Nov. 19, 2004

Charlottesville, Va. - North Carolina (17-14, 9-7 ACC) swept Florida State (18-10, 9-7 ACC) by scores of 30-17, 33-31, 30-24 in the quarterfinal round of the 2004 ACC Volleyball Championship Friday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium on the grounds of the University of Virginia.

North Carolina came out strong in the first game, leading 10-7 early. The Tar Heels would go on to claim a 30-17 victory on the play of Molly Pyles, who recorded five kills and five digs.

In a close second game, North Carolina came out on top, 33-31, with Pyles tallying another eight kills, including one that made the score 31-31. Caroline deRoeck then placed a serve out of the Seminoles' reach to make the score 32-31. A Florida State attack error ended the second game.

North Carolina won the third game 30-24 and advances to the semifinals to face No. 9 Clemson on Saturday, November 20 at 1:30 p.m.

Pyles paced the Tar Heels, recording a double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs, while teammate Dani Nyenhuis notched 14 kills and nine digs. Florida State was led by Aisha Carr, who recorded 11 kills.