University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
15-10,3-6Big South
Radford
12-11,6-3Big South
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 15 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 2 |
| Radford | 25 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 3 |
10.24.2026 | Women's Volleyball
Addie Brookbank led the Bulldogs offensively with a team-high 17 kills, adding six digs and two service aces. Sarah Wadsworth and Albertine van der Goot followed with 13 kills apiece, with van der Goot posting an impressive .344 hitting percentage. Lily Bannister also reached double figures with 11 kills, while Cadence Nichols contributed six kills on a .300 hitting percentage.
Defensively, Izzy Perkins anchored Asheville with a match-high 22 digs, while Riley Barr and Wadsworth each added seven. Elise Jensen led the Bulldogs with 23 assists, followed by Barr, who recorded a career-high 20 assists.
Lydia Pate made an impact at the service line, recording a match-high four aces while adding four block assists.
The Highlanders opened the match with a 25-15 victory, and carried its momentum over to the second set, as Radford jumped out to an early 9-2 lead. A kill from van der Goot sparked a 7-1 Bulldog run to cut the deficit to one. A strong service run from Pate shifted the momentum in Asheville's favor, as she delivered three consecutive aces to give the Bulldogs a 13-11 advantage. Asheville maintained its lead for the remainder of the set, securing the 25-21 victory to even the match at one set apiece.
It was a tight back-and-forth to open the third frame, with 10 ties before the media timeout. Tied at 13, a kill from Brookbank put the Bulldogs ahead, and Asheville never looked back. Asheville recorded 17 kills on a .438 hitting percentage to secure a 25-20 victory and take a 2-1 advantage in the match.
Radford answered in the fourth set, hitting .520 to force a decisive fifth set with a 25-18 victory.
The final frame featured a back-and-forth battle, with both teams deadlocked at 10 before Radford gained momentum and pushed ahead to match point at 14-11. Refusing to go down without a fight, Asheville rallied with a kill from Nichols, a Highlander attack error and a kill from van der Goot to even the score at 14. The teams continued to trade points, with Asheville earning a match-point opportunity at 16-15 following a kill from Wadsworth. The battle continued as the teams reached a 17-17 tie, but Radford secured the final two points to claim the 19-17 victory and take the match in five sets.
Asheville finished the match with 65 kills, 61 assists, 54 digs and eight service aces, while hitting .226 as a team. Radford also recorded 65 kills but held a 12-4 advantage in total team blocks.
With the loss, Asheville's record moves to 15-10 (3-6 BSC).
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back at home for their next two matches as they host Gardner-Webb on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. and Winthrop on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. inside the Justice Center.
