Volleyball Stays Local For Back-To-Back Tobacco Road Matchups

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Despite not playing in Carmichael Arena this weekend, the Carolina volleyball team will stay on Tobacco Road, playing at NC State and Duke.

The Tar Heels (11-8, 3-5 ACC) travel for a matchup with the Wolfpack on Friday night at 7 p.m, before going up against the Blue Devils at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.

SERIES HISTORY:
vs. NC State (11-9, 5-4 ACC)
Series: UNC leads the series 91-32
Last time: UNC won 3-1 in Chapel Hill on Oct. 20, 2021
Trend: UNC has won the last four match ups and six of the last seven

vs. Duke (12-8, 3-6 ACC)
Series: UNC leads the series 66-57
Last time: UNC won 3-2 in Durham on Nov. 26, 2021
Trend: UNC won all three matchups against the Blue Devils in 2021

NOTABLE:

The Tar Heels lead the ACC in service aces, averaging nearly two per set. Parker Austin ranks second in the conference in aces per set and Maddy May ranks seventh (only freshman in the top-10). Duke ranks second and NC State ranks fifteenth
Mabrey Shaffmaster ranks No. 4 in the ACC in kills per set, averaging 3.94 kills
Anita Babic was named the ACC Freshman of the Week on Monday, the first weekly honor of her career and Carolina's third ACC Freshman of the Week honor of the season. Maddy May has earned two freshman of the week honors
Carolina head coach Joe Sagula (33 seasons) and Duke head coach Jolene Nagel (24 seasons) are the two most veteran coaches in the conference (in terms of number of seasons spent at their respective ACC schools)

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Players Mentioned

Parker Austin

Anita Babic

Maddy May

Mabrey Shaffmaster

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