The North Carolina volleyball team swept Boston College 3-0 Friday night, marking its seventh conference shutout of the season.
But a new offensive setup for the Tar Heels (19-5, 11-2) made this shutout different than the rest.
“This is the first time all year that we’ve run a 6-2,” junior outside hitter Heather Henry said. “(The rotation) was just an opportunity, and I took it and went for it given that opportunity.”
Henry claimed six kills using the new offensive opportunities presented.
The 6-2 is a different rotation than what North Carolina has used this season in that there are three hitters in the front at all times instead of just two.
“It gives you more options across the board, and I think it really worked for us tonight,” said junior Tia Gaffen, who had six kills in the match.
“Highlighted by the scores, we were able to get everyone the ball and get (Boston College) on their toes, not really knowing who we were going to set.”
Coming into the match against the Eagles, UNC knew it would look purposefully to the 6-2 to give their opponent something new.
“I think it worked really well because they weren’t expecting us to come out and run a 6-2,” Gaffen said. “It’s a completely different type of offense. The different hitters are running different things. It really helps that they don’t know us as well with this.”