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University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Tar Heels Fall In Five To Yellow Jackets
November 12, 2006 | Volleyball
Nov. 12, 2006
CHAPEL HILL --- Amy Beaver had 20 kills, seven digs and five blocks, but North Carolina fell in five games to Georgia Tech, 24-30, 20-30, 30-13, 30-20, 15-12, Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Auditorium. Lindsey Gray led all players with 25 kills to lead the Yellow Jackets, while Megan Owens had a double-double (15 kills, 20 digs) for UNC.
Game one was back-and-forth throughout, but the Tar Heels (8-19, 6-12 Atlantic Coast Conference) closed with seven of the last 10 points to claim a 30-24 win. Carolina built an early 13-7 lead with a 9-3 run, only to see Georgia Tech (18-10, 10-8 ACC) respond with a flurry of its own. The Yellow Jackets orchestrated runs of 5-1 and 6-2 to get back to within one at 19-18. The Tar Heels looked to have regained control with a kill by Heather Brooks and a block by Brooks and Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland that forced Tech's first timeout.
But the Yellow Jackets quickly got it back to a one-point deficit at 22-21 with a pair of kills and a UNC attack error. Ultimately, however, it was the Carolina block that secured the win. The Tar Heels got a three blocks of their seven blocks in the frame over a six-point span - the last by Owens and Beaver at 28-24 - before Owens put down the game-winner. Lauren Prussing was solid throughout the frame, notching a team-high five kills on 11 errorless swings and chipping in two blocks, including a solo stuff at 27-23.
Carolina took control early in game two and rolled to a 30-20 win. The Tar Heels hit .348 for the frame while holding the Yellow Jackets to a .143 mark. Beaver was dominant, tallying nine kills, including Carolina's final three, on just 12 swings without an attack error. Owens' game-high eight digs led UNC's defensive effort.
Georgia Tech rebounded in a big way to get back in the match with a 30-13 game three win. The Yellow Jackets never trailed, hitting .333 for the frame while holding the Tar Heels to a -.047 mark. Gray was the difference for Tech, rolling up 10 kills while committing just two errors.
Game four started much as game three had ended, with the Yellow Jackets in control. Tech rushed out to an 8-1 lead and it looked as if the visitors would run away with the frame. Carolina fought back to as close as six on three occasions, the last coming at 16-10, but Georgia Tech was too much. The Yellow Jackets scored a 30-20 win and forced a fifth and deciding game.
Game five was close early, with a Stephanie Jansma kill off a free ball tying the score at 4. Tech won seven of the next eight points after that, however, and the Yellow Jackets were in control. The teams traded side outs until Tech got its first match point at 14-9. The Tar Heels spoiled four straight match points and forced a Georgia Tech timeout, but a Talisa Kellogg kill ended it, 15-12.
Carolina will wrap up its home schedule next weekend, as the Tar Heels face Florida State and Miami Thursday and Friday. First serve for the Friday night match with the Seminoles is set for 7 p.m.
