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Carolina Falls In Five To Seminoles
October 19, 2007 | Volleyball
Oct. 19, 2007
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland and Christine Vaughen combined for 15 kills apiece but it was not enough as the Tar Heels dropped a 3-2 match to Florida State on Friday in Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels fall to 8-11 on the year and 4-6 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Carolina will look to rebound on Saturday when it hosts Miami at 6 p.m.
The Tar Heels let game one slip away as they took eight of the first 10 points of the night and looked like they would roll in the opening frame. The Seminoles would not go away so easily as they rattled off an 8-2 run to even the score at 10. Carolina would bounce back to take a 20-19 lead on one of Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland's five kills in the game.
Florida State tallied back-to-back kills to regain the lead for the first time since the 1-0 mark. FSU would pick up the next five points to take a 24-20 lead. The Tar Heels battled back from the deficit using a Christine Vaughen kill that woke up the Carmichael Auditorium crowd to pull within two (26-24) before the Seminoles recorded an attack error and Ashley Board served an ace to tie the score. Two straight points from Florida State put the Tar Heels in a hole once again.
For the seventh game this season, 30 points would not determine the outcome as the teams traded points until the Seminoles captured the 34-32 win. The Tar Heels fell despite hitting .410 in the opening game as Sue Haydel, Christine Vaughen and Heather Brooks all chipped in four kills for Carolina. Brianna Eskola dug seven balls in the opening game and in the process moved into third on the career list with 1,372 in her two-plus years as a Tar Heel.
Carolina would not let game two slip away in similar fashion as the Tar Heels claimed a 30-25 win to even the match at one game apiece. Ashley Board would serve three consecutive points for Carolina as she picked up her second ace of the night and Haydel picked up another kill in the run that saw the Tar Heels take an 11-6 lead forcing an FSU timeout. The break did not seem to hurt the Tar Heels as they held the lead the rest of the way.
Carolina was tested late in the game as the Seminoles battled back and pulled within one at 20-19 forcing a UNC timeout. After a Seminole attack error gave Carolina a two-point advantage the teams would trade points until FSU's Mira Djuric picked up an uncharacteristic attack error forcing a Florida State timeout. The Seminoles would pull within one again at 26-25 before Ashley Board stepped to the service line and served out the game for Carolina. Vaughen earned her fourth kill of the game with the final point to even the match at 1-1.
Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland and Noelle Dyk kept things rolling for Carolina in game three as each tallied four kills to lead the Tar Heels to the 30-23 win. Dyk gave coach Joe Sagula another weapon at his disposal as she stepped in and gave the Tar Heels a boost as she dug three consecutive balls before Hanson-Tuntland ended the point with a kill. The kill gave the Tar Heels a 9-3 lead that it would hold onto once again as they cruised to the 30-23 win and 2-1 game lead. The quick start was a key component the Tar Heels run to the victory.
The Tar Heel streak would come to an end as FSU evened the match at 2-2 with a 30-24 win of its own in game four. Carolina hit a match-low .180 in the defeat. The Tar Heels struggled to get anything going as they held just one lead in the game. Setter Stephanie Jansma picked up three kills in just four attempts for the Tar Heels who were forced into a game five for the sixth time this season.
Carolina and Florida State traded points in the beginning of game five before going on a 3-0 run to claim a 10-7 advantage. The lead would not last long as the Seminoles connected on four consecutive points to take an 11-10 lead. A kill by Sue Haydel and back-to-back errors by FSU put the Tar Heels in front at 13-12. Florida State's Mira Djuric took over at that point picking up three kills to give the Seminoles the 16-14 game five and match win.
Eskola finished the night with 26 kills and currently has 1,393 in her career just 186 behind career leader Caroline deRoeck (2001-04). Hanson-Tuntland and Christine Vaughen each turned in impressive performances once again as duo combined for 15 kills apiece. Hanson-Tuntland hit .429 on the night, not far behind was Vaughen at .367. Sue Haydel chipped in 14 kills for the Tar Heels and Noelle Dyk finished with a dozen despite playing a limited role in games one and two.
Carolina will take on Miami at 6 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium on Saturday to wrap up the first half of the ACC season.
