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Bulldogs Open League Play by Welcoming Radford to the Justice Center on Friday
09.20.2018 | Women's Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Winners of two straight, UNC Asheville volleyball starts Big South Conference play by hosting Radford at the Justice Center at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
UNC Asheville volleyball will also be holding a special alumni reunion and celebrating its 1991 and 1992 Big South championship teams on the evening.
BULLDOG BITES
In the Big South Statistics
UNC Asheville is currently leading the conference in home attendance with an average of 568 fans per match. The Bulldogs are second in the league in hitting percentage (.221) and third in the league in blocks (1.91 per set).
Individually, Cara Guthrie leads the Big South in kills (3.56) and points (4.21) per set. Madisen Zyburt is presently third in the league in digs per set (4.62). Cecilia Stack (0.91) is fifth in the league in blocks per set, while Julia Loveday is ninth (0.85). Guthrie is sixth in the league in aces per set at 0.47. Kailey Hackett is currently eighth in assists at 5.56.
Quotable
"I think everybody is excited," UNC Asheville volleyball head coach Frederico Santos said of the start of league play. "This is what you work for. For the people who have been here all year and for our newcomers there is a sense of excitement to get conference play started. It'll be a great match. We open up against the defending champions, but more than that there are no gimmes in conference. Every team knows that and every night is a new night and it could be anybody's match."
Zyburt Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week
UNC Asheville senior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt was chosen as the Big South Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week this past week.
The league office made the official announcement on Monday, Sept. 17. The honor marks the first time Zyburt has garnered weekly plaudits from the league office. She is the second Bulldog to be honored by the league this year with senior outside hitter Cara Guthrie earning conference Player of the Week honors on Aug. 27.
Zyburt led the league in digs per set last week at 8.25. She finished with a career-best 33 digs in UNC Asheville's four-set win over Western Carolina on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Justice Center.
Zyburt's 33 digs were the fourth-most in a single four-set match in UNC Asheville volleyball history in the rally scoring era (2008-present). She now has six 20 or more dig performances in four-set matches in her Bulldog career. Zyburt has two 30 or more dig performances in her Bulldog career now.
Her career day in the win over Western Carolina allowed her to surpass 1,000 digs. She now has 1,009 in her career.
Follow it Live
To watch the BSN on ESPN+ broadcast, please visit HERE. You can follow via live stats HERE.
About Radford
The Highlanders make their way to Asheville with an 8-1 overall record on the 2018 season. The defending Big South Tournament champions were picked second in the 2018 preseason poll.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next travel to face Hampton for the first time as league rivals at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
UNC Asheville volleyball will also be holding a special alumni reunion and celebrating its 1991 and 1992 Big South championship teams on the evening.
BULLDOG BITES
In the Big South Statistics
UNC Asheville is currently leading the conference in home attendance with an average of 568 fans per match. The Bulldogs are second in the league in hitting percentage (.221) and third in the league in blocks (1.91 per set).
Individually, Cara Guthrie leads the Big South in kills (3.56) and points (4.21) per set. Madisen Zyburt is presently third in the league in digs per set (4.62). Cecilia Stack (0.91) is fifth in the league in blocks per set, while Julia Loveday is ninth (0.85). Guthrie is sixth in the league in aces per set at 0.47. Kailey Hackett is currently eighth in assists at 5.56.
Quotable
"I think everybody is excited," UNC Asheville volleyball head coach Frederico Santos said of the start of league play. "This is what you work for. For the people who have been here all year and for our newcomers there is a sense of excitement to get conference play started. It'll be a great match. We open up against the defending champions, but more than that there are no gimmes in conference. Every team knows that and every night is a new night and it could be anybody's match."
Zyburt Named Big South Defensive Player of the Week
UNC Asheville senior defensive specialist Madisen Zyburt was chosen as the Big South Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week this past week.
The league office made the official announcement on Monday, Sept. 17. The honor marks the first time Zyburt has garnered weekly plaudits from the league office. She is the second Bulldog to be honored by the league this year with senior outside hitter Cara Guthrie earning conference Player of the Week honors on Aug. 27.
Zyburt led the league in digs per set last week at 8.25. She finished with a career-best 33 digs in UNC Asheville's four-set win over Western Carolina on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Justice Center.
Zyburt's 33 digs were the fourth-most in a single four-set match in UNC Asheville volleyball history in the rally scoring era (2008-present). She now has six 20 or more dig performances in four-set matches in her Bulldog career. Zyburt has two 30 or more dig performances in her Bulldog career now.
Her career day in the win over Western Carolina allowed her to surpass 1,000 digs. She now has 1,009 in her career.
Follow it Live
To watch the BSN on ESPN+ broadcast, please visit HERE. You can follow via live stats HERE.
About Radford
The Highlanders make their way to Asheville with an 8-1 overall record on the 2018 season. The defending Big South Tournament champions were picked second in the 2018 preseason poll.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will next travel to face Hampton for the first time as league rivals at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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