Demon Deacons to Travel to Sunshine State for First ACC Road Matches

Friday, October 2

Coral Gables, Fla.

7 p.m.

Wake Forest University

Miami

Demon Deacons to Travel to Sunshine State for First ACC Road Matches

10/1/2026 10:45:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Wake Forest opens its first ACC road trip against Miami on Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., before facing Florida State on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m.

By: KJ Smith

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team is set to continue its ACC slate this weekend as it hits the road for the first time in conference play to face Miami and Florida State.

The Demon Deacons open their road trip on Friday, Oct. 2, as they face the Hurricanes at 7 p.m. at the Freeman Indoor Stadium. The Deacs will then travel to Tallahassee to take on the Seminoles on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. at Tully Gymnasium.

Both matches will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

The Matches
Friday, October 2
Wake Forest (6-7, 0-2 ACC) at Miami (3-8, 1-1 ACC) - 7 p.m.
Freeman Indoor Stadium - Coral Gables, Fla.

Sunday, October 4
Wake Forest at Florida State (6-6, 1-1 ACC) - 1 p.m.
Tully Gymnasium - Tallahassee, Fla.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons opened ACC play with a pair of five-set matches against Big Four rivals Duke and No. 24 North Carolina at Varsity Arena.
- Freshman Lyla Stewart shone, recording a pair of career-high performances over the weekend.
  - Stewart opened ACC play with a career-high 19-kill, 16-dig double-double against the Blue Devils.
  - The Powell, Ohio, native followed up with her first career 20-kill performance against the Tar Heels, finishing the match with 24 kills and 14 digs.

Stirring the Stew
Freshman Lyla Stewart has shone for the Demon Deacons in her freshman campaign, totaling 142 kills and 105 digs, both of which rank second on the team this season. Stewart has also notched a team-high 12 service aces and 13 blocks.

The Powell, Ohio, native has caught fire as of late, having recorded double-digit kills in four straight matches. Stewart has totaled 72 kills during that span, including 19 kills against Duke and a career-high 24 kills against No. 24 North Carolina.

Can You Dig It?
Senior libero Andrea Roman has been one of the top defensive players in the ACC this season. Roman, who ranked second in the country in digs last season, has tallied 223 digs thus far, which leads the ACC. Additionally, the Humacao, Puerto Rico, native currently sits fourth in the conference with 3.84 digs per set.

ACC Digs Leaders

Rank	Name	School	Total Digs
1.	Andrea Roman	Wake Forest	223
2.	Payton Petersen	Louisville	205
3.	Ivy Cooper	Virginia Tech	191
4.	Maya Evens	Notre Dame	190
5.	Zuzanna Maciejewicz	NC State	189

ACC Digs Per Set Leaders

Rank	Name	School	Digs Per Set
1.	Ivy Cooper	Virginia Tech	4.77
2.	Maya Evens	Notre Dame	4.52
3.	Payton Petersen	Louisville	4.36
4.	Andrea Roman	Wake Forest	3.84
5.	Zuzanna Maciejewicz	NC State	3.78

Series History
Versus Miami

Series: Miami leads, 27-7
Last Meeting: Oct. 5, 2025
Result: L, 0-3

Versus Florida State

Series: Florida State leads, 42-7
Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2025
Result: L, 2-3

Scouting the Hurricanes

Miami enters the weekend with a 3-8 record.
- The Hurricanes are 1-1 in conference play, having split their two matches against Florida State.
Sophomore Asia Harvey and freshman Ruth Martinez have both recorded more than 100 kills this season.
- Harvey leads the Hurricanes with 105 kills and is currently averaging 3.00 kills per set.
- Martinez eclipsed the 100-kill mark this past weekend, totaling a team-high 21 kills across Miami's first two conference matches.
Redshirt junior Ariana Rodriguez leads Miami in assists this season, totaling 250 assists through the first 11 matches.
- Rodriguez ranks 10th in the ACC with 8.62 assists per set.
Redshirt senior Gaby Arroyo is averaging 3.50 digs per set, which currently ranks seventh in the conference.

Scouting the Seminoles

Florida State enters this weekend with a 6-6 record.
The Seminoles are led by senior Kyleene Filimaua, who has totaled 186 kills this season.
- Filimaua's average of 3.88 kills per set currently ranks seventh in the ACC.
- Additionally, her 22 service aces rank fourth in the conference.
Senior Callie Kieffer and junior Emma Lilo have combined for 546 of Florida State's 613 assists this season.
- Lilo leads the Seminoles with 337 assists, while Kieffer has added 209 assists.
Defensively, the Seminoles are led by sophomore Nenu Kpea, who has logged 49 blocks this season.

Up Next
The Deacs return to Varsity Arena next weekend as they host Boston College on Friday, Oct. 9, and Syracuse on Sunday, Oct. 11. Notably, the match against Syracuse will serve as the Demon Deacons' annual Heather Kahl Holmes Breast Cancer Awareness Match.

Admission is free for all spectators, and both matches will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.