University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, September 1
Tallahassee, FL
6:30 PM
UNC Asheville
1-4
0
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3
Colorado State
4-1
1
2
3
F
UNC Asheville
18
21
14
0
Colorado State
25
25
25
3
Bulldogs Close Out First Day of Action at Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational
09.01.2017 | Women's Volleyball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – UNC Asheville volleyball showed it definitely belonged on day one of the Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational at Tully Gymnasium, but despite its efforts still ended the day with two losses.
UNC Asheville will close out its efforts in the Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational at Tully Gymnasium by facing off against TCU at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2.
Match Two – Colorado State 3, UNC Asheville 0
For the second straight match, UNC Asheville volleyball (1-4) battled strongly against one of the top teams in the country, but once again the Bulldogs' foe would hold on as Colorado State picked up a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-14) win.
The match started with two straight points for the Bulldogs on kills by freshman middle blocker Ava Venema and junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie. The Bulldogs and Rams would be tied at 10-all in the first game after a service ace by junior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt and from there the two teams would still be close at 19-17 in favor of Colorado State. The Rams would pull away from there to take a 25-18 first set win.
In the second game, the Bulldogs and Rams would keep things close with a Guthrie kill tying things up at 18-all. The Bulldogs would be down just 20-19 after another kill by Guthrie, but the Rams would be able to hold off Asheville's advances through the final points of the set to take a 25-21 win. UNC Asheville hit an impressive .364 as a team in the second set.
The third set commenced with Colorado State going on an early run that they would never relinquish in the Rams' 25-14 win in the game that sealed the win.
UNC Asheville was led by Guthrie, who finished the match with 12 kills and eight digs. Kailey Hackett and Carter Kennedy each had 12 assists to lead the Bulldogs in the category. Zyburt tied Guthrie for top honors in digs for the Bulldogs in the match with eight.
Kirstie Hillyer led Colorado State (4-1) in its win with nine kills.
Match One - #15 Florida State 3, UNC Asheville 0
UNC Asheville volleyball battled well against the No. 15 team in the country, but ultimately fell 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) to Florida State in its opening match of the Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational at Tully Gymnasium.
In the first game, UNC Asheville and Florida State would play close with the Bulldogs down just two at 12-10 early in the set. The Bulldogs would then score four straight points to take a 14-12 lead.
Florida State would score the next few points to take a lead that they eventually would never relinquish in a 25-19 first game loss for the Bulldogs.
The second set would start the same way as the first with both teams battling back and forth and the Bulldogs down just three early on at 12-9. The Seminoles would control the second half of the set en route to a 25-15 game two win.
The third set was truly a battle between the two teams with UNC Asheville after a kill by freshman outside hitter KK Haley down just one at 15-14. After a kill by freshman middle blocker Ava Venema the two teams would be tied at 19-all. Florida State would hold on from there to claim a 25-20 third set win and the match. The Bulldogs hit .250 to Florida State's .255 as a team in the third game.
Haley led the Bulldogs in the match with nine kills and five digs, while junior right side Ansley Rooks had six kills, three digs and three blocks. Junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie had 11 digs and six kills.
Sophomore setters Kailey Hackett (13) and Carter Kennedy (10) paced the Bulldog attack, while junior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt had 15 digs.
Christina Ambrose (13) and Milica Kubura (11) led the Seminoles in kills, while Brianne Burkert had 31 assists and Cecilie Woie finished her efforts with 16 digs for Florida State.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I am proud of the way we played and represented UNC Asheville today. Our team worked incredibly hard and played so well against #15 FSU. We battled and held our own the whole match. Against CSU, we dictated the pace the first two sets and they had to work hard to overcome us. In the third set, we had an initial mental lapse, but we ended the match trading point-for-point. Overall, it was a great team performance with a lot of confidence and hard work, and that is very positive moving forward." - Head Coach Frederico Santos
You Are Watching Live
UNC Asheville's match against TCU on Saturday will be able to be followed via live stats on uncabulldogs.com.
Up Next - Home Sweet Home
The UNC Asheville volleyball team has added a non-conference matchup against Montreat to its schedule. First serve between the Bulldogs and the Cavaliers is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The matchup will now serve as the home opener for the Bulldogs.
UNC Asheville will close out its efforts in the Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational at Tully Gymnasium by facing off against TCU at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2.
Match Two – Colorado State 3, UNC Asheville 0
For the second straight match, UNC Asheville volleyball (1-4) battled strongly against one of the top teams in the country, but once again the Bulldogs' foe would hold on as Colorado State picked up a 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-14) win.
The match started with two straight points for the Bulldogs on kills by freshman middle blocker Ava Venema and junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie. The Bulldogs and Rams would be tied at 10-all in the first game after a service ace by junior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt and from there the two teams would still be close at 19-17 in favor of Colorado State. The Rams would pull away from there to take a 25-18 first set win.
In the second game, the Bulldogs and Rams would keep things close with a Guthrie kill tying things up at 18-all. The Bulldogs would be down just 20-19 after another kill by Guthrie, but the Rams would be able to hold off Asheville's advances through the final points of the set to take a 25-21 win. UNC Asheville hit an impressive .364 as a team in the second set.
The third set commenced with Colorado State going on an early run that they would never relinquish in the Rams' 25-14 win in the game that sealed the win.
UNC Asheville was led by Guthrie, who finished the match with 12 kills and eight digs. Kailey Hackett and Carter Kennedy each had 12 assists to lead the Bulldogs in the category. Zyburt tied Guthrie for top honors in digs for the Bulldogs in the match with eight.
Kirstie Hillyer led Colorado State (4-1) in its win with nine kills.
Match One - #15 Florida State 3, UNC Asheville 0
UNC Asheville volleyball battled well against the No. 15 team in the country, but ultimately fell 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-20) to Florida State in its opening match of the Home2 Suites by Hilton Tallahassee Seminole Invitational at Tully Gymnasium.
In the first game, UNC Asheville and Florida State would play close with the Bulldogs down just two at 12-10 early in the set. The Bulldogs would then score four straight points to take a 14-12 lead.
Florida State would score the next few points to take a lead that they eventually would never relinquish in a 25-19 first game loss for the Bulldogs.
The second set would start the same way as the first with both teams battling back and forth and the Bulldogs down just three early on at 12-9. The Seminoles would control the second half of the set en route to a 25-15 game two win.
The third set was truly a battle between the two teams with UNC Asheville after a kill by freshman outside hitter KK Haley down just one at 15-14. After a kill by freshman middle blocker Ava Venema the two teams would be tied at 19-all. Florida State would hold on from there to claim a 25-20 third set win and the match. The Bulldogs hit .250 to Florida State's .255 as a team in the third game.
Haley led the Bulldogs in the match with nine kills and five digs, while junior right side Ansley Rooks had six kills, three digs and three blocks. Junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie had 11 digs and six kills.
Sophomore setters Kailey Hackett (13) and Carter Kennedy (10) paced the Bulldog attack, while junior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt had 15 digs.
Christina Ambrose (13) and Milica Kubura (11) led the Seminoles in kills, while Brianne Burkert had 31 assists and Cecilie Woie finished her efforts with 16 digs for Florida State.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I am proud of the way we played and represented UNC Asheville today. Our team worked incredibly hard and played so well against #15 FSU. We battled and held our own the whole match. Against CSU, we dictated the pace the first two sets and they had to work hard to overcome us. In the third set, we had an initial mental lapse, but we ended the match trading point-for-point. Overall, it was a great team performance with a lot of confidence and hard work, and that is very positive moving forward." - Head Coach Frederico Santos
You Are Watching Live
UNC Asheville's match against TCU on Saturday will be able to be followed via live stats on uncabulldogs.com.
Up Next - Home Sweet Home
The UNC Asheville volleyball team has added a non-conference matchup against Montreat to its schedule. First serve between the Bulldogs and the Cavaliers is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The matchup will now serve as the home opener for the Bulldogs.
Team Stats
AVL
CSU
Kills
33
41
Errors
18
7
Attempts
87
80
Hitting %
.172
.425
Points
39.0
58.0
Assists
32
39
Aces
5
8
Blocks
1.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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