Saturday, September 11
Boone, N.C.
10 A.M.
Wake Forest University
3
vs
0
Charlotte
Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography
Demon Deacons Conclude Road Trip with Back-to-Back Wins
9/11/2021 10:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BOONE, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team defeated Charlotte and App State to close out the Mountaineer Classic, hosted by App State, 3-0.
Kamryn Malloy and Peyton Suess led the Deacs offensively with 19 and 18 kills over the two matches. Suess also chipped in a team-high six service aces over seven sets. Sophomores Ashley Slater and Olivia Franke each finished the day with 15 kills and Franke finished with a team-best .600 hitting percentage. Franke and Delaney McSweeney each tallied 10 blocks for the Wake Forest defense and libero Kalani Whillock led the team with 28 digs. Andrea Fuentes registered six kills on nine attempts over the two matches and led the offense with 75 assists. She also added four service aces.
How It Happened
Wake Forest 3, Charlotte 0
After the Deacs jumped out to an early 3-1 lead with three kills in a row to start the first set, Charlotte was able to cut the deficit and tie it at seven. The 49ers went on a run to take a 13-10 lead but two kills from Ashley Slater and a kill and service ace from Kamryn Malloy gave the Deacs the 14-13 advantage. After three lead changes, the 49ers took a 23-20 lead in an attempt to close out the first set. Wake Forest went on a 4-0 run to take the 24-23 lead, but Charlotte was able to tie it at 24. The Deacs and the 49ers went point-for-point to 28 before a kill from Olivia Franke and a block from Peyton Suess sealed the first set win for the Deacs, 30-28.
The 49ers started the second set with the momentum, jumping to an 8-3 lead and forcing the Deacs to call a timeout. Wake Forest came out of the timeout and went on a 5-0 run to tie the set at eight, but the 49ers were able to jump ahead 10-8. With a hot offense, Charlotte was able to stretch their lead to 15-12 before the Deacs went on a 9-1 run to take the lead 21-16. Two service aces from Peyton Suess and a kill from Malloy started the run and two kills and a block from Delaney McSweeney kept it going. McSweeney's second block forced the 49ers to take a timeout with the Deacs up 22-19. Two kills from Franke and another from Suess sealed the set, 25-23, for the Deacs.
Wake Forest came out hot to start the third set, taking an early 6-2 lead and forcing a timeout for Charlotte. The Deacs never trailed in the third and final set, getting ahead by as much as six when they took an 18-12 lead and forced the second and final Charlotte timeout of the match. Kills from four different Deacs and a big block from Suess and Franke sealed the 25-20 third set win for the Deacs to take the match 3-0.
Wake Forest 3, App State 1
The Deacs started the first set with two kills, a block and a service ace to take an early 11-5 lead. Three kills in a row from Franke kept the Deacs going with a 14-9 lead before the first media timeout. The Mountaineers attempted to close the gap at 15-12 but a service ace from Whillock and a kill from Malloy gave the Deacs a 17-12 lead and forced an App State timeout. Wake Forest closed the first set with a 6-2 run for a commanding 25-14 win.
The second set followed much of the same path with Wake Forest jumping to a 7-5 lead that extended to 9-5 with the help of a service ace from Megan Merril and a kill from Slater. The Mountaineers were able to tie it at 14 and 15 but a 5-1 run by the Deacs gave them a 19-lead and forced another App State timeout. A service ace from Fuentes added to lead and blocks from Franke and Suess and a kill from Suess helped Wake Forest's 6-1 run out of the timeout for the 25-17 set win.
After a point-for-point battle in the third set that included 11 ties and six lead changes, App State took their only set win, 25-21. Wake Forest started the fourth set with the 2-1 advantage and again jumped out to a 9-5 lead. The Mountaineers got within one multiple times, but a kill from Slater sparked the offense and maintained the Wake Forest lead at 17-15. The Deacs went on an 8-0 that included three kills from Franke, a service ace from Fuentes and blocks from Franke and Suess and Franke and Suess to win the set, 25-16, and take the match, 3-1.
Coach's Comments
"We battled today. The whole team fought hard and earned points. We won both matches because we worked together and didn't give up. I'm proud of the resilience they showed when our opponents closed in, and we were able to execute when we needed to to get the wins. We have some things we need to work on and clean up before Tuesday but overall, it was a great team effort all weekend and we're happy to be coming home with three wins." head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will be back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 14 for their home opener against North Carolina A&T at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium.
Kamryn Malloy and Peyton Suess led the Deacs offensively with 19 and 18 kills over the two matches. Suess also chipped in a team-high six service aces over seven sets. Sophomores Ashley Slater and Olivia Franke each finished the day with 15 kills and Franke finished with a team-best .600 hitting percentage. Franke and Delaney McSweeney each tallied 10 blocks for the Wake Forest defense and libero Kalani Whillock led the team with 28 digs. Andrea Fuentes registered six kills on nine attempts over the two matches and led the offense with 75 assists. She also added four service aces.
How It Happened
Wake Forest 3, Charlotte 0
After the Deacs jumped out to an early 3-1 lead with three kills in a row to start the first set, Charlotte was able to cut the deficit and tie it at seven. The 49ers went on a run to take a 13-10 lead but two kills from Ashley Slater and a kill and service ace from Kamryn Malloy gave the Deacs the 14-13 advantage. After three lead changes, the 49ers took a 23-20 lead in an attempt to close out the first set. Wake Forest went on a 4-0 run to take the 24-23 lead, but Charlotte was able to tie it at 24. The Deacs and the 49ers went point-for-point to 28 before a kill from Olivia Franke and a block from Peyton Suess sealed the first set win for the Deacs, 30-28.
The 49ers started the second set with the momentum, jumping to an 8-3 lead and forcing the Deacs to call a timeout. Wake Forest came out of the timeout and went on a 5-0 run to tie the set at eight, but the 49ers were able to jump ahead 10-8. With a hot offense, Charlotte was able to stretch their lead to 15-12 before the Deacs went on a 9-1 run to take the lead 21-16. Two service aces from Peyton Suess and a kill from Malloy started the run and two kills and a block from Delaney McSweeney kept it going. McSweeney's second block forced the 49ers to take a timeout with the Deacs up 22-19. Two kills from Franke and another from Suess sealed the set, 25-23, for the Deacs.
Wake Forest came out hot to start the third set, taking an early 6-2 lead and forcing a timeout for Charlotte. The Deacs never trailed in the third and final set, getting ahead by as much as six when they took an 18-12 lead and forced the second and final Charlotte timeout of the match. Kills from four different Deacs and a big block from Suess and Franke sealed the 25-20 third set win for the Deacs to take the match 3-0.
Wake Forest 3, App State 1
The Deacs started the first set with two kills, a block and a service ace to take an early 11-5 lead. Three kills in a row from Franke kept the Deacs going with a 14-9 lead before the first media timeout. The Mountaineers attempted to close the gap at 15-12 but a service ace from Whillock and a kill from Malloy gave the Deacs a 17-12 lead and forced an App State timeout. Wake Forest closed the first set with a 6-2 run for a commanding 25-14 win.
The second set followed much of the same path with Wake Forest jumping to a 7-5 lead that extended to 9-5 with the help of a service ace from Megan Merril and a kill from Slater. The Mountaineers were able to tie it at 14 and 15 but a 5-1 run by the Deacs gave them a 19-lead and forced another App State timeout. A service ace from Fuentes added to lead and blocks from Franke and Suess and a kill from Suess helped Wake Forest's 6-1 run out of the timeout for the 25-17 set win.
After a point-for-point battle in the third set that included 11 ties and six lead changes, App State took their only set win, 25-21. Wake Forest started the fourth set with the 2-1 advantage and again jumped out to a 9-5 lead. The Mountaineers got within one multiple times, but a kill from Slater sparked the offense and maintained the Wake Forest lead at 17-15. The Deacs went on an 8-0 that included three kills from Franke, a service ace from Fuentes and blocks from Franke and Suess and Franke and Suess to win the set, 25-16, and take the match, 3-1.
Coach's Comments
"We battled today. The whole team fought hard and earned points. We won both matches because we worked together and didn't give up. I'm proud of the resilience they showed when our opponents closed in, and we were able to execute when we needed to to get the wins. We have some things we need to work on and clean up before Tuesday but overall, it was a great team effort all weekend and we're happy to be coming home with three wins." head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Demon Deacons will be back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 14 for their home opener against North Carolina A&T at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium.
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