UNC Volleyball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Volleyball.

Three UNC Volleyball Players Earn AVCA All-Region Honors

Three UNC Volleyball players have received All-East Coast Region honors from the AVCA. Mabrey Shaffmaster was East Coast Region Freshman of the Year, while Nia Parker-Robinson was AVCA All-East Coast Region. Kaya Merkler and Shaffmaster, who led all ACC freshmen in kills this season, earned East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention honors. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Volleyball Falls To Tennessee In NCAA First Round

The North Carolina volleyball team fell in four sets to the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Friday night. The Tar Heels finished the 2021 season 21-9 and 10-8 in ACC play. Three Tar Heels finished the match with double-digit kills, led by Mabrey Shaffmaster (18), Nia Parker-Robinson, (14) and Skyy Howard (12). (GoHeels.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. Michigan Basketball Recap, Mabrey Shaffmaster Interview

Jones Angell and Adam Lucas discuss UNC Basketball's victory over Michigan (3:24), interview ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Year Mabrey Shaffmaster, then speak with Circus/Las Vegas/Halftime performer Christian Stoinev about his halftime act, growing up in the circus, and how he gets his dog to balance on basketballs (38:01). (Listen To Podcast)

UNC Volleyball Faces Tennessee In NCAA Tournament Friday

The North Carolina volleyball team faces Tennessee on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels are making their 19th NCAA Tournament appearance, the first since 2016, and 14th under coach Joe Sagula. Tennessee coach Eve Rackham Watt is a UNC graduate who played for coach Sagula from 1999-2002. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Volleyball Receives Bid to NCAA Tournament; First Bid in Five Years

The North Carolina volleyball team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament Sunday and will appear in the tournament for the first time in five years. UNC will face Tennessee in their opening-round match. Tennessee coach, Eve Rackham Watt, played at UNC from 1999-2002 and then spent nine seasons as an assistant coach in Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

Mabrey Shaffmaster Earns 4th ACC Volleyball Freshman Of The Week Honors

For the fourth time this season, Mabrey Shaffmaster has been named the ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. In North Carolina's victory at Duke, Shaffmaster had a career performance with a match-best 27 kills on .375 hitting and eight digs, the fifth match of the season where she has tallied 20 or more kills. (GoHeels.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Song Of Success

UNC has long been representative in football and a powerhouse in basketball. But its highest regard comes mostly from dominating Olympic sports with more national championships than any other ACC school. But right now critics are claiming UNC is on a downward cycle. Time will tell if this is a temporary swoon or an indication of what lies ahead. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Volleyball Beats Duke In Five-Set Thriller

The North Carolina volleyball team ended the regular season with a five-set victory on the road at Duke on Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, finishing the season with a 3-0 record over the Blue Devils. Freshman Mabrey Shaffmaster had a career night with 27 kills on .375 hitting, the fifth match of the season where she has tallied 20 or more kills. (GoHeels.com)

Mabrey Shaffmaster Named ACC Volleyball Freshman Of The Week For Third Time

For the third time this season, Mabrey Shaffmaster has been named ACC Volleyball Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. In UNC's road victories at Virginia and Virginia Tech last weekend, the outside hitter tallied a team-best 26 kills, 25 digs, four service aces, and a block. She averaged 3.71 kills per set between the two matches. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Volleyball Dominates Virginia, 3-0, For 20th Win Of The Season

Led by 14 kills from Mabrey Shaffmaster, the UNC volleyball team earned a dominant straight-set victory Sunday in Memorial Gymnasium to earn the Tar Heels' 20th win of the season. Amanda Phegley hit a team-best .500 with seven kills, while Kaya Merkler added eight on .400 hitting. The Tar Heels (20-7, 8-7 ACC) out-hit the Cavaliers .267 to .107 (GoHeels.com)

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