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VB Tames Tigers With Five-Set Victory
October 20, 2023 | Volleyball
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Carolina volleyball team (10-8, 4-5 ACC) earned their third straight conference win in a row on Friday night, downing Clemson (12-9, 3-6 ACC) in five sets in Jervey Gym.
The Tar Heels performance was highlighted by a season-best 16 blocks, with five players tallying at least one block in the match.
Mabrey Shaffmaster led the Tar Heels offensively with a season-best 25 kills, 15 digs and five blocks. Her 25 kill performance is tied for most by any player in the ACC this season. She also became the seventh player in program history to reach the 1,000-kill mark and the first since Paige Neuenfeldt, who played for Carolina from 2012-2015.
Three Tar Heels had double-digit digs, Maddy May (18), Shaffmaster (15) and Maria Miggins (13), tallying 68 digs on the night, the second-most by Carolina this season.
Zoe Behrendt ran the offense with a career-best 48 assists and a career-best five blocks to go with nine digs and a pair of aces.
Carolina outhit Clemson .182-.133, while the Tigers led at the service line in aces, 8-5.
NOTABLES:
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
The Tar Heels performance was highlighted by a season-best 16 blocks, with five players tallying at least one block in the match.
Mabrey Shaffmaster led the Tar Heels offensively with a season-best 25 kills, 15 digs and five blocks. Her 25 kill performance is tied for most by any player in the ACC this season. She also became the seventh player in program history to reach the 1,000-kill mark and the first since Paige Neuenfeldt, who played for Carolina from 2012-2015.
Three Tar Heels had double-digit digs, Maddy May (18), Shaffmaster (15) and Maria Miggins (13), tallying 68 digs on the night, the second-most by Carolina this season.
Zoe Behrendt ran the offense with a career-best 48 assists and a career-best five blocks to go with nine digs and a pair of aces.
Carolina outhit Clemson .182-.133, while the Tigers led at the service line in aces, 8-5.
NOTABLES:
- The Tar Heels have now won three straight against the Tigers. Carolina has won in five sets in the last two trips to Clemson
- Zoe Behrendt set career-bests in kills (3), assists (48) and blocks (5) against the Tigers and matched her career-best in digs (9)
- With 25 kills and 10 digs, Mabrey Shaffmaster tallied her second double-double of the season and No. 24 in her career
- Maria Miggins matched her career-best with five blocks
- Sydney Nolan had a career-best six blocks
- Shaffmaster had a career-best five blocks and matched her career-best of two solo blocks
- Sadie Swift matched her career-best of seven blocks assists. She also had seven against Virginia on Sep. 22
- Maddy May has tallied double-digit digs in seven straight matches and has had double-digit digs in 16 of 18 matches this season
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
UNC
CU
Kills
60
51
Errors
30
30
Attempts
165
158
Hitting %
.182
.133
Points
81.0
70.0
Assists
54
46
Aces
5
8
Blocks
16
11
Game Leaders
Kills
25
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Players Mentioned
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