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Tar Heels Head South for Miami and FSU Matches
September 30, 2021 | Volleyball
CHAPEL HILL – The Carolina volleyball team is heading to Florida this weekend for a pair of ACC road matches. First, the Heels travel to Miami for an 8 p.m. Friday matchup with the Hurricanes (10-2, 1-1 ACC), before flying north to Tallahassee to take on FSU on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Fans can watch Friday's match with Miami on the ACC Network and Sunday's matchup with the Noles on ACCNX.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Miami (10-2, 1-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Jose "Keno" Gandara
Series: UNC leads 17-15 all-time, Miami leads 11-3 in Coral Gables vs. Carolina
Last Meeting: Miami won 3-0 in Coral Gables on April 3, 2021
vs. Florida State (8-3, 1-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Chris Poole
Series: FSU leads all-time 44-25, FSU leads 17-10 in Tallahassee vs. Carolina
Last time: FSU won 3-2 in Pittsburgh on March 27, 2021
Last Timeout
Carolina (11-2, 0-2 ACC) is coming off a 0-2 weekend at home, falling 3-1 to both No. 4 Pitt on Sep. 24 and Virginia on Sep. 26, the first losses of the season for the Tar Heels. Freshman Mabrey Shaffmaster led the team with a combined 32 kills between the two matches, while Skyy Howard contributed nine blocks. Carolina had a .202 attacking clip on the weekend but committed a combined 14 errors from the service line.
The Tontai Connection
There will be a familiar face on the opposing side of the net versus the Hurricanes. Aristea Tontai, who played three years at Carolina, is a now a graduate student at Miami. The 6-4 middle blocker from Greece led Carolina in hitting percentage, aces, and total blocks last season.
Tontai has played in 11 sets for the Hurricanes this season, recording 8 block assists with 5 block solos and 15 kills.
Notables
» Amanda Phegley is the only Tar Heel from the Sunshine State
» Kaya Merkler ranks No. 3 in the ACC for hitting percentage (.410)
» Nia Parker-Robinson ranks No. 7 in the conference in kills (158) and No. 9 in points (169)
» Two Heels are averaging more than 3 kills per set: Parker-Robinson (3.59) and Shaffmaster (3.22)
» Meghan Neelon has a team-high 323 assists this season to go with 11 service aces, the second-most on the team
» Merkler and Neelon are the only two Carolina players to have appeared in all 47 sets this season
Stay up to date with Carolina volleyball on Twitter and Instagram @UNCVolleyball.
Fans can watch Friday's match with Miami on the ACC Network and Sunday's matchup with the Noles on ACCNX.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Miami (10-2, 1-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Jose "Keno" Gandara
Series: UNC leads 17-15 all-time, Miami leads 11-3 in Coral Gables vs. Carolina
Last Meeting: Miami won 3-0 in Coral Gables on April 3, 2021
vs. Florida State (8-3, 1-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Chris Poole
Series: FSU leads all-time 44-25, FSU leads 17-10 in Tallahassee vs. Carolina
Last time: FSU won 3-2 in Pittsburgh on March 27, 2021
Last Timeout
Carolina (11-2, 0-2 ACC) is coming off a 0-2 weekend at home, falling 3-1 to both No. 4 Pitt on Sep. 24 and Virginia on Sep. 26, the first losses of the season for the Tar Heels. Freshman Mabrey Shaffmaster led the team with a combined 32 kills between the two matches, while Skyy Howard contributed nine blocks. Carolina had a .202 attacking clip on the weekend but committed a combined 14 errors from the service line.
The Tontai Connection
There will be a familiar face on the opposing side of the net versus the Hurricanes. Aristea Tontai, who played three years at Carolina, is a now a graduate student at Miami. The 6-4 middle blocker from Greece led Carolina in hitting percentage, aces, and total blocks last season.
Tontai has played in 11 sets for the Hurricanes this season, recording 8 block assists with 5 block solos and 15 kills.
Notables
» Amanda Phegley is the only Tar Heel from the Sunshine State
» Kaya Merkler ranks No. 3 in the ACC for hitting percentage (.410)
» Nia Parker-Robinson ranks No. 7 in the conference in kills (158) and No. 9 in points (169)
» Two Heels are averaging more than 3 kills per set: Parker-Robinson (3.59) and Shaffmaster (3.22)
» Meghan Neelon has a team-high 323 assists this season to go with 11 service aces, the second-most on the team
» Merkler and Neelon are the only two Carolina players to have appeared in all 47 sets this season
Stay up to date with Carolina volleyball on Twitter and Instagram @UNCVolleyball.
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