Friday, September 3
Nashville, Tenn.
4 P.M.
Wake Forest University
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Wake Forest Set for Three-Match Weekend
9/2/2021 5:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest volleyball team gets back on the road this weekend for a three-match trip to Nashville, Tennessee.
Wake Forest will play Kansas, Western Kentucky and Lipscomb this weekend in the LUV Invite, hosted by Lipscomb. The Deacs are looking to continue their win streak, after going 3-0 last weekend in Wilmington. Along with going 3-0 on the weekend, the Deacs saw many student-athletes earn tournament honors for their strong play.
Redshirt senior Andrea Fuentes led the Deacs and paced the Wake Forest offense each match. She averaged 38 assists per match and finished with 114 helpers. Freshman Kalani Whillock had an excellent weekend playing her first collegiate matches. She was named to the All-Tournament team for her defensive efforts that included an average of 12 digs per match (36 total). Ashley Slater rounded out the awards for the Demon Deacons, being named to the All-Tournament team where she averaged 11 kills (33 total).
Last Time Out
Wake Forest 3, UNC Wilmington 0 (Set 1: 25-12, Set 2: 25-16, Set 3: 25-18)
In Wake Forest's first game of the 2021 season, the Demon Deacons came out strong right off the bat and rattled off their largest run of the match in the first set, going on a 9-1 run that pushed their lead to 18-7. In this run, three different student-athletes registered a kill led by Kamryn Malloy's two along with Ashley Slater and Delaney McSweeney each having a kill of their own. Peyton Suess had a match-high 13 kills, Malloy tallied 10, followed by Olivia Franke's nine. Andrea Fuentes recorded an impressive 41 assists. In terms of defense, the squad held strong against UNC Wilmington. McSweeney and Suess each registered two blocks while freshman libero Kalani Whillock had a team-high 12 digs. Annabelle Daly and Malloy rounded out the top three dig leaders with six and five respectively. Wake Forest dominated multiple statistical categories against the Seahawks by recording more points scored (59-25), kills (50-19), aces (7-3), assists (44-19) and digs (33-17).
Wake Forest 3, Furman 0 (Set 1: 25-11, Set 2: 25-21, Set 3: 25-11)
The Deacons quickly regained the momentum against Furman. Wake Forest never played from behind in the first set, pulled away in the middle of the second set, and dominated set three to sweep the Paladins. The Deacs were led by Ashley Slater who recorded a team high 13 kills in the match, while Kamryn Malloy, Delaney McSweeney and Olivia Franke each tallied seven kills of their own. Defensively, Kalani Whillock collected 12 digs. Wake Forest led Furman in every statistical category by the end of the match, having the advantage in points scored, kills, aces, blocks, assists and digs.
Wake Forest 3, N. Alabama 0 (Set 1: 25-18, Set 2: 25-11, Set 3: 25-17)
Wake Forest wrapped up their day as they faced off against North Alabama and, like the previous two contests, the squad swept the Lions in three sets. After being down 5-3 in the third set, the Old Gold and Black went on a match-high 9-1 run (12-6) and never looked back. Last year's All-ACC Freshman team honoree, Ashley Slater led Wake Forest in kills (12), Kamryn Malloy and Delaney McSweeney rounded out the top three with 11 and six, respectively. Andrea Fuentes continued to dominate as she recorded 34 assists and earned Tournament MVP from her strong weekend performance. Continuing their strong defensive play, Wake Forest locked down North Alabama thanks to a team-high three blocks from Olivia Franke and McSweeney. Kalani Whillock had another strong defensive game with 12 digs, followed by Andrea Fuentes (six) and Peyton Suess (four). Similar to their previous matches, the Deacs led the Lions in the following categories: points scored (58-31), kills (42-22), aces (10-5), blocks (6-4), assists (36-22) and digs (26-14).
The Matches
Kansas
Friday's matchup marks the first time in program history that Kansas and Wake Forest will square off. The Jayhawks (0-2) are still searching for their first win of the 2021 season. Kansas competed in the Reamer Club Spectacular hosted by Purdue University last weekend. The Jayhawks dropped both matches in the tournament, losing their first against Loyola Marymount (1-3), and their second to host Purdue (0-3). Offensively, Kansas is led by super-senior Jenny Mosser, who collected a team high 21 kills in the Jayhawks first two games. Defensively, junior Kennedy Farris led the team last weekend with 21 digs.
Western Kentucky
For the first time in 10 years, Wake Forest will face Western Kentucky, who currently holds the series lead 2-0 after topping the Deacs 3-0 on September 9, 2011. The Hilltoppers (3-0) are currently ranked No. 15 in the latest AVCA poll after earning wins against Oakland, then-No. 25 Notre Dame, and Loyola (Chicago), 3-0, 3-0, and 3-1 respectively. Western Kentucky is led offensively by senior Lauren Matthews who leads the team with 46 kills and is averaging 4.6 kills per set. Fifth year senior Nadia Dieudonne paces the Hilltopper offense with 123 assists and is averaging 12.3 assists per set. On the defensive side, Western Kentucky features two double digit blockers in Matthews (14) and Katie Isenberger (10). The Hilltoppers also feature three student-athletes who have at least 25 or more digs (Logan Kael-37, Ashley Hood-31, and Paige Briggs-29).
Lipscomb
Sunday will mark another first-time matchup for Wake Forest as they take on Lipscomb for the first time in program history. The Bison (1-1) enter this weekend looking to build off a strong finish in last weekend's Oklahoma Invitational. Lipscomb dropped their first match last weekend against Houston in five sets and bounced back to win their second match over host Oklahoma in four. The Bison offensive attack is led by sophomore Kamryn Bacus. Bacus recorded 21 kills in the match against Houston, and another 19 in the win against Oklahoma. Defensively, sophomores Delaney Smith and Ashleigh Albert collected a total of 46 digs in last weekend's split.
A complete schedule of Wake Forest's weekend matches in Lipscomb's Allen Arena is below.
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Wake Forest will play Kansas, Western Kentucky and Lipscomb this weekend in the LUV Invite, hosted by Lipscomb. The Deacs are looking to continue their win streak, after going 3-0 last weekend in Wilmington. Along with going 3-0 on the weekend, the Deacs saw many student-athletes earn tournament honors for their strong play.
Redshirt senior Andrea Fuentes led the Deacs and paced the Wake Forest offense each match. She averaged 38 assists per match and finished with 114 helpers. Freshman Kalani Whillock had an excellent weekend playing her first collegiate matches. She was named to the All-Tournament team for her defensive efforts that included an average of 12 digs per match (36 total). Ashley Slater rounded out the awards for the Demon Deacons, being named to the All-Tournament team where she averaged 11 kills (33 total).
Last Time Out
Wake Forest 3, UNC Wilmington 0 (Set 1: 25-12, Set 2: 25-16, Set 3: 25-18)
In Wake Forest's first game of the 2021 season, the Demon Deacons came out strong right off the bat and rattled off their largest run of the match in the first set, going on a 9-1 run that pushed their lead to 18-7. In this run, three different student-athletes registered a kill led by Kamryn Malloy's two along with Ashley Slater and Delaney McSweeney each having a kill of their own. Peyton Suess had a match-high 13 kills, Malloy tallied 10, followed by Olivia Franke's nine. Andrea Fuentes recorded an impressive 41 assists. In terms of defense, the squad held strong against UNC Wilmington. McSweeney and Suess each registered two blocks while freshman libero Kalani Whillock had a team-high 12 digs. Annabelle Daly and Malloy rounded out the top three dig leaders with six and five respectively. Wake Forest dominated multiple statistical categories against the Seahawks by recording more points scored (59-25), kills (50-19), aces (7-3), assists (44-19) and digs (33-17).
Wake Forest 3, Furman 0 (Set 1: 25-11, Set 2: 25-21, Set 3: 25-11)
The Deacons quickly regained the momentum against Furman. Wake Forest never played from behind in the first set, pulled away in the middle of the second set, and dominated set three to sweep the Paladins. The Deacs were led by Ashley Slater who recorded a team high 13 kills in the match, while Kamryn Malloy, Delaney McSweeney and Olivia Franke each tallied seven kills of their own. Defensively, Kalani Whillock collected 12 digs. Wake Forest led Furman in every statistical category by the end of the match, having the advantage in points scored, kills, aces, blocks, assists and digs.
Wake Forest 3, N. Alabama 0 (Set 1: 25-18, Set 2: 25-11, Set 3: 25-17)
Wake Forest wrapped up their day as they faced off against North Alabama and, like the previous two contests, the squad swept the Lions in three sets. After being down 5-3 in the third set, the Old Gold and Black went on a match-high 9-1 run (12-6) and never looked back. Last year's All-ACC Freshman team honoree, Ashley Slater led Wake Forest in kills (12), Kamryn Malloy and Delaney McSweeney rounded out the top three with 11 and six, respectively. Andrea Fuentes continued to dominate as she recorded 34 assists and earned Tournament MVP from her strong weekend performance. Continuing their strong defensive play, Wake Forest locked down North Alabama thanks to a team-high three blocks from Olivia Franke and McSweeney. Kalani Whillock had another strong defensive game with 12 digs, followed by Andrea Fuentes (six) and Peyton Suess (four). Similar to their previous matches, the Deacs led the Lions in the following categories: points scored (58-31), kills (42-22), aces (10-5), blocks (6-4), assists (36-22) and digs (26-14).
The Matches
Kansas
Friday's matchup marks the first time in program history that Kansas and Wake Forest will square off. The Jayhawks (0-2) are still searching for their first win of the 2021 season. Kansas competed in the Reamer Club Spectacular hosted by Purdue University last weekend. The Jayhawks dropped both matches in the tournament, losing their first against Loyola Marymount (1-3), and their second to host Purdue (0-3). Offensively, Kansas is led by super-senior Jenny Mosser, who collected a team high 21 kills in the Jayhawks first two games. Defensively, junior Kennedy Farris led the team last weekend with 21 digs.
Western Kentucky
For the first time in 10 years, Wake Forest will face Western Kentucky, who currently holds the series lead 2-0 after topping the Deacs 3-0 on September 9, 2011. The Hilltoppers (3-0) are currently ranked No. 15 in the latest AVCA poll after earning wins against Oakland, then-No. 25 Notre Dame, and Loyola (Chicago), 3-0, 3-0, and 3-1 respectively. Western Kentucky is led offensively by senior Lauren Matthews who leads the team with 46 kills and is averaging 4.6 kills per set. Fifth year senior Nadia Dieudonne paces the Hilltopper offense with 123 assists and is averaging 12.3 assists per set. On the defensive side, Western Kentucky features two double digit blockers in Matthews (14) and Katie Isenberger (10). The Hilltoppers also feature three student-athletes who have at least 25 or more digs (Logan Kael-37, Ashley Hood-31, and Paige Briggs-29).
Lipscomb
Sunday will mark another first-time matchup for Wake Forest as they take on Lipscomb for the first time in program history. The Bison (1-1) enter this weekend looking to build off a strong finish in last weekend's Oklahoma Invitational. Lipscomb dropped their first match last weekend against Houston in five sets and bounced back to win their second match over host Oklahoma in four. The Bison offensive attack is led by sophomore Kamryn Bacus. Bacus recorded 21 kills in the match against Houston, and another 19 in the win against Oklahoma. Defensively, sophomores Delaney Smith and Ashleigh Albert collected a total of 46 digs in last weekend's split.
A complete schedule of Wake Forest's weekend matches in Lipscomb's Allen Arena is below.
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent |
| Friday, Sept. 3 | 5 p.m. | Kansas |
| Saturday, Sept. 4 | 5:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| Sunday, Sept. 5 | 3 p.m. | Lipscomb |
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