VB Heads To The Northeast To Kick Off Road Stand

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina volleyball team (7-8, 1-5 ACC) kick off a five-match road trip this weekend with a pair of matches in the Northeast. The Tar Heels start the weekend at Syracuse on Friday before traveling to Boston College on Sunday.

First serve is set for 6 p.m. against the Orange and 1 p.m. against the Eagles. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.

SERIES BREAKDOWN
VS. SYRACUSE (2-14, 0-6 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 13 – 6 p.m.
Series: UNC leads the series 11-3 and is 5-1 on the road vs. the Orange
Last time: Syracuse defeated UNC in five sets on Oct. 16, 2022, in Chapel Hill
Trend: The Tar Heels have won three of the last four matchups
Watch (ACCNX) | Live Stats

VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (13-7, 2-4 ACC)
Series: Carolina is 25-1 against Boston College. The Tar Heels' sole loss was a three-set loss on Oct. 21, 2018, in Chestnut Hill
Last time: UNC defeated the Eagles in three sets on Oct. 14, 2022, in Chapel Hill
In Chestnut Hill: Carolina is 12-1 on the road against Boston College
Watch (ACCNX) | Live Stats

Notables:

Mabrey Shaffmaster and Syracuse's Laila Smith were teammates at New Castle High School and also played for the same club team, Munciana
Shaffmaster is sitting at 964 career kills. She is just 36 kills shy of becoming the 17^th player in program history to hit the 1,000-kill milestone and first since Paige Neuenfeldt who played from 2012-2015
Shaffmaster ranks No. 4 in conference place in aces (.53/set), Sadie Swift ranks No. 5 in blocks (1.27/set), Anita Babic ranks No. 7 in assists (8.18/set) and Maddy May ranks No. 10 in digs (3.23)

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Anita Babic

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