
Photo by: Meg Kelly
Eagles Fall in Three to Tar Heels
October 15, 2023 | Volleyball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College battled the University of North Carolina before falling in three sets on Sunday afternoon. Scores of the sets were 25-23, 25-14, and 25-20.
The Eagles battled point for point with the Tar Heels in the opening set, before ultimately falling, 25-23. BC tied it up 11 times, and came within one 17 times.Â
In the second, BC never led as the Tar Heels jumped out to a 8-1 advantage. The Eagles dropped the set, 25-14.
UNC closed out the match in the third, taking an early 3-1 lead to secure the victory. The Eagles trailed by one- 16-15- before the Tar Heels rallied to score five of the next six points. The Eagles could not dig out of that hole and dropped the frame, 25-20.
Halle Schroder led the Eagles in kills with six. Anna Murphy led the defense with nine, leading the Eagles with three aces. Setters Sophia Lambros and Grace Penn tallied 17 assists, Lambros led with nine. Cornelia Roach posted four blocks.Â
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The Eagles battled point for point with the Tar Heels in the opening set, before ultimately falling, 25-23. BC tied it up 11 times, and came within one 17 times.Â
In the second, BC never led as the Tar Heels jumped out to a 8-1 advantage. The Eagles dropped the set, 25-14.
UNC closed out the match in the third, taking an early 3-1 lead to secure the victory. The Eagles trailed by one- 16-15- before the Tar Heels rallied to score five of the next six points. The Eagles could not dig out of that hole and dropped the frame, 25-20.
Halle Schroder led the Eagles in kills with six. Anna Murphy led the defense with nine, leading the Eagles with three aces. Setters Sophia Lambros and Grace Penn tallied 17 assists, Lambros led with nine. Cornelia Roach posted four blocks.Â
The Eagles fall to 14-8 overall and 3-5 in ACC play and return to action on Friday, Oct. 20 at Florida State. They finish the weekend of conference play on Oct. 22 at Miami.Â
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Team Stats
UNC
BC
Kills
44
27
Errors
16
16
Attempts
91
90
Hitting %
.308
.122
Points
59.0
39.0
Assists
40
25
Aces
8
5
Blocks
7
7
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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