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Wake Forest Takes Down Lipscomb to Close Out Weekend
9/5/2021 7:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Wake Forest volleyball team defeated the Lipscomb Bison, 3-1, Sunday afternoon to wrap up the LUV Invite, hosted by Lipscomb. Redshirt sophomore Delaney McSweeney earned All-Tournament honors.
The Demon Deacons took down the Bison in straight sets, highlighted by a 20-5 run to close out the fourth, after dropping the first set 25-21. Grad transfer Kamryn Malloy led the Deacs offensively with a match-high 13 kills on 33 attempts for a .303 hitting percentage. McSweeney was right behind her with 10 kills and a .364 hitting percentage. Sophomore Ashley Slater was the third Deac in double digits, recording 11 kills. McSweeney and sophomore Olivia Franke led the Deacs on the net, with five blocks each. Junior Peyton Suess also chipped in four blocks and eight kills. Franke added six kills to the Deacs' match-total 54.
Setter Andrea Fuentes continued to do what she does best, recording 45 assists in the four-set match, along with five digs, five kills and one block assist. Freshman libero Kalani Whillock continued her leadership on the floor with a match-high 22 digs. Suess and sophomore Annabelle Daly also reached double-digit digs with 14 and 11, respectively.
How It Happened
After dropping the first set in a 25-21 battle, the Deacs came out ready to fight back. Wake Forest dropped to an early 6-3 deficit but went on a 5-0 run to take the lead in the second set, 8-6. The Deacs did not fall behind again in the set and took a commanding 18-11 lead on an 8-3 run that included offensive attacks from five different Deacs. Lipscomb had an attempted comeback, but Wake Forest took the second set, 25-17.
With the match tied 1-1, the Deacs and the Bison came out firing in the third set, with ties at three, four, five, six and eight. Kills from Fuentes and Suess gave the Deacs the 11-8 advantage. Lipscomb would get within two points multiple times on the way to 25, but the Wake Forest offense never stopped. Back-to-back kills from Suess and Malloy gave the Deacs the 15-12 advantage. Kills from Fuentes and Franke got the Deacs up 20-16 before Lipscomb called a timeout. Out of the break, the Bison attempted to close the gap, getting as close as one at 22-21, but kills from McSweeney and Slater sealed the third set win for the Deacs, 25-23.
After falling behind 6-1 to start the fourth set, Wake Forest ended the match on a 15-1 run. With nine serves in a row from Fuentes and five in a row from Daly, the Deacs protected their servers with efficient offense that was able to capitalize on six Bison attack errors. Slater sparked the streak with back-to-back kills. With the match tied at 15, Franke and Slater continued the scoring from Fuentes' serves, getting the lead up to 20-16. Franke and Malloy each recorded another kill, and the set was sealed with back-to-back blocks from Suess and Franke and Franke and Malloy. Wake Forest won the final set 25-16 to take the match, 3-1, from Lipscomb.
Coach's Comments
"This was a really good way for the team to finish the weekend. Lipscomb is a solid team, and it took everyone executing and earning points that eventually won the match for us. We learned a lot of lessons this weekend and have a lot to take away from these three days. Our leadership and culture continue to get stronger as we continue to play high-level teams. We are excited for Delaney being recognized on the All-Tournament team as well. It says a lot about her continued hard work in the gym and the team's improvement with ball control and execution. We are very proud of every single person on this team." - head coach Randi Smart
Next Up
Wake Forest will travel to Boone, North Carolina for three matches at Appalachian State next weekend.
The Demon Deacons took down the Bison in straight sets, highlighted by a 20-5 run to close out the fourth, after dropping the first set 25-21. Grad transfer Kamryn Malloy led the Deacs offensively with a match-high 13 kills on 33 attempts for a .303 hitting percentage. McSweeney was right behind her with 10 kills and a .364 hitting percentage. Sophomore Ashley Slater was the third Deac in double digits, recording 11 kills. McSweeney and sophomore Olivia Franke led the Deacs on the net, with five blocks each. Junior Peyton Suess also chipped in four blocks and eight kills. Franke added six kills to the Deacs' match-total 54.
Setter Andrea Fuentes continued to do what she does best, recording 45 assists in the four-set match, along with five digs, five kills and one block assist. Freshman libero Kalani Whillock continued her leadership on the floor with a match-high 22 digs. Suess and sophomore Annabelle Daly also reached double-digit digs with 14 and 11, respectively.
How It Happened
After dropping the first set in a 25-21 battle, the Deacs came out ready to fight back. Wake Forest dropped to an early 6-3 deficit but went on a 5-0 run to take the lead in the second set, 8-6. The Deacs did not fall behind again in the set and took a commanding 18-11 lead on an 8-3 run that included offensive attacks from five different Deacs. Lipscomb had an attempted comeback, but Wake Forest took the second set, 25-17.
With the match tied 1-1, the Deacs and the Bison came out firing in the third set, with ties at three, four, five, six and eight. Kills from Fuentes and Suess gave the Deacs the 11-8 advantage. Lipscomb would get within two points multiple times on the way to 25, but the Wake Forest offense never stopped. Back-to-back kills from Suess and Malloy gave the Deacs the 15-12 advantage. Kills from Fuentes and Franke got the Deacs up 20-16 before Lipscomb called a timeout. Out of the break, the Bison attempted to close the gap, getting as close as one at 22-21, but kills from McSweeney and Slater sealed the third set win for the Deacs, 25-23.
After falling behind 6-1 to start the fourth set, Wake Forest ended the match on a 15-1 run. With nine serves in a row from Fuentes and five in a row from Daly, the Deacs protected their servers with efficient offense that was able to capitalize on six Bison attack errors. Slater sparked the streak with back-to-back kills. With the match tied at 15, Franke and Slater continued the scoring from Fuentes' serves, getting the lead up to 20-16. Franke and Malloy each recorded another kill, and the set was sealed with back-to-back blocks from Suess and Franke and Franke and Malloy. Wake Forest won the final set 25-16 to take the match, 3-1, from Lipscomb.
Coach's Comments
"This was a really good way for the team to finish the weekend. Lipscomb is a solid team, and it took everyone executing and earning points that eventually won the match for us. We learned a lot of lessons this weekend and have a lot to take away from these three days. Our leadership and culture continue to get stronger as we continue to play high-level teams. We are excited for Delaney being recognized on the All-Tournament team as well. It says a lot about her continued hard work in the gym and the team's improvement with ball control and execution. We are very proud of every single person on this team." - head coach Randi Smart
Next Up
Wake Forest will travel to Boone, North Carolina for three matches at Appalachian State next weekend.
Team Stats
Wake
Lips
Kills
54
52
Errors
16
29
Attempts
128
154
Hitting %
.297
.149
Points
67
68
Assists
47
48
Aces
3
10
Blocks
10
6
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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