Friday, October 22
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7 P.M.
Wake Forest University
11-9,2-7ACC
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Miami
16-3,7-2ACC
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Miami (FL)
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Wake Forest
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Demon Deacons Fall to Hurricanes in Five
10/22/2021 10:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team fell 3-2 to the Miami Hurricanes Friday night in Varsity Arena.
The Deacs were led by Kamryn Malloy's match-high 23 kills and Ashley Slater's season-high 19 kills. Peyton Suess had her best match since September, registering 13 kills for a .300 hitting percentage. Delaney McSweeney registered eight kills on 19 attempts for a team-high .368 hitting percentage. Andrea Fuentes orchestrated the offense with a season-high 59 assists. Malloy and Suess each registered a double-double with 11 and 14 digs, respectively. Kalani Whillock led the team with 26. The freshman also tallied four assists. McSweeney and Fuentes led the Deacs on the net with eight and four blocks, respectively. McSweeney's eight stops were a match high.
How It Happened
Wake Forest started the first set with a 5-2 lead and never fell behind. Their largest lead of the match came at 17-9 and forced Miami to take their first timeout of the match. Out of the break, the Deacs capitalized on some Miami errors and went up 18-10. Two kills from Malloy and a block from Malloy and McSweeney sealed the first set win for the Deacs, 25-17.
Miami started the second set with a 10-5 lead to force a Wake Forest timeout. Out of the break, three kills from Malloy and a kill from Suess cut the deficit to 11-7. Another kill from Malloy and two Miami errors forced the Canes to take a timeout with the Deacs closing in on their lead, 17-16. Two blocks from McSweeney and a kill from Suess tied it up at 22. A kill from Malloy gave the Deacs the 23-22 lead and another one from Suess sealed the second set win, 25-23 for the Deacs.
The third set was a battle on both sides, with neither team taking a lead larger than three points until Miami went on a 4-0 run for a 15-11 lead heading into the media timeout. Out of the break, the Canes extended their lead to 18-13 and forced a Wake Forest timeout. Out of the break, a kill from Malloy and a block from McSweeney attempted to cut the deficit at 17-20 and forced a Miami timeout. Miami went on to win the third set, 25-21.
With eight tie scores before either team got to 20, the fourth set continued the action. Three kills in a row for the Deacs, two from Suess and one from Slater, gave the Deacs the 19-16 advantage heading into a Miami timeout. Out of the break, the Canes were able to tie it up at 22 before taking the fourth set, 25-23 to force a fifth set. Miami won the final set 15-9 to take the match, 3-2.
Coach's Comments
"Tough loss, for sure. We started out with some great momentum to get up 2-0 on a team that's receiving votes in the top 25. Miami made some great adjustments after that second set and we didn't respond very well. We got a little sloppy and missed some first contacts that really could have helped us out. It's hard to win a match when you lose the passing game, and we lost the passing game today. Now we'll take care of our bodies tomorrow and get ready for Florida State on Sunday." – head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs will host the Florida State Seminoles for a Sunday matinee. First serve is set for 1 p.m. in Varsity Arena and the match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
The Deacs were led by Kamryn Malloy's match-high 23 kills and Ashley Slater's season-high 19 kills. Peyton Suess had her best match since September, registering 13 kills for a .300 hitting percentage. Delaney McSweeney registered eight kills on 19 attempts for a team-high .368 hitting percentage. Andrea Fuentes orchestrated the offense with a season-high 59 assists. Malloy and Suess each registered a double-double with 11 and 14 digs, respectively. Kalani Whillock led the team with 26. The freshman also tallied four assists. McSweeney and Fuentes led the Deacs on the net with eight and four blocks, respectively. McSweeney's eight stops were a match high.
How It Happened
Wake Forest started the first set with a 5-2 lead and never fell behind. Their largest lead of the match came at 17-9 and forced Miami to take their first timeout of the match. Out of the break, the Deacs capitalized on some Miami errors and went up 18-10. Two kills from Malloy and a block from Malloy and McSweeney sealed the first set win for the Deacs, 25-17.
Miami started the second set with a 10-5 lead to force a Wake Forest timeout. Out of the break, three kills from Malloy and a kill from Suess cut the deficit to 11-7. Another kill from Malloy and two Miami errors forced the Canes to take a timeout with the Deacs closing in on their lead, 17-16. Two blocks from McSweeney and a kill from Suess tied it up at 22. A kill from Malloy gave the Deacs the 23-22 lead and another one from Suess sealed the second set win, 25-23 for the Deacs.
The third set was a battle on both sides, with neither team taking a lead larger than three points until Miami went on a 4-0 run for a 15-11 lead heading into the media timeout. Out of the break, the Canes extended their lead to 18-13 and forced a Wake Forest timeout. Out of the break, a kill from Malloy and a block from McSweeney attempted to cut the deficit at 17-20 and forced a Miami timeout. Miami went on to win the third set, 25-21.
With eight tie scores before either team got to 20, the fourth set continued the action. Three kills in a row for the Deacs, two from Suess and one from Slater, gave the Deacs the 19-16 advantage heading into a Miami timeout. Out of the break, the Canes were able to tie it up at 22 before taking the fourth set, 25-23 to force a fifth set. Miami won the final set 15-9 to take the match, 3-2.
Coach's Comments
"Tough loss, for sure. We started out with some great momentum to get up 2-0 on a team that's receiving votes in the top 25. Miami made some great adjustments after that second set and we didn't respond very well. We got a little sloppy and missed some first contacts that really could have helped us out. It's hard to win a match when you lose the passing game, and we lost the passing game today. Now we'll take care of our bodies tomorrow and get ready for Florida State on Sunday." – head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs will host the Florida State Seminoles for a Sunday matinee. First serve is set for 1 p.m. in Varsity Arena and the match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Miami
Wake
Kills
65
66
Errors
25
26
Attempts
171
170
Hitting %
.234
.235
Points
77
81
Assists
61
66
Aces
3
3
Blocks
9
12
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Players Mentioned
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