Wake Forest University
14-12,5-10ACC
Virginia
8-17,1-14ACC
Wake Forest Earns Victory Over UVA on Friday, Sweeps Season Series
11/12/2021 10:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team defeated Virginia for the second time in less than two weeks on Friday night as the Deacons downed the Cavaliers, 3-1. With the win, the Demon Deacons (14-12, 5-10 ACC) won both its matches this season over UVA (8-17, 1-14 ACC) marking the first time Wake Forest has swept an ACC opponent since 2018.
Three Demon Deacons recorded double-digit kills led by Delaney McSweeney with 11 (.588 hitting percentage) during the match. Additionally, sophomore Olivia Franke and senior Kamryn Malloy each recorded 10 kills of their own, respectively. Andrea Fuentes paced the offense with 40 assists, which gives her 911 assists on the year.
Defensively, Kalani Whillock tallied a match-high 14 digs.
Wake Forest dropped the first set on Friday, but bounced back in the following three sets to take down the Cavaliers 3-1.
In the first set, the Cavaliers and Deacs went back-and-forth until a 5-1 run by Virginia gave them a 9-5 lead. Wake Forest continued to battle in the first set, eventually tying the match at 11-11. The two teams traded points until it was knotted at 19 apiece before a Cavalier 6-1 run ended the first set, 25-20.
Wake Forest bounced back in the second set and built upon a hard-fought first set. Great swings by Delaney McSweeney and Chloe Wilson were the turning point in the second set as the Deacs went on a 7-1 run when the match was tied at seven points each. Similar to the first set, the two teams competed the remainder of the set before Wake Forest ultimately won the second set, 25-23.
The Demon Deacons began to distance themselves from Virginia for good in the third set. Wake Forest jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back. Three different Deacs recorded a kill within the first 10 points scored in the set and built an insurmountable lead behind a balanced offensive attack. Wake Forest decisively took the third set, 25-14.
Looking to close the match out, the Deacons once again jumped out to an early lead. Five Kamryn Malloy kills helped separate the Deacs early on in set four as her fifth put Wake Forest up seven, 13-6. The Deacons closed out the set and match going on a 12-5 run, winning the fourth frame, 25-11, and the match, 3-1.
"Virginia came at us right from the start. We had a difficult time in the first set slowing down their offense. The second set was more our speed and tempo and we responded well. The third and fourth set showed our players what we are capable of when we take care of our side of the court."
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will have eight days until their next match. Wake Forest will host Boston College for Senior Day on Sunday, November 21 at 1 p.m in Varsity Arena. The match against the Eagles will be the final home match of the season.
