University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, October 14
Chapel Hill
6 p.m.
North Carolina
11-7,3-4ACC
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Boston College
13-8,1-6ACC
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2
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F
Boston College
15
21
18
0
North Carolina
25
25
25
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Photo by: Gillian Faski
Volleyball Downs Boston College In Straight Sets
October 14, 2022 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina volleyball team defeated Boston College in straight sets (25-15, 25-21, 25-18) on Friday night in Carmichael Arena in the Tar Heels' sixth sweep of the season.
Mabrey Shaffmaster led the offense with a match-best 12 kills, her eighth-straight match with double-digit kills. Shaffmaster was the only player in the match with double-digit kills.
The Tar Heels outhit the Eagles .340 to .152 in the victory, Carolina's second-best attacking performance of the season and just the second time the team has hit above .300.
Led by a match-best six blocks from Kaya Merkler, Carolina out-blocked Boston College 9 to 4, while Sadie Swift and Liv Mogridge each had three blocks.
Anita Babic ran the offense with 36 assists and two aces, while Carson Overbeck set a new career-best with three aces from the service line.
Charley Niego hit a season-best .615, tallying eight kills in 13 attempts with no errors to go with seven digs.
Parker Austin and Maddy May defended Carolina's back-row, each tallying 12 digs.
With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 26-1 in the all-time series over the Eagles.
Up Next
Carolina hosts Syracuse on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Carmichael Arena.
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Mabrey Shaffmaster led the offense with a match-best 12 kills, her eighth-straight match with double-digit kills. Shaffmaster was the only player in the match with double-digit kills.
The Tar Heels outhit the Eagles .340 to .152 in the victory, Carolina's second-best attacking performance of the season and just the second time the team has hit above .300.
Led by a match-best six blocks from Kaya Merkler, Carolina out-blocked Boston College 9 to 4, while Sadie Swift and Liv Mogridge each had three blocks.
Anita Babic ran the offense with 36 assists and two aces, while Carson Overbeck set a new career-best with three aces from the service line.
Charley Niego hit a season-best .615, tallying eight kills in 13 attempts with no errors to go with seven digs.
Parker Austin and Maddy May defended Carolina's back-row, each tallying 12 digs.
With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 26-1 in the all-time series over the Eagles.
Up Next
Carolina hosts Syracuse on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Carmichael Arena.
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
BC
UNC
Kills
34
44
Errors
18
11
Attempts
105
97
Hitting %
.152
.340
Points
40
59.5
Assists
30
41
Aces
2
6
Blocks
4
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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