After 33 years at the helm of the UNC volleyball program, head coach Joe Sagula announced his retirement on Monday morning. Throughout his career, Sagula recorded 865 wins — a 662-384 record while leading the Tar Heels.
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“I think one of our problems is we lack confidence in ourselves so as soon as something doesn’t go our way, we fall down,” junior middle hitter Kaya Merkler said. “That’s something we really need to work on."
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In the second set, the Cardinals began to show why they are the No. 5 ranked team in the nation, and started to dominate, stretching their lead to 13 at one point before clinching the second set in a definitive 25-11 victory, which would lead them to win in the third set as well.
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The dominant play by Louisville's Chaussee led the Cardinals back from a 6-point deficit to win the third set which erupted the building with an enormous level of energy. It carried into the fourth set where Louisville claimed the match.
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This road win gives the Tar Heels some much needed momentum going into the remainder of the regular season. With two matches against ACC-powerhouse Louisville coming up, this win can give the Tar Heels a boost against the reigning ACC champion.
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“Mabrey was special,” head coach Joe Sagula said. “She was the most dominant player in the gym today, all weekend, I think. She’s elevated her game.”
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Moreover, the teams' overall blocking was spectacular throughout the match. Merkler accumulated 8, Mogrdige and Howard rallied 5, and Niego tallied 4. The Tar Heels had a total of 17 blocks, the most in a single match since 2019.
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"I think we just got too complacent," senior middle hitter Skyy Howard said. "I think we expected them to roll over in the second set, and they didn’t."
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The North Carolina volleyball team (13-9, 5-6 ACC) fell to No. 10 Georgia Tech (16-4, 9-2 ACC), 3-1, in Carmichael Arena on Friday evening.
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Babic, a first-year student from Phoenix, has been crucial to the team’s success this season as a setter. Thus far, she has already picked up over 660 assists, highlighted by six games with 40 or more assists, including 42 this past weekend against Duke.
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“Duke and N.C. State are both very good teams, and of course they’re our rivals, so it was just a big confidence boost for us because we haven’t always played the best,” sophomore outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster said.
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Outside of beating its top rival, this victory is pivotal for UNC’s standing in the ACC. A loss to the Blue Devils would’ve had ripple effects that put the Tar Heels near the bottom of the conference standings.
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Though the road to an NCAA Tournament bid remains narrow, a sweep in a rivalry game may serve as a turning point for a North Carolina team whose mental fortitude has been questioned by both players and coach.
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UNC graduate outside hitter Charley Niego is North Carolina volleyball's most experienced player, exercising her fifth year with the Tar Heels after playing for four years at Notre Dame.
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UNC volleyball lost to Syracuse despite having the momentum entering the final set. After the fame, both players and head coach Joe Sagula highlighted the need to work through the mental aspect of their play to stop setting off a cascade of mistakes.
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