Volleyball Gameday: Wake Forest Hosts Duke for Midweek Matchup

Wednesday, October 17

Winston-Salem, N.C.

6:30 P.M.

Wake Forest University

Duke

Volleyball Gameday: Wake Forest Hosts Duke for Midweek Matchup

10/16/2018 3:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

By: Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeVolleyball)

Gameday Central \| Wake Forest vs. Duke
Game 21	Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Coverage	Live Stats \| Live Video
Location	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Reynolds Gym)
Information	Wake Forest Notes \| @Wak eVolleyball

THE MATCHUP
• ACC play continues at home for Wake Forest volleyball as the Deacons are set to host in-state rival Duke on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m.
• The match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with Jake Eisenberg and Jeremy Price on the call.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Deacons picked up back-to-back conference victories against Georgia Tech and Clemson at home to improve to 3-5 in the ACC.
• Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech in four sets on Friday and came from behind to take down Clemson in a five-set thriller on Sunday.
• Junior outside hitter Caroline Rassenfoss lead the Deacs with 35 kills and .360 hitting percentage over the weekend behind a season-high 21 kill performance on Sunday.

QUICK HITS
• Head Coach Bill Ferguson returns for his third season at the helm of the program.
• The Demon Deacons return 14 players from last year's squad, led by seniors Hailey Brooke McFadden and Katie Moore, and welcome five freshmen to the club.
• Junior Caroline Rassenfoss is the team's returning kill leader as she tallied 271 kills last season.
• 2018 will mark the first season for Wake Forest Volleyball in the newly renovated Reynolds Gymnasium. Reynolds has been home for the Deacons since 1971. The team spent the previous two seasons in the LJVM Coliseum while the renovations were underway.
• Sophomores lead the way in three categories- Madeline Holt with 715 assists, Olivia Saunders with 72 total blocks and Caroline Kuhn with 17 service aces.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
• Duke enters Deacon territory with a 9-8 overall record and a 3-5 mark in conference play after splitting the weekend against Georgia Tech and Clemson.
• Ade Owokoniran leads the way for the Blue Devils with 181 kills (2.97 k/s). She has also added 32 digs and 24 blocks.
• Defensively, Mackenzie Cole has tallied a team-high 229 digs, while Leah Meyer has notched 87 total blocks.
• Duke ranks fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.243) , third in assists per set (13.11), fourth in kills (13.65) and fourth in digs (14.69).

LOOKING AHEAD
• The Deacs will travel to Virginia Tech for its lone match of the weekend on Friday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.
• The match will be broadcast on ACCNE.