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Three-Week Road Trip Comes to Close with Stops at High Point; Radford

10.24.2019 | Women's Volleyball

HIGH POINT, N.C. – UNC Asheville's volleyball team will play a pair of Big South Conference matches this weekend as it wraps a three-week road trip with visits to High Point and Radford.

The Bulldogs (9-8, 3-3 Big South) will take on High Point in a 7 p.m., Friday, contest at the Millis Center and follow that with a 4 p.m., Saturday, matchup against Radford at the Dedmon Center.

Asheville enters the weekend after defeating South Carolina State, 3-0, Tuesday night for its seventh shutout victory of the season.

Ansley Rooks inked her name into the UNC Asheville record book against South Carolina State, recording eight service aces in the match, setting a program single-match mark. The senior leads the team with 17 aces on the season, and is second in kills (150) and points (172), and third in digs (155).

Senior Julia Borges has continued to have a big season, as she leads the squad with 163 kills, 200 points and 42 total blocks, and is second with 168 digs.

Sophomore Molly Hackett is the third Bulldog with more than 100 kills on the season, entering Friday's contest with 136. Senior Kailey Hackett leads the squad with 317 assists, while sophomore Grace Volk has 205 helpers.

Defensively, junior Kasey West leads the team with 203 digs on the season, and junior Cecilia Stack is second on the team with 33 total blocks.

High Point sports a 14-9 record this season and a 5-1 mark in league competition, with its only conference loss coming last Friday against Winthrop. The Panthers rebounded with a 3-0 victory against Gardner-Webb, last Saturday.

Friday's matchup against High Point will be streamed on ESPN+ HERE, and live stats will also be available HERE.

Radford is 6-13 on the season and 2-5 in conference play. The Highlanders split a pair of matches last weekend, defeating Gardner-Webb, 3-0, before falling to Winthrop, 3-1.

Saturday's match against Radford will not be streamed, but fans can follow the action via live stats HERE.
 
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