ASHEVILLE, NC – The Winthrop Volleyball team fell to UNC Asheville 3-0 on Friday at the Justice Center.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Winthrop 0, UNC Asheville 3 (23-25, 21-25, 23-25)
Records: Winthrop 12-7 (3-2 BSC), UNC Asheville 7-9 (3-2, BSC)
Location: Asheville, NC
EAGLES HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Keaupono Fey led the Eagles with seven kills with a .600 hitting percentage
- Sophomore Siani Yamaguchi helped the Eagles with 19 sets and eight digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
- Winthrop and UNC Asheville kept it close in the first set with Winthrop only leading by three
- The Bulldogs came and tied it at 20-20
- With UNC Asheville being up 24-21, Winthrop tried to come back but were unable to with a kill by Ava Venema to win 25-23
Set 2
- The Bulldogs started the set on a 12-8 run
- UNC Asheville never let Winthrop take the lead as they won the set 25-21
Set 3
- The Eagles started the set on a 16-11 run
- UNC Asheville worked its way back and tied it at 23-23
- Service Ace and a kill by Cara Guthrie helped the bulldogs win the set 25-23
UP NEXT
The Eagles will be back in actionTuesday Oct. 10 when they travel to Buies Creek, NC to face Campbell at 7 p.m.