Friday, October 6
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7 P.M.
Wake Forest University
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Boston College
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Deacons Head Out of State for First Conference Road Matches
10/4/2023 6:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
ACC action continues for Wake Forest volleyball this weekend.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – With two straight weeks at home having wrapped for Wake Forest volleyball (11-4, 2-2), the Demon Deacons have turned their attention to week three of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) competition and the seventh overall of 2023.
Trips out of state to Boston College (Oct. 6) and Syracuse (Oct. 8) will make up Wake Forest's weekend. These will be the team's first road matches within conference play.
Wake Forest's first time playing on the ACC Network will occur on Sunday (Oct. 8) at Syracuse, while Friday's match is set to be featured on ACC Network Extra. Both matches will also feature live stats.
Last weekend, the Deacs went 1-1 in matchups versus Clemson and nationally-ranked Georgia Tech.
The Matches
Friday, Oct. 6
Wake Forest vs. Boston College – 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 8
Wake Forest vs. Syracuse – 12 p.m. ET
Last Time Out
Friday, Sept. 29 – Wake Forest 3, Clemson 0
Amid a colorful atmosphere on Friday evening (Sept. 29), Wake Forest brought the energy in its annual 'Dig Pink' match. Facing the Clemson Tigers in a third ACC test of 2023, the Demon Deacons finished the night on a 3-0 sweep (26-24, 25-21, 25-16).
Friday evening marked Wake Forest's third straight win over Clemson, dating back to Sept. 2022.
A third double-double of the fall happened for Paige Crawford, as the sophomore hitter ended with a match-best 16 kills in addition to 11 digs.
Making her first season start, Kylie Adams tallied 36 assists to set a new career high. The senior setter chipped in five digs and four assisted blocks as well, while tying her career best in aces (2).
Olivia Franke returned to the starting lineup and shined with eight kills on a .444 hitting percentage while making eight blocks. The latter was a season-best total for the middle blocker.
Freshman Olivia Fish posted nine kills (.350 attacking percentage) and five blocks.
Emma Farrell led all individuals in digs (16) while Kalani Whillock chipped in eight of her own.
Sunday, Oct. 1 – No. 11 Georgia Tech 3, Wake Forest 2
Opening the month of October with its first nationally-ranked test of 2023, Wake Forest volleyball maintained an admirable fight as a unit on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 1), hosting the No. 11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Sets were traded and competitive play persisted through three hours before Georgia Tech was able to squeeze out a 3-2 win.
Paige Crawford recorded her second double-double in as many matches, totaling 17 kills and chipping in 10 digs. It was the sophomore's fourth double-double of the fall.
New season highs in kills (19) and blocks (7) happened for freshman hitter Ava Carney. Her classmate, Olivia Fish, notched 13 kills for her third season performance of double-figures in that category. Fish's line also included a .321 hitting clip and four digs.
Emma Farrell was the match leader in digs for a second time this weekend, finishing with 15. Kalani Whillock added eight.
Kylie Adams tossed out 34 assists and chipped in six digs. Her total in assists tied for a match high while the digs tied for a career-best mark. Rian Baker had 20 assists.
The contest ultimately ended as the first time Georgia Tech has been forced into a fifth set this year.
Wake Forest finished with an advantage in kills, digs and assists over the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets.
Balanced Attack(s)
Through eight times this fall, Wake Forest has had three or more individuals tally double-figures in kills within a match:
Steadying an Upper Hand
Bumping up its numbers during its last few appearances, Wake Forest holds an advantage over its opponents in several team statistical categories:
Through the 2023-24 Season (per Oct. 2)
So Far in Conference Play …
Through the first two weeks of ACC action, a few Deacon standouts have worked to maintain spots within top-10 individual statistical rankings within the league:
Additional Notes
Series History
Versus Boston College
Versus Syracuse
Scouting the Opposition
Boston College is undefeated at home (7-0), holding a 12-6 overall record. The Eagles most recently defeated Virginia on the road (Oct. 1) in a 3-1 decision and are 1-3 against conference opponents thus far. Team defense has been a strength, as this year's squad ranks second in digs (14.61/set) and fourth in blocks (2.36/set) among all ACC member schools. Individual standouts include:
Syracuse is 2-12 on the year and still seeking its first conference win of 2023 (0-4). The Orange are led by:
Up Next
The Deacs will hold their first midweek matchup next Wednesday (Oct. 11), hosting Virginia Tech, before making a short trip over to Raleigh for a Friday night outing at NC State (Oct. 13) – its first Big Four test of the fall.
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Trips out of state to Boston College (Oct. 6) and Syracuse (Oct. 8) will make up Wake Forest's weekend. These will be the team's first road matches within conference play.
Wake Forest's first time playing on the ACC Network will occur on Sunday (Oct. 8) at Syracuse, while Friday's match is set to be featured on ACC Network Extra. Both matches will also feature live stats.
Last weekend, the Deacs went 1-1 in matchups versus Clemson and nationally-ranked Georgia Tech.
The Matches
Friday, Oct. 6
Wake Forest vs. Boston College – 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 8
Wake Forest vs. Syracuse – 12 p.m. ET
Last Time Out
Friday, Sept. 29 – Wake Forest 3, Clemson 0
Amid a colorful atmosphere on Friday evening (Sept. 29), Wake Forest brought the energy in its annual 'Dig Pink' match. Facing the Clemson Tigers in a third ACC test of 2023, the Demon Deacons finished the night on a 3-0 sweep (26-24, 25-21, 25-16).
Friday evening marked Wake Forest's third straight win over Clemson, dating back to Sept. 2022.
A third double-double of the fall happened for Paige Crawford, as the sophomore hitter ended with a match-best 16 kills in addition to 11 digs.
Making her first season start, Kylie Adams tallied 36 assists to set a new career high. The senior setter chipped in five digs and four assisted blocks as well, while tying her career best in aces (2).
Olivia Franke returned to the starting lineup and shined with eight kills on a .444 hitting percentage while making eight blocks. The latter was a season-best total for the middle blocker.
Freshman Olivia Fish posted nine kills (.350 attacking percentage) and five blocks.
Emma Farrell led all individuals in digs (16) while Kalani Whillock chipped in eight of her own.
Sunday, Oct. 1 – No. 11 Georgia Tech 3, Wake Forest 2
Opening the month of October with its first nationally-ranked test of 2023, Wake Forest volleyball maintained an admirable fight as a unit on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 1), hosting the No. 11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Sets were traded and competitive play persisted through three hours before Georgia Tech was able to squeeze out a 3-2 win.
Paige Crawford recorded her second double-double in as many matches, totaling 17 kills and chipping in 10 digs. It was the sophomore's fourth double-double of the fall.
New season highs in kills (19) and blocks (7) happened for freshman hitter Ava Carney. Her classmate, Olivia Fish, notched 13 kills for her third season performance of double-figures in that category. Fish's line also included a .321 hitting clip and four digs.
Emma Farrell was the match leader in digs for a second time this weekend, finishing with 15. Kalani Whillock added eight.
Kylie Adams tossed out 34 assists and chipped in six digs. Her total in assists tied for a match high while the digs tied for a career-best mark. Rian Baker had 20 assists.
The contest ultimately ended as the first time Georgia Tech has been forced into a fifth set this year.
Wake Forest finished with an advantage in kills, digs and assists over the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets.
Balanced Attack(s)
Through eight times this fall, Wake Forest has had three or more individuals tally double-figures in kills within a match:
- Versus No. 11 Georgia Tech (10/1/23)
- Ava Carney – 19 kills
- Paige Crawford – 17 kills
- Olivia Fish – 13 kills
- Versus Miami (9/22/23)
- Paige Crawford – 17 kills
- Ava Carney – 15 kills
- Emmy Ogogor – 10 kills
- At Davidson (9/16/23)
- Ava Carney – 13 kills
- Paige Crawford – 12 kills
- Emmy Ogogor – 11 kills
- Dior Charles – 10 kills
- Versus App State (9/15/23)
- Paige Crawford – 20 kills
- Emmy Ogogor – 14 kills
- Ava Carney – 11 kills
- At Kennesaw State (9/8/23)
- Ava Carney – 14 kills
- Olivia Franke – 11 kills
- Paige Crawford – 11 kills
- Olivia Fish – 11 kills
- Versus Florida International (9/3/23)
- Paige Crawford – 14 kills
- Ava Carney – 12 kills
- Emmy Ogogor – 10 kills
- At Central Florida (9/2/23)
- Olivia Fish – 17 kills
- Paige Crawford – 15 kills
- Ava Carney – 11 kills
- Versus Grand Canyon (8/27/23)
- Ava Carney – 16 kills
- Emmy Ogogor – 12 kills
- Paige Crawford – 10 kills
Steadying an Upper Hand
Bumping up its numbers during its last few appearances, Wake Forest holds an advantage over its opponents in several team statistical categories:
Through the 2023-24 Season (per Oct. 2)
| Statistic | Wake Forest | Opponents |
| Kills | 761 | 669 |
| Hitting Percentage | .247 | .195 |
| Assists | 697 | 626 |
| Digs | 787 | 743 |
| Blocks | 124.0 | 118.0 |
So Far in Conference Play …
Through the first two weeks of ACC action, a few Deacon standouts have worked to maintain spots within top-10 individual statistical rankings within the league:
- Dior Charles – 6th in blocks (1.19/set)
- Rian Baker – 7th in assists (9.07/set)
- Paige Crawford – 8th in kills (3.39/set)
- Emma Farrell – 10th in digs (3.64/set)
- Olivia Franke – 10th in hitting percentage (.405)
Additional Notes
- The first public list of NCAA volleyball rating percentage index (RPI) for the 2023-24 season was released earlier this week on Monday (Oct. 2). Wake Forest was tabbed as No. 20 – the highest such mark in program history.
- Wake Forest's current 11-4 overall start is the best to the first half of a single season since 2013, when the team won 12 of the first 15 matches.
- Kylie Adams has made consecutive starts in the team's last two matches, a first for her career.
- Versus Clemson (9/29/23) – 36 assists, five digs, four assisted blocks and two aces
- Versus Georgia Tech (10/1/23) – 34 assists and six digs
- Emma Farrell has scooped 15 or more digs on eight separate occasions this fall.
- Versus Georgia Tech (10/1/23) – 15 digs
- Versus Clemson (9/29/23) – 16 digs
- At Davidson (9/16/23) – 20 digs
- Versus App State (9/15/23) – 16 digs
- Versus Western Michigan (9/9/23) – 18 digs
- At Central Florida (9/2/23) – 19 digs
- Versus Grand Canyon (8/27/23) – 23 digs
- Versus Toledo (8/25/23) – 18 digs
Series History
Versus Boston College
- Series: Wake Forest leads, 18-10
- Last Time: Oct. 2, 2022
- Result: W, 3-1
Versus Syracuse
- Series: Syracuse leads, 11-1
- Last Time: Sept. 30, 2022
- Result: L, 2-3
Scouting the Opposition
Boston College is undefeated at home (7-0), holding a 12-6 overall record. The Eagles most recently defeated Virginia on the road (Oct. 1) in a 3-1 decision and are 1-3 against conference opponents thus far. Team defense has been a strength, as this year's squad ranks second in digs (14.61/set) and fourth in blocks (2.36/set) among all ACC member schools. Individual standouts include:
- Senior libero Anna Murphy – 3rd in the ACC in digs-per-set average (4.41)
- Junior middle blocker/right-side hitter Julia Haggerty – 4th in the ACC in blocks-per-set average (1.36)
- Senior setter Sophia Lambros – 8th in the ACC in service aces (0.41/set and 22 total)
- Senior outside hitter Katrina Jensen – team leader in total kills (142)
Syracuse is 2-12 on the year and still seeking its first conference win of 2023 (0-4). The Orange are led by:
- Junior outside hitter Cherlin Antonio – 4th in the ACC in points (4.02/set) and 5th in kills-per-set (3.63)
- Freshman middle blocker Zharia Harris-Waddy – 6th in the ACC in service aces (0.43/set)
- Freshman setter Mira Ledermueller – team leader in assists (266)
- Graduate student defensive specialist/libero Alyssa Bert – team leader in digs (132)
Up Next
The Deacs will hold their first midweek matchup next Wednesday (Oct. 11), hosting Virginia Tech, before making a short trip over to Raleigh for a Friday night outing at NC State (Oct. 13) – its first Big Four test of the fall.
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