Deacons Fall to Eagles on Friday Night

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Back at home for the first time in over two weeks, Wake Forest volleyball hosted Boston College on Friday evening (Nov. 1). The Demon Deacons (12-10, 4-7) fell to the Eagles (10-13, 3-8) in three sets (15-25, 15-25, 21-25).

Sahara Maruska led all individuals in kills, finishing with nine. The Houston native also totaled her best hitting percentage (with 15 or more attacks) in a single match this year, going 9-of-15 with only one error for a .533 clip.

Paige Crawford and Dior Charles added six kills apiece. Rian Baker contributed 12 assists and seven digs while Emma Farrell chipped in seven digs of her own.

How it Happened

Sahara Maruska started the night off with a slam from the left side.
Boston College scored four times in a row to take a 7-3 lead.
- An attacking error by the Eagles cut the run.
By the first timeout of the evening, Boston College led 9-4.
Olivia Murphy got her Deacons back into the scoring reign with a kill (13-5).
- Maruska followed in a likewise manner moments later.
  - Wake Forest quickly found itself on a 3-0 push.
The Eagles responded with three unanswered points of their own, still ahead by the next floor break (17-9).
Murphy and Dior Charles chipped in kills once action resumed.
- Becca Bellows and Laila Ricks soon entered the contest.
A 5-1 run by Boston College put the team at set point.
- A Deacon service error gave the visitors the win in the first, 25-15.
  - Maruska had three kills in the frame.
Boston College began the second with an 8-3 start.
- Reaching the midway point of set two, the Eagles led 15-7.
  - Crawford and Maruska pushed in a kill apiece for Wake Forest.
The Deacs produced additional points on a 3-1 boost.
Scoring five straight, Boston College upped its lead to 22-11.
- The Eagles again finished out set two on a 25-15 decision.
  - Emma Farrell had six digs at the time.
Maruska and Olivia Franke quickly clocked powerful kills to kick off set three.
Back-to-back hits by Charles led into a 6-3 start for the Deacs.
- The sophomore got hot early in the period, nailing three kills.
After Boston College committed two errors in a row, Wake Forest went up 13-9.
- The Eagles subsequently called for a timeout.
A 5-0 boost by the visitors tied the margin at 14 all.
Charles and Maruska pounded two more balls, but Boston College took a short lead late, 20-18.
- The latter connected with Rian Baker again on the very next play.
Two possessions later, Wake Forest took a timeout, down 22-19.
Boston College reached match point on a middle kill before finishing the evening with a service ace – winning set three, 25-21.
Wake Forest fell, 3-0.

Additional Notes

Friday night featured the 30th all-time meeting between the Deacons and Eagles.
Finishing with a block against Boston College, Olivia Franke has now reached 292 for her career – tying with Kim Stern '05 for 12th on the all-time total blocks list.
A pair of Deacs continue to near milestones:
- Sahara Maruska needs 31 more digs to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Paige Crawford needs 80 more kills to reach 1,000 for her career.

From Coach Smart
"Credit to Boston College – they came out with intensity as a whole. I felt we did some things well in that final set, giving a fight and needing to earn a few balls at the end to capture it. We will need to reset for another opportunity on Sunday."

Up Next
Wake Forest hosts Syracuse on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 3), primed for a start time at 1 p.m. ET. The match can be viewed on ACC Network Extra and will hold a focus on Alzheimer's Awareness.

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Team Stats

Maruska Sahara

Paige Crawford

Charles Dior

Olivia Murphy

Players Mentioned

Rian Baker

Becca Bellows

Dior Charles

Paige Crawford

Emma Farrell

Olivia Franke

Sahara Maruska

Olivia Murphy

Laila Ricks

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