VB Heads South For South Carolina Tournament

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the first time this season, the Carolina volleyball team (3-0) is hitting the road for a pair matches hosted by South Carolina.

The Tar Heels will open play in Columbia on Saturday with a 3 p.m. neutral-site match against Temple, which will not be broadcasted. Carolina will then face the host Gamecocks on Sunday at 2 p.m., which will be streamed on SECN+ in the Carolina Volleyball Center.

Series Breakdown
vs. South Carolina (2-1)
All-Time: UNC leads the series 17-7
Road Record: UNC is 4-3 against the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.
Last 10 Matchups: UNC is 6-4
Last Time: UNC swept the Gamecocks in Chapel Hill on Sep. 2, 2022
Watch (SECN+) | Live Stats

vs. Temple (3-1)
All-Time: UNC is 8-0
Neutral Record: 4-0 in neutral site matchups
Last Time: UNC swept the Owls in Chapel Hill on Sep. 18, 2010
No Broadcast | Live Stats

Opening Weekend Notes:

The Tar Heels won all three of their matches in straight sets, going 3-0 over Cleveland State, College of Charleston and Western Carolina
Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Chelsea Thorpe and freshman middle blocker Jackie Taylor led the team with 10 blocks apiece, averaging 1.11 blockers per set
Senior outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster matched her career-best of five service aces against Western Carolina – the fourth five-ace match of her career. She had seven aces across the Tar Heels' three matches, averaging a team-best .78 aces per set
Graduate outside hitter Emani' Foster hit a career-best .667 with 19 kills against College of Charleston
Foster, Shaffmaster and junior libero Maddy May were named to the All-Tournament team
As a team, the Tar Heels had 22 aces and held their opponents to just two
May and South Carolina junior Brooke Doherty were club teammates at Triangle Volleyball Club in Morrisville, N.C.

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Players Mentioned

Emani' Foster

Maddy May

Mabrey Shaffmaster

Jackie Taylor

Chelsea Thorpe