Boston College Athletics
Volleyball Heads to North Carolina
October 22, 2014 | Volleyball
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - The Eagles (8-10, 3-4 ACC) will head south to take on UNC and NC State this weekend. BC faces at hot No. 6 (NCAA Ranking) North Carolina team on Friday evening at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. On Sunday the Eagles will head 40 minutes southeast to North Carolina State to play a 2:00 p.m. match in Reynolds Coliseum.
Match #19: Boston College at North Carolina
Match Time: Friday, Oct. 24, 2014; 6:00 p.m.
Match Site: Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Series Record: North Carolina leads, 16-0 (Since 2005)
Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2013; UNC won 3-0
At The Moment: Boston College Eagles
The scrappy squad went 1-1 last weekend, defeating Wake Forest at home on Friday night, putting on a block party, resulting in 20.0 total team blocks. That total is the third most blocks in a single match a BC team has ever posted, just behind 21.0 versus Wake Forest in 2006 and 24.0 against NC State in 2007. As a team, BC has out-aced their opponents 108-70 and have 1,053 digs while opponents have 988. The Eagles average 11.9 assists per set and 12.7 kills per set on the season.
BC settled back into a more familiar lineup this weekend after re-adding Sol Calvete to the mix. Calvete played mostly back row on Friday evening, with Mendes stepping in to the outside hitter position and putting away four kills. Mendes has been a versatile player for Campbell when he needs someone to step up and fill a spot. Calvete played all around on Sunday at Notre Dame, where she recorded 11 kills, six digs and a solo block.
Courtney Castle moved back to the libero spot and continued her strong service game, tallying three aces in nine sets. Junior outside hitter Katty Workman remained a constant for the Eagles in another big ACC weekend, putting up 16 kills and just five errors (.306%) along with two solo blocks and a block assist against WFU. Against Notre Dame, Workman had 15 kills and 12 digs, bringing her double-double total this season to nine and moving her to T1 all-time.
Setter Kellie Barnum was also outstanding this weekend, averaging 9.78 assists per set last weekend. In Sunday’s narrow five-set loss to Notre Dame, Barnum spread out her 43 assists well, resulting in double digit totals from four of her hitters.
Middle hitters Kam McLain and Anna Skold were a major part of the Eagles’ success on Friday night, hitting .444 and .263 respectively. McLain put up nine block assists, tied for 6th all-time in a single match. Skold had seven block assists and one solo block against WFU. The two middles both hit .250 against Notre Dame. McLain had 10 kills and Skold had eight.
Scouting North Carolina
The Tar Heels (15-2, 6-1 ACC) are currently second in the ACC behind Florida State and are ranked No. 6 nationally. UNC is led offensively by Chaniel Nelson who is ranked ninth in the ACC in hitting percentage (.353%) and seventh in kills (3.48/set). UNC’s Ece Taner is the conference’s leader in service aces (.52/set) and fifth in digs (4.43/set). The Tar Heels’ boast a tall front line, including ACC block leader, Paige Neuenfeldt and fifth-ranked Nelson who both stand at 6-2. In their 3-0 sweep over defending ACC Champions Duke, UNC’s McAdoo had 11 kills on a .435 hitting percentage, and Nelson had 13 kills, six blocks, and five digs.
Match #20 : Boston College at North Carolina State
Match Time: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014; 2:00 p.m.
Match Site: Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C.
Series Record: Tied 8-8 (Since 2005)
Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2013; NC St. won 3-0
Scouting NC State
The Wolfpack (12-7, 1-6 ACC) is ranked 13th in the ACC, earning just one conference win over Syracuse on Sept. 26. NC State’s Maggie Speaks is ranked eighth in the ACC in assists (8.86/set). Freshman Kaitlyn Kearny is tied for fifth in the conference in blocks (1.37/set). Most recently, the Wolfpack fell to Louisville in five sets, a team that the Eagles knocked off in five at the beginning of the season.
