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Volleyball Travels To Wake Forest, Virginia Tech For Weekend ACC Road Matches
October 6, 2022 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL – The Carolina volleyball team is on the road this weekend for back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference matchups, heading first to Wake Forest before traveling north to Virginia Tech.
First serve against the Demon Deacons is on Friday at 7 p.m., while the Tar Heels take on the Hokies on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Wake Forest
Series: UNC leads the series 54-18
Last time: UNC won 3-1 in Chapel Hill on Oct. 8, 2021
Trend: UNC has won four of the last five matchups and is 18-8 on the road
vs. Virginia Tech
Series: UNC leads the series 30-9
Last time: UNC won 3-1 in Blacksburg on Nov. 12, 2021
Trend: UNC won both matches against the Hokies in 2022 and is 11-7 on the road
Notables:
First serve against the Demon Deacons is on Friday at 7 p.m., while the Tar Heels take on the Hokies on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Wake Forest
Series: UNC leads the series 54-18
Last time: UNC won 3-1 in Chapel Hill on Oct. 8, 2021
Trend: UNC has won four of the last five matchups and is 18-8 on the road
vs. Virginia Tech
Series: UNC leads the series 30-9
Last time: UNC won 3-1 in Blacksburg on Nov. 12, 2021
Trend: UNC won both matches against the Hokies in 2022 and is 11-7 on the road
Notables:
- Parker Austin currently ranks No. 2 in the ACC in service aces per set, Mabrey Shaffmaster ranks No. 5 in kills per set and Anita Babic ranks No. 6 in assists per set
- Charley Niego is currently averaging 3.77 digs per set in conference play which is the fifth-highest in the ACC
- North Carolina was ranked No. 45 in the first RPI of 2022, the fifth highest in the ACC. Wake Forest ranked No. 68 and Virginia Tech ranked No. 109
- Niki Khoshatefeh and Virginia Tech's Sierra Cates are both from Temecula, Calif., and both played at Great Oak High School
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