Wake Forest Battles Miami in First ACC Road Test

Friday, October 2

Coral Gables, Fla.

7 p.m.

Wake Forest University

6-8,0-3ACC

Miami

4-8,2-1ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Wake Forest	17	25	25	15	1
Miami (FL)	25	27	22	25	3

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10/2/2026 10:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Graduate student Ryleigh Whitekettle and sophomore Amina N’Diaye both recorded double-digit kills against the Hurricanes.

By: KJ Smith

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Wake Forest volleyball team (6-8, 0-3 ACC) battled Miami (4-8, 2-1 ACC) in its first ACC road contest of the season, falling by a final score of 3-1 on Friday night at Freeman Indoor Stadium.

Sophomore Amina N'Diaye led the Demon Deacons offensively as she totaled 11 kills against the Hurricanes. N'Diaye, who transferred from Miami to Wake Forest, also added five digs, two blocks and an assist.

Graduate student Ryleigh Whitekettle also reached double-digit kills, finishing the match with 11 kills while maintaining a .389 attacking percentage. Whitekettle also logged a pair of blocks and a dig on Friday.

Elsewhere, freshman Lyla Stewart tallied nine kills and eight assists, while junior Becca Bellows led the team with 24 assists.

Senior Andrea Roman led the Deacs defensively as she recorded a team-high 15 digs on Friday. Roman also notched three assists and a service ace.

The Humacao, Puerto Rico, native has been a force defensively this season, having totaled 238 digs this season, which leads the ACC. Additionally, her 3.84 digs per set is tied for fourth in the conference.

How It Happened

The Demon Deacons capitalized on an attacking error to grab the first point in the first set.
Wake Forest pushed its lead to 6-3 following a pair of kills by sophomore Amina N'Diaye and a service ace by redshirt senior Sanaa Williams.
After Miami tied the match, the Deacs reclaimed a two-point lead on another kill by N'Diaye.
The Hurricanes went on another long run before senior Andrea Roman notched an ace to cut the deficit to 12-11.
Williams added another ace to move the Deacs within two.
Miami took the first set, 25-17.
The Deacs jumped out to a 3-1 lead to open the second set.
- Following a service error by the Canes, graduate student Ryleigh Whitekettle and sophomore Kelis Hawkins logged back-to-back kills to cap the run.
N'Diaye tallied another kill to make it 10-7.
The Deacs grabbed a five-point lead heading into the technical timeout.
- N'Diaye recorded her seventh kill of the match to make it 13-10.
- Hawkins added a kill before combining on a block with Whitekettle to push the lead to five points.
Freshman Lyla Stewart recorded a pair of kills in quick succession to give the Demon Deacons a 17-12 lead.
Miami went on a six-point surge to take the lead.
Wake Forest responded with a three-point swing to reclaim a 24-23 lead.
- Stewart and Williams combined on a block to give the Deacs the lead.
The Hurricanes took the second set, 27-25.
Wake Forest came out firing in the third set as it jumped out to a 10-2 lead.
- Whitekettle logged three kills and a block during the surge, while freshman Emma Keeping ended the run with a service ace and a kill.
Stewart and sophomore Sadie Poeck tallied back-to-back kills to push the lead to nine points.
After a short run by the Hurricanes, the Deacs capitalized on a pair of errors to make it 20-14.
N'Diaye and redshirt junior Catherine Burke combined on a block before Bellows added a service ace to push the lead to seven points.
Whitekettle hammered home her sixth kill of the set to fight off a late Miami comeback and give Wake Forest the third set, 25-22.
The two sides traded points early in the fourth set.
The Hurricanes scored 15 of the next 16 points.
Wake Forest went on a three-point spurt to cut the deficit to 18-9.
Miami took the fourth set, 25-15.

Standout Stats

Senior Andrea Roman tallied 15 digs against the Hurricanes, bringing her season total to 238 digs.
- Roman has now totaled double-digit digs in all 14 matches this season.
- The Humacao, Puerto Rico, native leads the ACC in total digs and is tied for fourth in digs per set.

ACC Digs Leaders

Rank	Name	School	Total Digs
1.	Andrea Roman	Wake Forest	238
2.	Payton Petersen	Louisville	214
T3.	Maya Evens	Notre Dame	204
T3.	Zuzanna Maciejewicz	NC State	204
5.	Ivy Cooper	Virginia Tech	191

ACC Digs Per Set Leaders

Rank	Name	School	Digs Per Set
1.	Ivy Cooper	Virginia Tech	4.78
2.	Maya Evens	Notre Dame	4.53
3.	Payton Petersen	Louisville	4.28
T4.	Andrea Roman	Wake Forest	3.84
T4.	Zuzanna Maciejewicz	NC State	3.84

Sophomore Amina N'Diaye eclipsed the 100-kill mark for the season as she totaled 11 kills against her former team.
- N'Diaye also recorded five digs, a pair of blocks and an assist.

From Coach Hulsmeyer
"It's always tough on the road. It forces you to play more consistent. Tonight, we showed great signs of how we are capable of playing, but we just couldn't put it together consistently. We haven't been on the road in a while, but this is what it's like, especially in the ACC. We have to bring a better consistent match all around on Sunday against Florida State."

Up Next
The Deacs close their first ACC road trip of the season on Sunday afternoon as they face Florida State at 1 p.m. at Tully Gymnasium. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.