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Friday, November 12
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Carolina Volleyball Travels to Virginia for Two Weekend Matches
November 11, 2021 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL – The Carolina volleyball team is back on the road this weekend, heading to the Old Dominion State for matchups with Virginia and Virginia Tech.
First serve against the Hokies is on Friday at 4 p.m. on the ACC Network, while Carolina goes up against the Cavaliers at 3 p.m. on Sunday which will broadcast on the Regional Sports Network.
The Tar Heels currently hold the No. 27 RPI in the country.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Virginia Tech HOKIES (10-16, 1-13 ACC)
Head Coach: Marci Byers
Series: UNC leads the all-time series 29-9, 10-7 in Blacksburg
Last time: UNC won 3-0 in Chapel Hill on Oct.10, 2021
vs. Virginia CAVALIERS (8-16, 1-13 ACC)
Head Coach: Shannon Wells
Series: UNC leads the all-time series 51-16, 19-7 in Charlottesville
Last time: Virginia won 3-1 in Chapel Hill on Sep. 26
Last Timeout
Carolina (18-7, 7-7 ACC) is coming off a 0-2 weekend at home, falling 3-0 to Notre Dame on Nov. 5 and 3-1 to No. 2 Louisville on Nov. 14. Nia Parker-Robinson led the Heels with 26 kills on the weekend with a team-best .258 hitting percentage. Meghan Neelon racked up 50 assists, while Karenna Wurl led the team with 29 digs and Kaya Merkler had seven total blocks.
Notables
» Virginia's sole ACC win of the year was against the Tar Heels
» Kaya Merkler ranks No. 5 in the ACC for hitting percentage (.375)
» Nia Parker-Robinson ranks No. 5 in the conference in kills (334) and No. 7 in points (352)
» Karenna Wurl ranks No. 5 in the conference in digs (261)
» Meghan Neelon ranks No. 10 in the ACC in assists (736)
Stay up to date with Carolina volleyball on Twitter and Instagram @UNCVolleyball.
First serve against the Hokies is on Friday at 4 p.m. on the ACC Network, while Carolina goes up against the Cavaliers at 3 p.m. on Sunday which will broadcast on the Regional Sports Network.
The Tar Heels currently hold the No. 27 RPI in the country.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Virginia Tech HOKIES (10-16, 1-13 ACC)
Head Coach: Marci Byers
Series: UNC leads the all-time series 29-9, 10-7 in Blacksburg
Last time: UNC won 3-0 in Chapel Hill on Oct.10, 2021
vs. Virginia CAVALIERS (8-16, 1-13 ACC)
Head Coach: Shannon Wells
Series: UNC leads the all-time series 51-16, 19-7 in Charlottesville
Last time: Virginia won 3-1 in Chapel Hill on Sep. 26
Last Timeout
Carolina (18-7, 7-7 ACC) is coming off a 0-2 weekend at home, falling 3-0 to Notre Dame on Nov. 5 and 3-1 to No. 2 Louisville on Nov. 14. Nia Parker-Robinson led the Heels with 26 kills on the weekend with a team-best .258 hitting percentage. Meghan Neelon racked up 50 assists, while Karenna Wurl led the team with 29 digs and Kaya Merkler had seven total blocks.
Notables
» Virginia's sole ACC win of the year was against the Tar Heels
» Kaya Merkler ranks No. 5 in the ACC for hitting percentage (.375)
» Nia Parker-Robinson ranks No. 5 in the conference in kills (334) and No. 7 in points (352)
» Karenna Wurl ranks No. 5 in the conference in digs (261)
» Meghan Neelon ranks No. 10 in the ACC in assists (736)
Stay up to date with Carolina volleyball on Twitter and Instagram @UNCVolleyball.
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