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Demon Deacons Drop Three-Set Battle to No. 4 Panthers
10/29/2021 9:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PITTSBURGH, Penn. – The Wake Forest volleyball team dropped it's Friday night match to the No. 4 Pitt Panthers in three sets.
The Deacs were led offensively by Kamryn Malloy's match-high 15 kills and Andrea Fuentes' 24 assists. Fuentes also led the team in digs with eight. Malloy and Kalani Whillock followed suit with six each. Delaney McSweeney led the Deacs on the net with a match-high seven blocks. Malloy and Olivia Franke were right behind her with four apiece.
How It Happened
The Panthers got off to a hot start in the first set, taking a 5-1 lead. They kept the lead for most of the first set and forced Wake Forest to call a timeout with a 16-10 lead. The Deacs used their second timeout down 19-11. Out of the break, Wake Forest found some momentum after kills from Malloy and Fuentes at 22-15. Wake held Pitt at set point for four points and were able to cut the deficit from 16-24 to 20-24 but the Panthers took the set, 25-20.
Wake Forest came out with some momentum in the second set and kept it close, with tie scores at two, nine, 10, 11 and 12. Pitt held the 15-13 lead heading into the media timeout. Out of the break the Deacs were able to tie it up again at 15 with back-to-back kills from Ashley Slater and Olivia Franke. Another kill from Malloy tied it at 17 and another one from Fuentes tied it at 18. The Deacs were able to capitalize on some Panther errors and take a 21-19 lead and a kill from Peyton Suess maintained their lead 22-20. The Panthers found their spark late and took the set 25-22.
With the Panthers up 2-0, Wake Forest came out fighting to start the third set. The Deacs took a dominant 6-1 lead. The Panthers found some momentum and went on a run to take a 10-8 lead and force a Wake Forest timeout. Pitt extended their lead 18-11 to force Wake into their second and final timeout. A kill and block from Franke attempted to cut the deficit at 17-22 but the Panthers took the set 25-17 to win the match, 3-0.
Coach's Comments
"We had some really good moments where we had a chance to separate but couldn't execute when we needed to. We had way too many service errors. We are a better serving team than what we showed tonight. You can't have 10 service aces against one of the best teams in the country and expect good things to happen. They fought hard; we had some solid leads. We just need to be more consistent in our output." - head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs travel down to Charlottesville for a Sunday matchup with the Virginia Cavaliers. First serve is set for 1 p.m. and the match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
The Deacs were led offensively by Kamryn Malloy's match-high 15 kills and Andrea Fuentes' 24 assists. Fuentes also led the team in digs with eight. Malloy and Kalani Whillock followed suit with six each. Delaney McSweeney led the Deacs on the net with a match-high seven blocks. Malloy and Olivia Franke were right behind her with four apiece.
How It Happened
The Panthers got off to a hot start in the first set, taking a 5-1 lead. They kept the lead for most of the first set and forced Wake Forest to call a timeout with a 16-10 lead. The Deacs used their second timeout down 19-11. Out of the break, Wake Forest found some momentum after kills from Malloy and Fuentes at 22-15. Wake held Pitt at set point for four points and were able to cut the deficit from 16-24 to 20-24 but the Panthers took the set, 25-20.
Wake Forest came out with some momentum in the second set and kept it close, with tie scores at two, nine, 10, 11 and 12. Pitt held the 15-13 lead heading into the media timeout. Out of the break the Deacs were able to tie it up again at 15 with back-to-back kills from Ashley Slater and Olivia Franke. Another kill from Malloy tied it at 17 and another one from Fuentes tied it at 18. The Deacs were able to capitalize on some Panther errors and take a 21-19 lead and a kill from Peyton Suess maintained their lead 22-20. The Panthers found their spark late and took the set 25-22.
With the Panthers up 2-0, Wake Forest came out fighting to start the third set. The Deacs took a dominant 6-1 lead. The Panthers found some momentum and went on a run to take a 10-8 lead and force a Wake Forest timeout. Pitt extended their lead 18-11 to force Wake into their second and final timeout. A kill and block from Franke attempted to cut the deficit at 17-22 but the Panthers took the set 25-17 to win the match, 3-0.
Coach's Comments
"We had some really good moments where we had a chance to separate but couldn't execute when we needed to. We had way too many service errors. We are a better serving team than what we showed tonight. You can't have 10 service aces against one of the best teams in the country and expect good things to happen. They fought hard; we had some solid leads. We just need to be more consistent in our output." - head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs travel down to Charlottesville for a Sunday matchup with the Virginia Cavaliers. First serve is set for 1 p.m. and the match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Wake
Pitt
Kills
34
34
Errors
24
17
Attempts
101
84
Hitting %
.099
.202
Points
47
51.5
Assists
31
33
Aces
1
6
Blocks
12
11.5
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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