Tuesday, September 14
Winston-Salem, N.C.
7 p.m.
Wake Forest University
8-2,0-0ACC
3
vs
0
North Carolina A&T
5-4,0-0Big South
1
2
3
F
N.C. A&T
19
23
14
0
Wake Forest
25
25
25
3
Demon Deacons Sweep Aggies in Home Opener
9/14/2021 9:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team swept the North Carolina A&T Aggies in three sets on Tuesday night in Reynolds Gym.
Three different Deacs registered more than 10 kills on the match. Sophomores Olivia Franke and Ashley Slater and grad transfer Kamryn Malloy each registered 11 kills, with Franke tying her career high. Malloy finished with a .474 hitting percentage while Franke had a match-high .562 hitting percentage. Junior Peyton Suess chipped in seven kills and Delaney McSweeney added five on a .444 hitting percentage. Senior setter Andrea Fuentes paced the offense with 40 assists and added four blocks, two service aces and a kill of her own. Freshman libero Kalani Whillock had a match-high 11 digs in the win.
How It Happened
The Deacs got off to a swift start in the first set with two kills from Slater and Franke and two service aces from Fuentes to go up 4-0. Two more kills from Slater and Franke and the Deacs went up 7-2 before A&T called their first timeout. Wake Forest maintained a minimum three-point lead for the entirety of the set. Back-to-back kills from Suess and Malloy forced the second Aggie timeout of the set at 10-16. The lead got as large as seven at 20-13 before a kill from Malloy sealed the set, 25-19 for the Deacs.
The second set was closer than the first, with tie scores at two, nine, 14, 15, 17 and 22. The Aggies took a 12-9 lead and forced a Wake Forest timeout, but the Deacs came out of the timeout with a kill from Slater and tied it back up at 14. That was the only Aggie lead of the match. The Deacs took a 21-18 lead with another kill from Slater and the Aggies took their second timeout of the set. Out of the timeout, they were able to tie it back up at 22 but Wake Forest pulled away with two kills from Slater and a kill from Franke to win the set, 25-23.
Wake Forest took control of the third set, taking an 11-7 lead and forcing an Aggie timeout. Out of the timeout, the Deacs went on a 6-1 run to extend their lead to 16-8 for the second Aggie timeout. An 8-2 run out of the timeout sealed the set win, 25-14, and the 3-0 match win for the Deacs in their home opener.
Coach's Comments
"A&T came out very aggressive. They caught us out of system a couple times, especially in that second set, but overall, we had very good control of the match. We were able to get them out of system with our serves and executed on the net when we needed to. Andrea got to balls and our hitters were able to put it away. They stuck to the game plan and gave a great team effort." – head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs are back at home Friday, Sept. 17 against Davidson at 7 p.m. in Reynolds.
Three different Deacs registered more than 10 kills on the match. Sophomores Olivia Franke and Ashley Slater and grad transfer Kamryn Malloy each registered 11 kills, with Franke tying her career high. Malloy finished with a .474 hitting percentage while Franke had a match-high .562 hitting percentage. Junior Peyton Suess chipped in seven kills and Delaney McSweeney added five on a .444 hitting percentage. Senior setter Andrea Fuentes paced the offense with 40 assists and added four blocks, two service aces and a kill of her own. Freshman libero Kalani Whillock had a match-high 11 digs in the win.
How It Happened
The Deacs got off to a swift start in the first set with two kills from Slater and Franke and two service aces from Fuentes to go up 4-0. Two more kills from Slater and Franke and the Deacs went up 7-2 before A&T called their first timeout. Wake Forest maintained a minimum three-point lead for the entirety of the set. Back-to-back kills from Suess and Malloy forced the second Aggie timeout of the set at 10-16. The lead got as large as seven at 20-13 before a kill from Malloy sealed the set, 25-19 for the Deacs.
The second set was closer than the first, with tie scores at two, nine, 14, 15, 17 and 22. The Aggies took a 12-9 lead and forced a Wake Forest timeout, but the Deacs came out of the timeout with a kill from Slater and tied it back up at 14. That was the only Aggie lead of the match. The Deacs took a 21-18 lead with another kill from Slater and the Aggies took their second timeout of the set. Out of the timeout, they were able to tie it back up at 22 but Wake Forest pulled away with two kills from Slater and a kill from Franke to win the set, 25-23.
Wake Forest took control of the third set, taking an 11-7 lead and forcing an Aggie timeout. Out of the timeout, the Deacs went on a 6-1 run to extend their lead to 16-8 for the second Aggie timeout. An 8-2 run out of the timeout sealed the set win, 25-14, and the 3-0 match win for the Deacs in their home opener.
Coach's Comments
"A&T came out very aggressive. They caught us out of system a couple times, especially in that second set, but overall, we had very good control of the match. We were able to get them out of system with our serves and executed on the net when we needed to. Andrea got to balls and our hitters were able to put it away. They stuck to the game plan and gave a great team effort." – head coach Randi Smart
Up Next
The Deacs are back at home Friday, Sept. 17 against Davidson at 7 p.m. in Reynolds.
Team Stats
NCA&T
Wake
Kills
30
46
Errors
17
13
Attempts
88
90
Hitting %
.148
.367
Points
38
60
Assists
26
44
Aces
3
6
Blocks
5
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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