University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, September 22
Asheville, NC
7:00 PM
UNC Asheville
6-7, 2-0BSC
3
vs
1
Campbell
10-5, 0-1BSC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL | 25 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| UNC Asheville | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Record-Setting Homecoming Win Over Campbell Propels Bulldogs to 2-0 in League Play
09.22.2017 | Women's Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team continued its perfect start to the conference season with a record-setting performance in a 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18) win over Campbell before a tremendous Homecoming crowd at the Justice Center.
The Bulldogs hit a school-record .393 as a team in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-pres.) in a four-set victory in the win over Campbell (10-5, 0-1 Big South Conference). The new mark bests the previous record of .341 hit by the Bulldogs in their 3-1 win over The Citadel at the UNC Asheville Invitational on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.
UNC Asheville (6-7, 2-0 Big South Conference) played well in the first set, hitting .267 to Campbell's .318, but it would be the Camels that picked up the narrow 25-22 win.
It would be all Bulldogs from there.
The Bulldogs would hit .364 as a team in the second set in collecting the 25-18 win before dominating set No. 3 with a 25-15 victory. The Bulldogs hit .455 as a team in the third set.
In the fourth set, UNC Asheville hit over .600 for the majority of the game before closing out the set hitting .485 as a team in its 25-18 match-clinching win.
Sophomore Ansley Rooks narrowly missed on breaking her own single-match school record for hitting percentage by hitting.722 en route to finishing with 13 kills in the win over the Camels.
Junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie ended her evening with 17 kills and seven digs. She also had three of UNC Asheville's eight service aces in the match.
Sophomore defensive specialist Sheridan Salisbury procured a match-high 18 digs.
Freshman middle blocker Ava Venema hit .643 in the match, ending her efforts with nine kills. Freshman outside hitter KK Haley ended her evening with nine kills and five digs.
The Bulldogs finished their win with 11 total team blocks with freshman middle blocker Cecilia Stack leading UNC Asheville in the category with seven blocks, including three solo blocks.
Sophomore setter Carter Kennedy led the Bulldogs in assists with 24 with fellow sophomore setter Kailey Hackett right behind with 22 assists.
Summer Schuitema led Campbell in its loss with 29 assists and 14 digs.
BULLDOG BITES
Home Sweet Home
UNC Asheville volleyball has started the 2017 season a perfect 3-0 at home with wins over Montreat, Gardner-Webb and Campbell.
The Right Way
UNC Asheville's win over Campbell allowed the Bulldogs to open league play at 2-0 for the second time in the last three years.
Streaking
The win over Campbell was UNC Asheville's third straight win. The Bulldogs have won four of their last five matches.
Welcome Back
UNC Asheville's second straight win to start league play came in front of a large group of alumni who were back on campus to cheer on the Bulldogs as part of Homecoming & Family weekend.
Quotable
Note: UNC Asheville volleyball head coach Frederico Santos missed the Campbell match due to illness
"It was a fantastic win with a huge crowd for alumni weekend, and we were so proud to win it for Coach Santos when he wasn't here. He did such a great job preparing the team and they really came out and executed tonight. We are just incredibly proud." – Assistant Coach Jen Peterson
The Bulldogs hit a school-record .393 as a team in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-pres.) in a four-set victory in the win over Campbell (10-5, 0-1 Big South Conference). The new mark bests the previous record of .341 hit by the Bulldogs in their 3-1 win over The Citadel at the UNC Asheville Invitational on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.
UNC Asheville (6-7, 2-0 Big South Conference) played well in the first set, hitting .267 to Campbell's .318, but it would be the Camels that picked up the narrow 25-22 win.
It would be all Bulldogs from there.
The Bulldogs would hit .364 as a team in the second set in collecting the 25-18 win before dominating set No. 3 with a 25-15 victory. The Bulldogs hit .455 as a team in the third set.
In the fourth set, UNC Asheville hit over .600 for the majority of the game before closing out the set hitting .485 as a team in its 25-18 match-clinching win.
Sophomore Ansley Rooks narrowly missed on breaking her own single-match school record for hitting percentage by hitting.722 en route to finishing with 13 kills in the win over the Camels.
Junior outside hitter Cara Guthrie ended her evening with 17 kills and seven digs. She also had three of UNC Asheville's eight service aces in the match.
Sophomore defensive specialist Sheridan Salisbury procured a match-high 18 digs.
Freshman middle blocker Ava Venema hit .643 in the match, ending her efforts with nine kills. Freshman outside hitter KK Haley ended her evening with nine kills and five digs.
The Bulldogs finished their win with 11 total team blocks with freshman middle blocker Cecilia Stack leading UNC Asheville in the category with seven blocks, including three solo blocks.
Sophomore setter Carter Kennedy led the Bulldogs in assists with 24 with fellow sophomore setter Kailey Hackett right behind with 22 assists.
Summer Schuitema led Campbell in its loss with 29 assists and 14 digs.
BULLDOG BITES
Home Sweet Home
UNC Asheville volleyball has started the 2017 season a perfect 3-0 at home with wins over Montreat, Gardner-Webb and Campbell.
The Right Way
UNC Asheville's win over Campbell allowed the Bulldogs to open league play at 2-0 for the second time in the last three years.
Streaking
The win over Campbell was UNC Asheville's third straight win. The Bulldogs have won four of their last five matches.
Welcome Back
UNC Asheville's second straight win to start league play came in front of a large group of alumni who were back on campus to cheer on the Bulldogs as part of Homecoming & Family weekend.
Quotable
Note: UNC Asheville volleyball head coach Frederico Santos missed the Campbell match due to illness
"It was a fantastic win with a huge crowd for alumni weekend, and we were so proud to win it for Coach Santos when he wasn't here. He did such a great job preparing the team and they really came out and executed tonight. We are just incredibly proud." – Assistant Coach Jen Peterson
Team Stats
CAMPBELL
AVL
Kills
49
51
Errors
29
9
Attempts
137
107
Hitting %
.146
.393
Points
55.0
70.0
Assists
42
48
Aces
3
8
Blocks
3.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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