MATCH DAY CENTRAL: Volleyball vs. Wake Forest & Virginia Tech

Clemson (9-5, 0-2 ACC) at Wake Forest & vs. Virginia Tech

MATCH SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: at Wake Forest
• 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, September 29 • 6 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Winston-Salem, N.C.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

• 🆚 Opponent: Virginia Tech
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, October 1 • 1 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Clemson, S.C. • Jervey Gym
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stat 

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

• Clemson continues ACC play by traveling to Wake Forest for a 6 p.m. match on Friday, before returning to Jervey Gym on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match against Virginia Tech
• The Tigers enter the sixth week of play with a 9-5 overall record (0-2 ACC)
• Clemson last faced Wake Forest on Nov. 25, 2022 in Winston-Salem, where Clemson fell in four sets to the Demon Deacons
• The Tigers took on Virginia Tech last on Sept. 23, 2022 in Jervey Gym, where the Tigers dropped a five-set battle

900 WINS

• The Clemson Volleyball team is on the cusp on 900 victories as program
• After its first event on Sept. 28, 1977 against South Carolina Upstate, Friday’s match will mark the 1,599 match for the program
• Clemson’s additional benchmark wins:
  • Nov. 21, 1980 – Virginia Tech (100)
  • Oct. 7, 1986 – Furman (200)
  • Oct. 19, 1990 – Eastern Kentucky (300)
  • Nov. 4, 1994 – #17 Duke (400)
  • Sept. 7, 1999 – Winthrop (500)
  • Oct. 26, 2004 – Georgia Southern (600)
  • Oct. 2, 2009 – Miami (700)
  • Oct. 17, 2014 – Notre Dame (800)

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 second in the ACC with 125 total blocks and sits 35th in the NCAA through the NC State match
• The Tigers are averaging 2.45 blocks per set, which ranks third in the ACC and 52nd in the NCAA
• Powell leads the way for Clemson and the ACC in both total blocks (73) and sits second in blocks per set (1.46) 
• Following last week, Powell sits fifth country in total blocks and 11th in blocks per set

LAST WEEK

• Clemson last hit the court on Wednesday against No. 13 Georgia Tech where the Tigers forced the Yellow Jackets to a fourth set
• The Tigers outlasted the Yellow Jackets in the opening set for a 31-29 set win – it marked the first time Clemson had taken  a set from GT since Oct. 23, 2020, the first time Clemson had taken the opening set since Nov. 22, 2019 and the first time the Tigers took a set inside Jervey Gym since Oct. 12, 2014.
• Clemson’s opening set victory marked the first time the Tigers have taken a set against a ranked opponent since Oct. 23, 2020 (also vs. Georgia Tech) and the first time they have won the opening set against a ranked opponent since Nov. 10, 2019 (against No. 2 Pitt)
• Clemson concluded last weekend against NC State on Friday with a three-set loss

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