University of North Texas
6-8,3-0AAC
Charlotte
3-13,0-3AAC
Volleyball Bests Charlotte, Extends Winning Streak
10/4/2024 8:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
UNT posted its ninth-consecutive set win in Friday’s sweep
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Led by senior outside hitter Coco Gillett, UNT volleyball collected a 3-0 sweep over Charlotte on Friday night at Haltom Arena to extend its winning streak to four matches.
Gillett recorded 10 kills on 16 attacks for an attack percentage of .563 as the Mean Green (6-8, 3-0) toppled its American Athletic Conference foe. With its three-set win (25-15, 26-24, 25-12) over the 49ers (3-13, 0-3), UNT matched its best start to conference play in program history after it posted 3-0 starts in 2023 (AAC), 2013 (Conference USA) and 2012 (Sun Belt).
Junior Payton Van Veen also dropped 10 kills and finished with a .381 hitting percentage to help the Mean Green tally its third-best attack rate of the season at .326. Under head coach Kristee Porter, UNT improved to 25-5 in matches with a hitting percentage above .250, including a 5-1 mark this season.
Setter Kamryn Scroggins posted a match-high mark of 18 assists for her 60th-consecutive match with double-digit assists including 45 straight at UNT. She also tallied the match-winning point with a service ace to finish the sweep.
The Mean Green dominated the opening set 25-15 and held a wire-to-wire lead with kills from six different players, led by three from Gillett.
After UNT fell behind early in the second set, libero Paige Mooney led the Mean Green on a 10-0 run from the service line with two of her match-best three aces over the stretch. Armed with a 15-6 lead, Charlotte clawed its way back to level the frame at 24-24 before kills from Gillett and Van Veen sealed the second set victory and two-set lead.
The third and final set featured the fifth-largest margin of victory, 25-12, in a single set this season for the Mean Green while it posed an 84% sideout mark. A pair of late four-point runs pushed UNT to its ninth-consecutive set win.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green visit the Pirates of East Carolina on Sunday at noon CT on ESPN+ from inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
