Friday, October 6
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 p.m.
North Carolina
7-7,1-4ACC
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Louisville
13-2,4-1ACC
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Louisville
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25
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North Carolina
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Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH
VB Drops Four-Set Battle To No. 6 Louisville
October 6, 2023 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina volleyball team (7-7, 1-4 ACC) battled Friday night with No. 6 Louisville, but ultimately fell to the Cardinals in four sets.
Graduate outside hitter Emani' Foster led the offense with a match-best 16 kills, while freshman outside hitter Safi Hampton had 12 kills. Sophomore setter Anita Babic led the defense with 13 digs and quarterbacked the offense with 35 assists.
The Tar Heels came out hot, taking the first set 25-19, led by three kills from Foster, before dropping the next three sets. Carolina has taken the first set from the Cardinals in the last four meetings.
Service errors plagued both teams, with eight from the Cardinals and seven from the Tar Heels. Louisville outhit the Tar Heels .246-.203 and both teams had seven blocks apiece.
NOTABLES:
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Graduate outside hitter Emani' Foster led the offense with a match-best 16 kills, while freshman outside hitter Safi Hampton had 12 kills. Sophomore setter Anita Babic led the defense with 13 digs and quarterbacked the offense with 35 assists.
The Tar Heels came out hot, taking the first set 25-19, led by three kills from Foster, before dropping the next three sets. Carolina has taken the first set from the Cardinals in the last four meetings.
Service errors plagued both teams, with eight from the Cardinals and seven from the Tar Heels. Louisville outhit the Tar Heels .246-.203 and both teams had seven blocks apiece.
NOTABLES:
- Anita Babic tallied her third double-double of the season, matching a career-best of 13 digs to go with 35 assists
- Marissa Meyerhoefer had a career-best 11 digs
- Safi Hampton set two new career-bests with three block assists and three assists
- With 10 digs, Maddy May had her 11th double-digit dig performance of the season
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram
Team Stats
LOU
UNC
Kills
60
47
Errors
25
19
Attempts
142
138
Hitting %
.246
.203
Points
73.0
59.0
Assists
56
45
Aces
6
5
Blocks
7
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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