished with double-digit digs with 11.
Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs with 16 assists, while Carter Kennedy was just behind her in total assists with 15. Kennedy also had six digs.
Cecilia Stack led the Bulldogs with four blocks.
Match One – LIU Brooklyn 3, UNC Asheville 0
The UNC Asheville volleyball team battled, but ultimately fell 3-0 (25-19, 27-25, 32-30) to LIU Brooklyn in its season opener at the Benson Hospitality Invitational.
After falling 25-19 in the first set, UNC Asheville was down 23-20 in the second set before rallying to tie things up at 24-all after a kill by Ava Venema. A Venema block would then give the Bulldogs a 25-24 advantage, but three straight points from the Blackbirds garnered them a 27-25 win to take a 2-0 lead overall in the match.
The two teams would play close the majority of the third set, but it would be UNC Asheville that would own a 24-22 lead in the latter part of the set. LIU Brooklyn would score the next two to once again force extra points before eventually emerging with a narrow 32-30 win to take the match.
Cara Guthrie led two Bulldogs with double-doubles in the match with 15 digs and 14 kills. Ansley Rooks finished with 11 kills and 11 digs.
Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs in assists with 14, while Carter Kennedy had 13 assists.
Madisen Zyburt ended the first match of the day for the Bulldogs with 12 digs. Julia Loveday had four of the Bulldogs' five blocks in the match.
BULLDOG BITES
Strong First Impressions
Cara Guthrie finished her first day of the 2017 season with a total of 27 kills and 23 digs. Madisen Zyburt also had a total of 23 digs over the course of the first two matches of the year, while Kailey Hackett had 30 assists. Carter Kennedy finished the day with 28 assists.
Solid Hitting
UNC Asheville's .360 hitting percentage as a team in the win over George Mason was their highest in a single match since hitting a 2016 season-best .392 in a 3-0 win over Western Carolina at the Justice Center on Sept. 20, 2016.
Quotables
"We are very pleased with our performance today in both matches. In the first match, it could have gone either way and in the second match of the day our team controlled the pace of the match, serving very well and putting our opponent on the defensive. However, the most important point is that we had great intensity on the court from our team today. A big thank you to all of the parents of our players who came to cheer us on!" - Head Coach Frederico Santos
Up Next
UNC Asheville is scheduled to next take on Benson Hospitality Invitational host Georgia at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26. The match will be able to be viewed live on a videostream on SEC Network+.
The Bulldogs forced LIU Brooklyn to extra points in the final two sets of the match, but fell 3-0 to the Blackbirds in their first match of the day on Friday, Aug. 25.
Match Two – UNC Asheville 3, George Mason 0
The UNC Asheville volleyball team picked up its first win of the 2017 season with an impressive 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19) victory over George Mason at the Benson Hospitality Invitational.
UNC Asheville (1-1) hit an impressive .360 as a team in the match, while limiting the Patriots (0-1) to just a .062 hitting percentage.
The first game was all Bulldogs with UNC Asheville hitting .303 in the set en route to the 25-17 win. In the second set the Bulldogs would lead by six at 20-14 before then dominating the rest of the way to claim the 2-0 advantage in the match and the 25-15 second game win.
In the third and final set the Bulldogs hit a stellar .500 as a team to close things out in dominating fashion with the 25-19 match-clinching third set win.
Cara Guthrie led the Bulldogs in kills in the match with 13 kills. She just missed on her second double-double of the day as she also had eight digs.
Madisen Zyburt once again finished with double-digit digs with 11.
Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs with 16 assists, while Carter Kennedy was just behind her in total assists with 15. Kennedy also had six digs.
Cecilia Stack led the Bulldogs with four blocks.
Match One – LIU Brooklyn 3, UNC Asheville 0
The UNC Asheville volleyball team battled, but ultimately fell 3-0 (25-19, 27-25, 32-30) to LIU Brooklyn in its season opener at the Benson Hospitality Invitational.
After falling 25-19 in the first set, UNC Asheville was down 23-20 in the second set before rallying to tie things up at 24-all after a kill by Ava Venema. A Venema block would then give the Bulldogs a 25-24 advantage, but three straight points from the Blackbirds garnered them a 27-25 win to take a 2-0 lead overall in the match.
The two teams would play close the majority of the third set, but it would be UNC Asheville that would own a 24-22 lead in the latter part of the set. LIU Brooklyn would score the next two to once again force extra points before eventually emerging with a narrow 32-30 win to take the match.
Cara Guthrie led two Bulldogs with double-doubles in the match with 15 digs and 14 kills. Ansley Rooks finished with 11 kills and 11 digs.
Kailey Hackett led the Bulldogs in assists with 14, while Carter Kennedy had 13 assists.
Madisen Zyburt ended the first match of the day for the Bulldogs with 12 digs. Julia Loveday had four of the Bulldogs' five blocks in the match.
BULLDOG BITES
Strong First Impressions
Cara Guthrie finished her first day of the 2017 season with a total of 27 kills and 23 digs. Madisen Zyburt also had a total of 23 digs over the course of the first two matches of the year, while Kailey Hackett had 30 assists. Carter Kennedy finished the day with 28 assists.
Solid Hitting
UNC Asheville's .360 hitting percentage as a team in the win over George Mason was their highest in a single match since hitting a 2016 season-best .392 in a 3-0 win over Western Carolina at the Justice Center on Sept. 20, 2016.
Quotables
"We are very pleased with our performance today in both matches. In the first match, it could have gone either way and in the second match of the day our team controlled the pace of the match, serving very well and putting our opponent on the defensive. However, the most important point is that we had great intensity on the court from our team today. A big thank you to all of the parents of our players who came to cheer us on!" - Head Coach Frederico Santos
Up Next
UNC Asheville is scheduled to next take on Benson Hospitality Invitational host Georgia at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26. The match will be able to be viewed live on a videostream on SEC Network+.
Team Stats
AVL
MASON
Kills
39
29
Errors
8
23
Attempts
86
96
Hitting %
.360
.063
Points
48.0
34.0
Assists
35
27
Aces
5
1
Blocks
4.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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