Volleyball Falls to No. 8 North Carolina

Sunday, October 16

LOUISVILLE, KY

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

6-12, 1-7

NORTH CAROLINA

16-2, 8-0

NORTH CAROLINA

Louisville

October 16, 2016 | Women's Volleyball

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Cards fall 25-11, 25-21, 25-17

By: Chester Delph

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Taylor Borup had 13 kills and three blocks to lead the No.8- ranked North Carolina Tar Heels to a 25-11, 25-21, 25-17 win over the University of Louisville in ACC volleyball action Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Cards (6-12, 1-7) fell to the Tar Heels (16-2, 8-0) in straight sets and hit .109 in the match. The Cards were led by Melanie McHenry's seven kills while Lyndsay Palmer aced three serves. The Tar Heels' Taylor Borup had help from Taylor Leath's 11.

"We need to keep our focus and maintain our fighting mentality," said UofL head coach Anne Kordes. "We need to stay confident and composed. We feel if we can't get a kill early in a long rally, we feel anxious and that will come with maturity and experience. We need to iron out our serve receive and passing which have room for improvement."

The Cards dropped the first set, 25-11. North Carolina opened up an early lead, 6-2. Louisville battled back to get within two at 9-7 with a string of three kills. Despite two kills by Morgan Miller to keep the deficit at two at 10-8, North Carolina would finish the match on a 16-4 run. The run included a 7-0 run which included three aces.

North Carolina topped Louisville in the second set, 25-21. Despite hitting .097 in the set, Louisville hung around. They took the lead in the middle of the set at 14-13 after a Melanie McHenry kill. But her kill was followed by a quick 3-0 Tar Heel run with that run which the Cardinals answered with their own to put Louisville ahead, 17-16. Louisville had the lead in the set on four occasions, including a late lead of 21-20. A big Tar Heel run of 5-0 gave UNC the win.

. Another early run by the Tar Heels put the Cards in catch-up mode the rest of the way. Down 5-1 the Cards battled back with a kill by Morgan Miller and an ace by Lyndsay Palmer. Those scores were quickly answered with another 3-0 North Carolina run. Later in the set, Melanie McHenry recorded her fifth of seven kills to bring the Cards within two at 16-14. A 7-1 run consisting of three UNC kills and three Cardinal attack errors put the Tar Heels in the driver's seat with a convincing 23-15 lead. Two kills by the Cards to get their total to 17 was not enough as the Cards fell in the third and final set, 25-17.

The Cards are back in action on Friday in Blacksburg, Virginia when they battle the Hokies of Virginia Tech at 7:00 p.m. before travelling to Pittsburgh to face the Panthers at 3 p.m.