Nov 09, 2023

MATCH DAY CENTRAL: Volleyball at Notre Dame

Clemson (15-11, 6-8 ACC) at Notre Dame

MATCH SETUPS

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

Clemson travels to Notre Dame to begin a three-week road stretch that will conclude the regular season
Clemson faces Notre Dame on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on ACCNX
The Tigers enter the 12th week of play with a 15-11 overall record (6-8 ACC) after splitting last weekend against Notre Dame and No. 3 Louisville
Clemson faced Notre Dame last weekend (Nov. 3) and won the match in four sets to mark the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons that Clemson has won back-to-back matches against the Fighting Irish

RPI

Clemson clocked in on the first official RPI of 2023 at 51 before climbing to 45 prior to the eighth week of action
This marked the highest Clemson has been on a RPI report since the Tigers finished at 38 on the final RPI in 2008
Clemson currently sits 66th in the RPI through games on Nov. 5
The Tigers are the ninth highest team in the ACC in RPI standings

BLOCKING POWER

The Tigers have become a force at the net during the 2023 campaign led by graduate transfer Adria Powell
As a team, Clemson is third in the ACC with 205 total blocks and sits 75th in the NCAA through the Louisville match
The Tigers are averaging 2.33 blocks per set, which ranks fifth in the ACC and 81st in the NCAA
For reference, on Nov. 1, 2022, Clemson sat 14th in the ACC in total blocks with 162 and 15th in blocks per set with 1.72
Powell leads the way for Clemson in total blocks (125) to rank second in the ACC and sits fourth in blocks per set (1.32)
Following the 11th week, Powell sits 13th country in total blocks and 22nd in blocks per set

LAST WEEKEND

Clemson began the last weekend in Jervey Gym with a 3-1 victory against Notre Dame on Friday evening before taking the No. 3 ranked Louisville Cardinals to four sets on Sunday
Friday’s match marked the second-consecutive win against the Fighting Irish for the Tigers after previously beating them in Notre Dame on 2022 to be the first time Clemson has won back-to-back matches against ND since the 2013 & 2014 seasons
Powell led the charge with 17.5 points off 14 kills, four blocks and one ace. The team tallied 10 aces led by Mckenna Slavik, Mia McGrath, Becca Micelle and Kennedy Wagner each clocking two
On Sunday, Clemson took the opening match against the Cardinals to mark only the third set all-time the Tigers have won against Louisville, and the first set won since 2018
Clemson hit .375 in the opening set and .393 in the first two sets – Kateryna Tkachenko and Wagner led Clemson with nine kills

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