University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Thursday, September 22
Asheville, NC
6 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
Winthrop
Volleyball readies for matches vs. Winthrop and Radford to open Big South play
09.21.2022 | Women's Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville volleyball team will begin its Big South schedule this week when it hosts Winthrop and Radford at the Justice Center on Thursday and Friday. The start time for both of these matches is set for 6 p.m.
Last Time Out – Asheville battled but fell on the road at Chattanooga last Wednesday in four sets (25-22, 25-13, 19-25, 25-14. With the loss, the Bulldogs are now 3-7 on the 2022 season.
Rodrigues ranks among the best in the Big South – As conference play begins, Asheville's libero Giulia Rodrigues ranks at or near the top of the Big South statistical leaderboards in digs (5th – 157) and digs per set (2nd – 4.62). Furthermore, Rodrigues has led Asheville in digs in six of the team's nine matches this season.
Three is Key – All three of Asheville's wins this season have come in three sets. The Bulldogs, who own wins over Stonehill, Lees-McRae, and South Carolina State this fall, have totaled five 3-0 sweeps in their nine victories over the last two seasons.
About the Opponents – Winthrop will bring a 4-7 record with it to the Justice Center on Thursday. The Eagles own victories so far this season against Murray State, UNC Wilmington, Wyoming, and Harvard. A couple of players to watch for Winthrop are Isabella Murray and Alayna Jansky. Jansky ranks third in the Big South averaging 3.91 points per set, while Murray paces all Big South setters averaging 10.14 assists per set.
Radford, meanwhile, enters Big South play with a 4-8 overall record. The Highlanders will look to stop a three-match losing skid when they take on the Bulldogs on Friday. A Radford player to watch on Friday is Sophie Paspal. Paspal ranks second in the Big South in hitting percentage (.357) behind only Charleston Southern's Indigo Young (.396).
Series Rewind vs. Opponents – There is no shortage of history between Asheville and its two opponents this week. Both series have over 60 matches included in them. Winthrop holds the all-time series edge against the Bulldogs, 43-33, while Asheville holds the slight advantage, 35-34, in the matches vs. Radford.
Last Time Out – Asheville battled but fell on the road at Chattanooga last Wednesday in four sets (25-22, 25-13, 19-25, 25-14. With the loss, the Bulldogs are now 3-7 on the 2022 season.
Rodrigues ranks among the best in the Big South – As conference play begins, Asheville's libero Giulia Rodrigues ranks at or near the top of the Big South statistical leaderboards in digs (5th – 157) and digs per set (2nd – 4.62). Furthermore, Rodrigues has led Asheville in digs in six of the team's nine matches this season.
Three is Key – All three of Asheville's wins this season have come in three sets. The Bulldogs, who own wins over Stonehill, Lees-McRae, and South Carolina State this fall, have totaled five 3-0 sweeps in their nine victories over the last two seasons.
About the Opponents – Winthrop will bring a 4-7 record with it to the Justice Center on Thursday. The Eagles own victories so far this season against Murray State, UNC Wilmington, Wyoming, and Harvard. A couple of players to watch for Winthrop are Isabella Murray and Alayna Jansky. Jansky ranks third in the Big South averaging 3.91 points per set, while Murray paces all Big South setters averaging 10.14 assists per set.
Radford, meanwhile, enters Big South play with a 4-8 overall record. The Highlanders will look to stop a three-match losing skid when they take on the Bulldogs on Friday. A Radford player to watch on Friday is Sophie Paspal. Paspal ranks second in the Big South in hitting percentage (.357) behind only Charleston Southern's Indigo Young (.396).
Series Rewind vs. Opponents – There is no shortage of history between Asheville and its two opponents this week. Both series have over 60 matches included in them. Winthrop holds the all-time series edge against the Bulldogs, 43-33, while Asheville holds the slight advantage, 35-34, in the matches vs. Radford.
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