Wake Forest Athletics
Volleyball Travels To Clemson For ACC Matchup
11/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 3, 2003
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-- The Wake Forest volleyball team hits the road for an ACC matchup with Clemson (15-13, 4-8 ACC) on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in Jervey Gym. The Demon Deacons took a 3-2 win over the Tigers earlier this season in Winston-Salem.
The Deacs entered last weekend riding a three-match winning streak, but were swept by Duke on Saturday afternoon. Wake Forest is now 18-7 overall with a 7-5 record in the ACC.
Redshirt sophomore Valerie Rydberg had a streak of eight consecutive double-doubles snapped Oct. 17 at NC State. The redshirt-sophomore from Lemont, Ill. has recorded 14 double-doubles in just 24 matches played this season. Entering last week, Rydberg was fourth in the ACC with 4.01 kills per game and led the league with 0.73 service aces per game. Rydberg also ranked fourth in the ACC with 3.55 digs per game. With her 20 kill, 26 dig performance on Sept. 30 at Duke, the Lemont, Ill. native surpassed the 500-mark in both categories during her career at Wake Forest.
Sophomore setter Erin Borhart achieved a feat rarely seen in volleyball at Florida State on Oct. 4. Borthart had 14 kills and 13 digs to go along with 37 assists, recording the first triple- double of her career. Borhart recorded her 1,000th career assist on Oct. 21 versus Maryland and surpassed the 1,000 assist mark for the season against Duke on Saturday.
Wake Forest's 3-1 victory at Florida State on Oct. 4 gave head coach Valorie Baker 68 career wins, moving her ahead of Gale Chamblee (1978-80) into second place on the Demon Deacons' all-time victories list. Baker is now 73-45 in her fourth season at the helm for Wake Forest. She has a 33-28 record in ACC matches.
At 18-7 overall in 2003, the Demon Deacons have surpassed their win total from a year ago. The 2002 Wake Forest volleyball team finished the season 14-18 overall with a 6-10 mark in the ACC. The Deacs have also improved on last year's conference record, as they are 7-5 at this point.
