CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– The Carolina volleyball team officially kicks off the 2022 season this weekend, playing a total of three matches across two tournaments while on the road in Colorado.
The Tar Heels will open play on Friday with a 9 p.m. ET match at Colorado State, before playing two matches on Saturday at Northern Colorado, first at 1 p.m. ET vs. UC Santa Barbara and then against the host Bears at 8 p.m. ET.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Match One vs. Colorado State
Date: Friday, Aug. 26
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Watch: Mountain West Network
Live Stats: csurams.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Series: Colorado State leads the all-time series 3-1
Last time: Carolina won 3-2 in Chapel Hill on Sep. 3, 2021
Match Two vs. UC Santa Barbara
Date: Saturday, Aug. 27
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Watch: No stream
Live Stats: uncbears.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary
Series: UC Santa Barbara leads the all-time series 1-0
Last time: UC Santa Barbara won 3-0 in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sep. 8, 2001
Match Three vs. Northern Colorado
Date: Saturday, Aug. 27
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Series: First meeting all-time between the programs
NOTABLES
- The Tar Heels begin their 2022 campaign with eight newcomers, including seven true freshmen, which was ranked as the No. 8 recruiting class in the country by PrepVolley.com and No. 10 by VolleyballMag.com
- Carolina was picked to finish sixth in the ACC Preseason Poll by the league’s coaches on Tuesday. Mabrey Shaffmaster, Kaya Merkler and Charley Niego were all selected to the All-ACC Preseason Team
- 2022 will mark head coach Joe Sagula‘s 33rd season as the Tar Heels’ skipper. He owns a 645-372 record at UNC and an 848-495 career record in 41 years as a head coach
- The Tar Heels are coming off a 21-9 season in 2021, making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016
- Seniors Karenna Wurl, Carly Pck and Olivia Diaz will serve as team captions this season for Carolina
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