North Carolina Women's Volleyball Advances Past Wake Forest
Tomorrow's championship match will be North Carolina and Clemson.
Nov. 20, 1999
ORLANDO, Fla. - The No. 2 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the No. 3
seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons 15-3, 14-16, 15-12 and 15-11 to advance to
tomorrow's ACC Volleyball Championship match at Disney's Wide World of
Sports in Orlando, FL. This will be the second consecutive year that the
Tar Heels will compete in the championship match. Last season North
Carolina dropped a 3-0 decision to Florida State in the title match.
Leading the Tar Heels on the night was All-ACC freshman team member Laura
Greene. Greene recorded a team-high 17 kills and 21 digs in the match and
finished with a .286 hitting percentage. Freshman setter Eve Rackham
tallied 53 assists, nine digs and four blocks on the match in the UNC victory.
Wake Forest was led by Margaret Davidson's 15 kills, five blocks and .394
hitting percentage, as well as freshman setter Ashlee Phillips' 44 assists,
nine digs and three blocks.
With the win, North Carolina improves to 26-5 and will face the No. 1
seeded Clemson Tigers in the 3:30 p.m. championship match. Wake Forest
drops to 25-9 with the loss.
Head Coach Joe Sagula
"I think this is a great win. When you lose a first team all-conference
middle blocker in the middle of the match, it could have rattled us, but we
stayed together. I am hurting for Shannon Smith, she was playing so well
and is a big part of our success. I'm really proud of this team, and we'll
be ready to battle tomorrow."
Head coach Mary Buczek
"Credit North Carolina, they came out and passed well and played defense.
We had way too many unforced errors. They took us out of our game and
played well to win the game."
