University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Atlanta, Ga.
2:30 PM
North Carolina
vs
Boston College
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Volleyball Travels to Atlanta for ACC Weekend
March 11, 2021 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL – Following a split weekend in Syracuse, N.Y., the Tar Heels continue their road trip in Atlanta to face Boston College and Georgia Tech.
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Carolina (8-4, 7-3 ACC) takes on Boston College (1-8, 0-8 ACC) Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. match in Atlanta. UNC wraps up the weekend against host, Georgia Tech (8-2 overall/ACC) at 1 p.m. Fans can follow both matches at unclivestats.com. Sunday's match will be available on ACCNX.
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Recently for the Tar Heels
Carolina split a pair of five-set matches in the Empire State, topping Syracuse Friday before falling to Clemson Saturday. Both matches lasted nearly three hours and featured a total of 47 tie scores and 23 lead changes through the weekend.
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Despite dropping the first set, North Carolina battled back defeat Syracuse in a three-hour five-set match to begin the weekend.
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Although Syracuse earned a 25-14 win in the first set, Carolina steadied out to win sets two and three. However, the Orange knotted the match with a 25-19 set four win. UNC and Syracuse battled point-for-point with 10 tie scores and four lead changes in the fifth set before Carolina prevailed for the 18-16 win.
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Four Tar Heels recorded double-doubles in the marathon victory: Parker Austin (23 kills, 20 digs), Kaya Merkler (16 kills, 10 digs), Maylen Mitrovich (29 assists, 15 digs), Annabelle Archer (29 assists, 15 digs). Skyy Howard led UNC at the net with five blocks.
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Facing a quick turnaround in Syracuse, N.Y., North Carolina fell short in a five-set match vs. Clemson on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels won the first two sets of the day. However, Clemson completed the reverse-sweep for the 3-2 decision.
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Matching her single-match career-high, Amanda Phegley led UNC with 13 kills. Aristea Tontai anchored UNC's serving with a career-best, six aces. Maylen Mitrovich registered her second double-double in as many days (18 assists, 15 digs).
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Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
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Carolina (8-4, 7-3 ACC) takes on Boston College (1-8, 0-8 ACC) Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. match in Atlanta. UNC wraps up the weekend against host, Georgia Tech (8-2 overall/ACC) at 1 p.m. Fans can follow both matches at unclivestats.com. Sunday's match will be available on ACCNX.
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Recently for the Tar Heels
Carolina split a pair of five-set matches in the Empire State, topping Syracuse Friday before falling to Clemson Saturday. Both matches lasted nearly three hours and featured a total of 47 tie scores and 23 lead changes through the weekend.
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Despite dropping the first set, North Carolina battled back defeat Syracuse in a three-hour five-set match to begin the weekend.
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Although Syracuse earned a 25-14 win in the first set, Carolina steadied out to win sets two and three. However, the Orange knotted the match with a 25-19 set four win. UNC and Syracuse battled point-for-point with 10 tie scores and four lead changes in the fifth set before Carolina prevailed for the 18-16 win.
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Four Tar Heels recorded double-doubles in the marathon victory: Parker Austin (23 kills, 20 digs), Kaya Merkler (16 kills, 10 digs), Maylen Mitrovich (29 assists, 15 digs), Annabelle Archer (29 assists, 15 digs). Skyy Howard led UNC at the net with five blocks.
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Facing a quick turnaround in Syracuse, N.Y., North Carolina fell short in a five-set match vs. Clemson on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels won the first two sets of the day. However, Clemson completed the reverse-sweep for the 3-2 decision.
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Matching her single-match career-high, Amanda Phegley led UNC with 13 kills. Aristea Tontai anchored UNC's serving with a career-best, six aces. Maylen Mitrovich registered her second double-double in as many days (18 assists, 15 digs).
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Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
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