Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest University
North Carolina
Wake Forest Falls to North Carolina
9/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 21, 2012
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By Nick Sebesta, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@SIDeacons)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -Kylie Hargreaves and Anna Carley each had eight kills on Friday night, but Wake Forest fell to North Carolina 3-0 (22-25, 16-25, 14-25) in Carmichael Arena.
Hargreaves also chipped in12 digs and two solo blocks, while Megan Miller had 15 digs to lead the team. Heather Kraft added 10 digs in the match.
Early in set one, Wake Forest went up 6-4 after a kill from Carley. Kylie Hargreaves helped the Deacs extend their lead with a cross-court kill, putting the team up 10-6. North Carolina was forced to take a timeout after Wake Forest took a 12-7 advantage.
A 9-3 run for the Deacs opened the lead up to 15-8. The Tar Heels rallied to eventually tie the match at 20, before taking set one 25-22. Hargreaves had five kills off 11 attempts to lead the Demon Deacons in the opening frame.
The second set was close in the initial points with Carley and Beck highlighting the Wake Forest offense. UNC led 12-8, but the Deacs came back, narrowing the score to 12-11 after a solo block from Hargreaves. Wake Forest ultimately fell in the second set 25-16.
In set three, Wake Forest came back from an early deficit to cut UNC's lead to 6-5. Hargreaves tallied back-to-back kills coupled with an attack error from the Tar Heels pulled the Deacs within one with the score 12-11. Wake Forest though eventually fell in the set 25-14.
Chaniel Nelson led the Tar Heels attack with 10 kills while Tia Gaffen had nine.
Wake Forest (6-7/0-2 ACC) hosts Furman next Tuesday night in Reynolds Gym at 7 p.m.
