University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Friday, October 20
Asheville, NC
6 pm

UNC Asheville

6-16,0-8Big South

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vs
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High Point

15-6,8-0Big South

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2
3
F
High Point
25
25
26
3
UNC Asheville
10
21
24
0
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Asheville Volleyball Falls to High Point in Three-Set Battle

10.20.2023 | Women's Volleyball

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville volleyball returned to the Justice Center Friday evening to take on the High Point Panthers and fell in three sets (25-10, 25-21, 26-24). 

Matilde Teixeira led Asheville on offense with seven kills, followed by Kylie Cackovic and Albertin van der Goot with five apiece. The Bulldogs had a tough scoring night, totaling a .059 hitting percentage. Ona Elkins recorded 10 assists, and Michelle Thao had 10 digs. 

ON THE COURT 

Asheville got out to a tough start as High Point opened the match with a 7-2 lead and extended its lead by 10 at the media break. The Panthers went on to win the opening frame 25-10. 

After High Point took a 3-1 lead, the Bulldogs battled back, tying the score eight times and taking the lead three times before the Panthers entered the media timeout ahead 15-14. Asheville did not allow the Panthers to lead by more than three out of the break until back-to-back Bulldog errors helped High Point secure the final two points of the set and take a 2-0 lead. 

Asheville's best start came in the third set, as the Bulldogs opened with a 7-3 advantage, following a pair of kills from van der Goot and a kill from Baylor Herlehy. The Bulldogs extended their lead out 17-9 and looked poised to send the match into a fourth set, but the Panthers crept back in the game, going on an 11-4 run to cut Asheville's lead down to one (21-20). The Bulldogs scored the following two points, but High Point responded with a 6-1 run to earn a 26-24 set victory. 

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs return to the court tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 21, to host Radford at 2 p.m. 

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Team Stats

HP
AVL
Kills
35
26
Errors
15
21
Attempts
92
85
Hitting %
.217
.059
Points
52.0
33.0
Assists
30
23
Aces
9
2
Blocks
8
5

Game Leaders

Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3

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