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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
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
FinalF
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.
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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