University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
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Charleston Southern
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Bulldogs Sweep Charleston Southern in Asheville
11.01.2024 | Women's Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. –
Friday night marked the first time in 52 days that the UNC Asheville volleyball team played inside the Justice Center on the campus of UNC Asheville. The Bulldogs faced Charleston Southern and won the match in three sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-23), avenging their loss to the Buccaneers earlier this season.
ON THE COURT
A 4-1 run by CSU put the Buccaneers ahead 9-6 early in the opening frame, but the Bulldogs quickly evened the score at 12 with a kill from Lydia Pate, followed by a Buccaneer attack error. Both teams were back-and-forth as there were four ties to follow, with the Bulldogs taking the lead 17-16 following a CSU attack error. Asheville held the lead for the rest of the set and won the opening frame 25-18.
CSU led 4-3 in the second set before a 5-0 Asheville run helped Asheville ahead 8-4. A kill from Kylie Cackovic helped kick-start Asheville's run. The Bulldogs led for the rest of the set to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Bulldogs opened the final frame with a 4-1 lead, fueled by a kill from Kimberly Czepukaitis and a block to give Asheville its fourth point. Charleston Southern took the lead following a 3-0 run and extended its lead out to four (13-9). The Buccaneers were poised to send the match into a fourth set as they led 18-13, but a kill from Cackovic sparked a Bulldog run, and the Bulldogs were able to bring the score back within two (18-16). Trailing by two with the Buccaneers two points away from winning the third frame, Asheville closed the match with a 4-0 run to secure the sweep. A service error by CSU sparked Asheville's run as Cackovic and Payton Rolfsen followed with back-to-back kills. Cackovic secured her 14th kill of the night to end the match.
IN THE BOX
Asheville recorded 42 kills compared to CSU's 33. Both teams committed 12 attack errors, with CSU having 116 attempts and Asheville having 102. The Bulldogs finished with a .294 attack percentage. As a team, Asheville had nine aces, while CSU had three.
Cackovic finished with 14 kills and two errors out of 34 attempts for a .353 attack percentage. She added three aces, a block, and 11 digs to her stat line. Albertine van der Goot had the second most kills with nine, a .278 attack percentage, and one block. Ana Djurovic had five kills, five aces, and nine digs. Czepukaitis had four kills out of seven attempts (.571) and two blocks. Rolfsen had 28 assists and seven digs, and Kat Davis had 10 assists. Michelle Thao led the defense with 17 digs.
UP NEXT
Asheville is back in the Justice Center tomorrow, Saturday, November 2, as the Bulldogs host Presbyterian at 2 p.m.
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