Wake Forest Athletics
Friday, October 30
Clemson, SC
4 P.M.
Wake Forest University
0-6,0-6ACC
1
at
3
Clemson University
3-3,3-3ACC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
FinalF
Wake Forest
11
25
24
8
1
Clemson
25
22
26
25
3
Deacs End Fall Season at Clemson
10/30/2020 7:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team dropped their final match of the 2020 fall season to the Clemson Tigers 3-1.
How It Happened
After a slower start and dropping the first set 25-11, the Deacs made a libero change with Meg Merril swapping jerseys for Paige Sebesta. Wake took the second set 25-22 after going point for point with the Tigers.
The Tigers took the momentum in the third set and jumped out to an early 5-1 lead but the Deacs were able to cut the deficit and tie the set at seven. For the second day, the Deacs took the Tigers to extra points but dropped the set 26-24. Clemson capitalized on Wake errors and took the fourth set 25-8 to win the match 3-1.
Redshirt freshman Delaney McSweeney made her collegiate debut and recorded eight kills and three blocks on the match. Freshman Olivia Franke recorded a new career high for the second night in a row, this time with five block assists. She finished with seven total blocks.
Coach's Comments
The team's performance this fall…
"We're seeing good things in what we train, but we need consistency. We train hard and focus on certain things and can see that improvement in the matches we play, but we haven't been able to get a rhythm with postponements and cancelations in our pod. Once we have some consistency, we will trust ourselves a bit more. The freshmen are continuing to find their way and that has been so fun to watch."
– Coach Smart
Looking toward the spring…
"Right now, our spring looks like it will be five weeks of ACC play. We'll be able to play the 10 teams that weren't in our pod once before postseason seeding, that's the goal. We're excited to have time to really teach some things before that, work in some small groups, get some people some individual reps; we have a lot we want to accomplish. We will definitely be hitting the weight room, working on conditioning, and come back healthy and ready for the spring."
– Coach Smart
Opportunity for the seniors…
"The seniors get to come back and play in the spring and that's huge. They have this time now to take care of their bodies and come back hungry and ready to compete for their last go. This felt the end becasue it's the fall, but there is a silver lining. It's not the end and they have another shot to come back and compete and they're excited for that chance to really finish strong."
– Coach Smart
Up Next
The Deacs' spring slate will be announced at a later date.
How It Happened
After a slower start and dropping the first set 25-11, the Deacs made a libero change with Meg Merril swapping jerseys for Paige Sebesta. Wake took the second set 25-22 after going point for point with the Tigers.
The Tigers took the momentum in the third set and jumped out to an early 5-1 lead but the Deacs were able to cut the deficit and tie the set at seven. For the second day, the Deacs took the Tigers to extra points but dropped the set 26-24. Clemson capitalized on Wake errors and took the fourth set 25-8 to win the match 3-1.
Redshirt freshman Delaney McSweeney made her collegiate debut and recorded eight kills and three blocks on the match. Freshman Olivia Franke recorded a new career high for the second night in a row, this time with five block assists. She finished with seven total blocks.
Coach's Comments
The team's performance this fall…
"We're seeing good things in what we train, but we need consistency. We train hard and focus on certain things and can see that improvement in the matches we play, but we haven't been able to get a rhythm with postponements and cancelations in our pod. Once we have some consistency, we will trust ourselves a bit more. The freshmen are continuing to find their way and that has been so fun to watch."
– Coach Smart
Looking toward the spring…
"Right now, our spring looks like it will be five weeks of ACC play. We'll be able to play the 10 teams that weren't in our pod once before postseason seeding, that's the goal. We're excited to have time to really teach some things before that, work in some small groups, get some people some individual reps; we have a lot we want to accomplish. We will definitely be hitting the weight room, working on conditioning, and come back healthy and ready for the spring."
– Coach Smart
Opportunity for the seniors…
"The seniors get to come back and play in the spring and that's huge. They have this time now to take care of their bodies and come back hungry and ready to compete for their last go. This felt the end becasue it's the fall, but there is a silver lining. It's not the end and they have another shot to come back and compete and they're excited for that chance to really finish strong."
– Coach Smart
Up Next
The Deacs' spring slate will be announced at a later date.
Team Stats
Wake
Clem
Kills
43
56
Errors
26
17
Attempts
114
122
Hitting %
.149
.320
Points
56
74
Assists
39
48
Aces
3
8
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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