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Tar Heels Drop Match To Clemson, 3-1
September 22, 2007 | Volleyball
Sept. 22, 2007
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Carolina found itself in a similar situation Saturday night as it was down 2-0 to visiting Clemson before it fell 3-1 to the Tigers. The Tar Heels hit just .082 in the match as they fall to 5-7 overall and 1-2 in ACC play. The Tar Heels will travel to Maryland (Sept. 28) and Boston College (Sept. 30) next weekend.
The Tar Heels started out sluggish in game one on as they fell 30-23. A kill by Christie Clark midway through the opening game pulled Carolina within four at 17-13 after a long rally and seemed to fuel the Tar Heels to two more points (17-15). The rally would not be enough as Clemson took over the game and won by seven (30-23). Carolina hit -.058 in the game as it registered eight kills and 11 errors. Several of the Carolina points came on the defensive side as it tallied eight blocks.
Setter Stephanie Jansma tallied seven assists in the opening game for an even 500 on the year.
Game two was more of the same as Clemson hit .293 and the Tar Heels could not get into the positive numbers with a mark of -.020. The Tigers cruised to the 30-19 as the Tar Heels went into the break down 2-0 similar to Friday night's match against Georgia Tech.
Carolina came out of the locker room fired up for game three and appeared to be a completely different team. The Tar Heels took game three 30-27 as they picked up six blocks and 15 kills in the victory. The teams were tied at 17-17 before the Tar Heels went on a run picking up five consecutive points on a kill by Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland and a pair of kills from Lauren Prussing. The Tigers evened the game at 24 and at 25 before the Tar Heels sealed off the game three win to pull the match to 2-1.
Carolina continued to play much better in the fourth game than it did in the opening pair of games as the momentum seemed to have shifted in the Carmichael Auditorium. The fourth game was tied 16 times and changed hands seven different times as the Tar Heels appeared as if they would force a fifth game. Clemson would not let that happen as they claimed a 32-30 game four victory and a 3-1 match win.
The Tar Heels hit .255 in the final game their highest of the night but it was not enough as they fall to 5-7 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. Carolina tallied 16 blocks in the defeat.
Carolina hits the floor again on Friday, Sept. 28 when it travels to College Park, Md. to take on Maryland before heading to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to play Boston College.
