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Sept. 24, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Junior outside hitter Casey Simpson tallied amatch-high 16 kills to lead the North Carolina volleyball team to a 3-0(15-10, 15-8, 15-7) victory over the University of Virginia tonight atUniversity Hall. The Tar Heels improve to 9-3 overall with the win. Theloss was the Cavaliers’ fourth straight as they fall to 7-4 on the season.The match was the ACC opener for both schools.
Virginia was led by third-year middle hitter Deanna Zwarich (Overland Park,Kan./Shawnee Mission) who tallied 12 kills and added eight digs.Fourth-year middle blocker Jessica Parsons (Green Oaks, Ill./Libertyville)totaled 10 kills, 11 digs and four block assists. Fourth-year setter MaryFrances Scott (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) dished out 32 assistsand added nine digs. Third-year outside hitter Katie Jones (Kingwood,Texas/Kingwood) led the ‘Hoos in digs with 14.
In addition to Simpson, North Carolina senior Tori Seibert posted agame-high six service aces, including the final three points of the match.Junior Lisa Fryer posted a team-high 13 digs for the Tar Heels, whilesenior Asa Gustavsson added 10.
North Carolina registered 10 service aces in the game, while Virginia hadjust two, both by Jones. The Tar Heels also held a big advantage in blocksas they posted a total of 12, to the Cavaliers’ seven.
Virginia returns to action on Saturday, September 25, when it hosts NorthCarolina State in an ACC matchup at 7:00 p.m. in University Hall.
North Carolina 3, Virginia 0
Game Scores 1 2 3 Final ScoreNorth Carolina (9-3, 1-0) 15 15 15 -- 3Virginia (7-4, 0-1) 10 8 7 -- 0Time of Match: 1:30Attendance: 309