University of North Carolina Athletics
#14 Carolina Set For ESPN3 Match At NC State
November 20, 2013 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The #14 Tar Heels are set to face NC State Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum.
Carolina has four final road matches to close out the regular season, beginning with tonight's match in Raleigh. UNC will also travel to Maryland on Sunday, Wake Forest on Wednesday Nov. 27, and will finish off the regular season at Duke on Nov. 29.
Earlier this week, head coach Joe Sagula and senior Kayla Berringer checked in with GoHeels TV for a season update. Watch that video here.
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• Watch on ESPN3
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History
• No. 14 UNC is 77-29 all-time vs. the Wolfpack.
• Earlier this season, the Tar Heels swept NC State 3-0 to open ACC play.
• Carolina is 24-3 and 13-3 in conference play coming into the match, and NC State is 20-8 overall and 11-5 in the ACC.
#14 Tar Heels
• Last outings: North Carolina swept Virginia Tech on Friday and defeated Virginia 3-1 on Saturday for Senior Night.
• UNC ranks second in opponent hitting (.161), kills (14.33/set), aces (1.46/set) and assists (13.33/set). The Tar Heels are fourth in blocks (2.56/set) and hitting percentage (.254).
• Paige Neuenfeldt is third in the conference with a .364 hitting percentage, and Victoria McPherson's .312 attack is ninth, while her 1.15 blocks/set ranks 10th. Ece Taner ranks 10th with 3.98 digs/set.
• Jovana Bjelica leads UNC with 297 kills, 24 aces, 129 digs and 52 blocks.
• Paige Neuenfeldt has registered 184 kills with a .364 hitting percentage as well as 101 blocks, while Leigh Andrew has tallied 201 kills, 269 digs and 44 blocks, and Ece Taner has tallied 382 digs.
Scouting the Opponent
• Last outings: The Wolfpack topped Virginia 3-2 on Friday but lost a 3-0 match to Virginia Tech on Saturday on Senior Night.
• NC State leads the ACC in opponent hitting (.158) and is fourth in digs with 15.35/set.
• Dariyan Hopper leads NCSU with 321 kills, while Brie Merriwether has registered 109 kills, and Nikki Glass has 29 aces with 291 digs and 217 kills.
