Volleyball Opens Play At VCU Invitational Friday

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina volleyball team wraps up non-conference play this weekend at the VCU Invitational in Richmond, Va. The Tar Heels will play three matches while in the Old Dominion state, going up against ODU, VCU and UMBC.

UNC Tournament Schedule (Played in the Siegel Center)
Friday, Sep. 16 – UNC vs. ODU
Time: 10 a.m
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=422384
Stream: No video stream

Friday, Sep. 16 – UNC at VCU
Time: 6 p.m.
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=419856
Stream: ESPN+

Saturday, Sep. 17 – UNC vs. UMBC
Time: 3 p.m.
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=422386
Stream: No video stream

Series Breakdown
vs. ODU

First meeting between the two programs

vs. VCU

Series:UNC leads the series 7-1 and is 2-0 in Richmond
Last time: the two programs last met on Sep. 20, 2019, in Chapel Hill. VCU won 3-1

vs. UMBC

First meeting between the two programs

Notables:

Maddy May was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday, the first weekly honor of her career and the first of the season for Carolina
Senior Niki Khoshatefeh transferred from UMBC after the 2019 season. As a Retriever, she earned America East all-rookie team honors and led all America East freshmen in hitting percentage (.304)
Mabrey Shaffmaster ranks No. 4 in kills (3.82/set) and No. 7 in points (4.11/set) in the ACC
Parker Austin currently ranks No. 2 in the conference in aces per set (.56), which is No. 36 in the NCAA
Charley Niego ranks No. 9 in the ACC in kills per set (3.50)
Anita Babic ranks. No. 7 in the conference in assists per set (7.77)

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Players Mentioned

Parker Austin

Anita Babic

Niki Khoshatefeh

Maddy May

Charley Niego

Mabrey Shaffmaster

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