Wake Forest Opens ACC Road Trip at Syracuse

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After a couple of hard-fought conference matches against No. 18 Georgia Tech and Clemson this past weekend, Wake Forest will have its first ACC road game this Friday when the Demon Deacons travel to Syracuse for a 7 p.m. contest.

Currently, the Deacs are 9-4 on the year and have won five out of their last seven matches. Wake Forest is one of 11 ACC teams with at least nine or more wins on the season so far.

Through 13 games, Wake Forest leads the conference in service aces (84 in 45 sets) averaging 1.85 per set. The squad also ranks within the top five in multiple offensive categories, coming in fifth in hitting percentage (.268) and kills (618, 13.73 per set).

Defensively, Wake Forest is ranked in the top 10 in digs (10th) averaging 13.67 per set and 10th in opponent hitting percentage with opponents hitting .188 against the Deacs.

Redshirt senior setter Andrea Fuentes continues to set up the Wake Forest offense as she is ranked in the top five for assists (fifth) averaging 10.64 per match, which is also good for being in the top 20 in the country (16th). Not only is Fuentes someone who helps set up the offense, but she also has provided scoring all season, averaging .45 service aces per set (20 in 44 sets) which has her third in the ACC. Freshman libero Kalani Whillock is continuing to have a solid rookie season, ranking fifth in the ACC with 190 digs, and averaging 4.22 per set, good for third in the ACC.

The Match
Wake Forest will square off against Syracuse at 7 p.m. Friday at Syracuse. The contest will take place in the Women's Building on campus. The match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.

Series History
Syracuse leads the all-time series 9-1. The last time Wake Forest beat the Orange was October 4, 2019, 3-1 at Syracuse.

Last Meeting
The Orange defeated Wake Forest 3-0 in their last meeting on March 21, 2021, at Syracuse.

Last Time Out
Wake Forest 2, Clemson 3
The Deacs hosted the Clemson Tigers last Sunday and came up short in a hard-fought five-set match.

Three different Deacons tallied double-digit kills in the loss. Peyton Suess collected a team-high 15, Ashley Slater recorded 13 and Kamryn Malloy added 10 of her own. Slater and Malloy are now tied for the team lead in kills, with 135 each. Andrea Fuentes paced the Wake Forest offense with 43 assists during the contest. Defensively, Kalani Whillock continues to make a big impact during her rookie season. She led the team with 13 digs.

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Fuentes

Kamryn Malloy

Ashley Slater

Peyton Suess

Kalani Whillock

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