The Tar Heels will open their first home series on Friday, Oct. 9, when they take on the Virginia Cavaliers in Carmichael Arena at 7 p.m. We are thrilled to announce we have been chosen as an NCVF Ranking tournament host site! Sign up to receive breaking news text alerts from The Daily Tar Heel. Austin’s stellar offense in combination with her defensive skills will help carry the Tar Heels through their upcoming season. Directions: norco's volleyball facility: 7395 Greendale Road Windsor, CO 80550 butler hancock (bank of Colo Arena): 1600 23rd street Greeley, CO 80639 23 Florida State from an 0-2 set deficit. “The fourth set we came back, but in the fifth set we let it slip away.”. What happened?
Austin posted double-digit kills in 15 matches, while also recording double-digit digs in seven matches. She earned the libero role at rival Duke, where she totaled a season-best record of 22 digs. To send a news tip, story idea or to ask a question you want our newsroom to answer, contact our editor. North Carolina will face Virginia and N.C. State in mid-October, and the matches against rival Duke are scheduled for the end of October to conclude the Tar Heels’ season. Her aggressive offense could be an asset to North Carolina as it enters the upcoming season. Due to safety and health concerns around COVID-19, no nonconference matches will be played this season, and the schedule is significantly reduced to limit direct contact.

); Athletic Department History, Facts & Figures, video platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. After two more points from Virginia Tech, the Hokies secured the second set, 27-25, to take a 2-0 lead in the match. During her first-year campaign, Howard garnered an average of 1.57 kills per set and ranked 10th in the ACC for blocks per set. Thank you for reading! After winning only eight matches two years ago, UNC volleyball took a step forward in 2019. With an abbreviated all-conference schedule in 2020, the Tar Heels could improve even more.
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The official Volleyball page for the University of North Carolina Heels Last season, Cox tallied double-digit kills in five matches, boasting an average of 1.72 kills per set on the season. The Daily Tar Heel welcomes thoughtful discussion on all of our stories, but please keep comments civil and on-topic. Many of these kills came in critical situations, which gave the team the chance to make the comeback. Welcome to the 2020-21 edition of The Daily Tar Heel, now in our 128th year!   With only one senior on the roster, UNC will aim to transform this young team into one that can compete for an ACC Championship.

To support independent student journalism at this difficult time, make a tax-deductible donation that will help the DTH Start the Presses. COVID-19 brings significant challenges to the UNC, Chapel Hill and Orange County communities and to the DTH, but our staff is committed to bringing you the news you can't get anywhere else, wherever you may be. She was one of three liberos selected to the U.S. Women's Junior National Team Training Roster and played as a member of the USA National Training Team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Tar Heels will open their season facing Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Sept. 24. In the third set, the Tar Heels began to turn things around, and jumped out to a 16-8 lead.