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UNC Asheville to Host 2018 Big South Volleyball Championship Nov. 16-18

11.11.2018 | Women's Volleyball

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The 2018 Big South Volleyball Championship will be held Nov. 16-18 at the Justice Center.

UNC Asheville closed out its regular season in emphatic fashion on Saturday, Nov. 10, with a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 (19-25, 11-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-12) Big South Conference victory at Radford on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018.

The victory allowed UNC Asheville volleyball (15-11, 10-6 Big South) to close out the regular season in the midst of a nine-match winning streak.

UNC Asheville's current nine-match winning streak is its longest winning streak since 2005. It is also the longest of the Frederico Santos era as head coach of the Bulldogs.

UNC Asheville's 10 wins in league play this regular season marked its most wins in conference play since the 2010 season. The Bulldogs have collected an impressive 19 Big South wins over the last two seasons with UNC Asheville picking up nine wins in league play last season.

The Bulldogs will be the No. 4 seed in the upcoming league championship tournament that will be held at their facility.

UNC Asheville will open its play in the tournament by facing off against fifth-seeded USC Upstate at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the Justice Center.

The Bulldogs and Spartans split their regular season series with UNC Asheville taking a 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 17-25, 25-15) home league win over USC Upstate on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Justice Center.

UNC Asheville closed out its 2018 regular season home slate an impressive 9-3 at home. UNC Asheville has now won at least seven home matches in a single season for the last four seasons. In fact, the Bulldogs are 35-11 over the last four seasons at home.

Please visit HERE to get your tickets today to for the 2018 Big South Volleyball Championship. To see the final 2018 Big South regular season standings, please visit HERE. To see the official release from the Big South, please visit HERE.

2018 Big South Volleyball Championship Schedule

Friday, Nov. 16 – Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Match 1:  No. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 6 Charleston Southern, 4:30pm ET
Match 2:  No. 4 UNC Asheville vs. No. 5 USC Upstate, 7:00pm ET

Saturday, Nov. 17 – Semifinals (ESPN+)
Match 3:  No. 1 High Point vs. 4/5 winner, 4:30pm ET
Match 4:  No. 2 Radford vs. 3/6 winner, 7:00pm ET

Sunday, Nov. 18 – Championship (ESPN3)
Match 5:  Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 4:00pm ET
 
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