University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, September 17
Chapel Hill, N.C.
12 p.m.
North Carolina
6-3,0-0ACC
3
vs
0
Coastal Carolina
5-7,0-0Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 23 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
VB Earns Sweep Over Coastal Carolina
September 17, 2023 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina volleyball team (6-3) earned their third sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing Coastal Carolina (5-7) in straight sets.
The Tar Heels improve to 4-0 in Carmichael Arena on the season, having dropped just one set in four matches in Chapel Hill.
Junior outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster had the hot hand for the Tar Heels, tallying a match-high 15 kills with a .438 hitting percentage. Anita Babic ran the offense with 36 assists, four kills and three digs, while defensively Maddy May recorded a match-best 13 digs. May, who is averaging 4.09 digs per set, has had double-digit digs in all but one match this season.
As a team, Carolina outhit the Chanticleers .301 to .149 and had 47 kills to just 26 from Coastal Carolina. The Tar Heels finished the weekend 2-0 with victories over both Coastal and Santa Clara on Friday.
NOTABLES:
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
The Tar Heels improve to 4-0 in Carmichael Arena on the season, having dropped just one set in four matches in Chapel Hill.
Junior outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster had the hot hand for the Tar Heels, tallying a match-high 15 kills with a .438 hitting percentage. Anita Babic ran the offense with 36 assists, four kills and three digs, while defensively Maddy May recorded a match-best 13 digs. May, who is averaging 4.09 digs per set, has had double-digit digs in all but one match this season.
As a team, Carolina outhit the Chanticleers .301 to .149 and had 47 kills to just 26 from Coastal Carolina. The Tar Heels finished the weekend 2-0 with victories over both Coastal and Santa Clara on Friday.
NOTABLES:
- In the Tar Heels' two matches against Santa Clara and Coastal Carolina, Shaffmaster averaged 4.14 kills per set, tallying a team-high 29 kills, 12 digs and five total blocks
- Babic averaged 12 assists per set on the weekend, totaling 84 assists and 12 digs
- Carolina's .301 hitting percentage against Coastal Carolina is the second-best of the season. The Tar Heels hits a season-best .361 against Loyola Maryland on Sep. 2
Stay up to date with Carolina Volleyball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
CCU
UNC
Kills
26
47
Errors
13
16
Attempts
87
103
Hitting %
.149
.301
Points
41.0
57.0
Assists
24
45
Aces
3
3
Blocks
12
7
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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