CHAPEL HILL – #7-seed North Carolina opened the postseason on a high note on Friday night, capturing a 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-23) victory over High Point in the First Round of the 2016 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Tar Heels advance to the NCAA Second Round for the 11th time in program history and will take on Coastal Carolina at home on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m.
“First of all, I’d like to congratulate High Point on a great season and for winning their conference,” said head coach Joe Sagula. “Tom [Mendoza] and his crew have done an outstanding job in his first year there.