GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Clemson Finishes Regular Season Against Boston College, North Carolina

Clemson (8-19, 2-16 ACC) travels to Boston College (14-16, 7-11 ACC) and hosts North Carolina (20-7, 12-6 ACC)

MATCH SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: Boston College 
• 🗓 Date/Time: Wednesday, November 27 • 2 p.m. ET 
• 📍 Venue: Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Connell Recreation Center 
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX 
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 

• 🆚 Opponent: North Carolina 
• 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, November 29 • 7 p.m. ET 
• 📍 Venue: Clemson, S.C. | Jervey Gym 
• 🆓 Admission 
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX 
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats 
• 🅿️ Parking info: Due to men’s basketball against Florida A&M inside Littlejohn coliseum, fans are encouraged to park in Lot 5 (adjacent to Memorial Stadium), as Avenue of Champions and the McFadden Lot will require parking passes

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF) | Jervey Gym Fan Info 

PREVIEW  

• The Clemson Tigers (10-19, 2-16 ACC) are slated to face the Boston College Eagles (14-16, 7-11 ACC) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (20-7, 12-6 ACC) for the team’s last two matches of the 2024 regular season. 
• The Tigers will first play a midweek match against the Eagles on Wednesday, November 27 at 2 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Clemson won their last three matches against Boston College, including earlier this year in a five-set thriller. 
• Clemson will end the regular season at home on Friday, November 29 at 7 p.m. against North Carolina. This is the second time the Tigers and Tar Heels have played each other this season.  
• Both matches will be shown on ACCNX.  

THE ART OF DEFENSE 

• Since opening weekend, Clemson has led the ACC in either total digs and/or digs per set 
• As a team, Clemson has 1,676 total digs, closing in on the most total digs by the team since the 2022 season where they amassed 1,729. If they can surpass this amount, it would be the most by the team since the 2013 season when the Tigers achieved nearly 2,000 digs. Clemson also maintains 15.81 digs per set, the highest rate by the team since 2012 (17.19). 
• Senior libero Devan Taylor has led the charge leading the ACC in digs and/or digs per set from Sept. 15 through the weekend of Nov. 24. Taylor has 442 total digs to average 4.17 per set during the 2024 campaign. If Taylor can continue her pace on digs per set, it would be the most by a Tiger in a season since Keelie Arneson’s 2015 season (4.24 d/s). 
• Joining Taylor in the back line has been sophomore McKenna Gildon (1.51 d/s) and freshmen Addi Rains (1.69 d/s) and Claire Luoma (1.53 d/s). Mia McGrath joins Taylor with 2.62 with the second-highest digs per set on the team while setter Katherine Sandt acquired 2.25 digs per set. 
• The Tigers have also become acquainted with the art of the solo block this season, amassing 89 on the campaign and 20 in the past four games. Clemson has nearly doubled the number of solo blocks they have recorded than allowed and is the most since the 2008 season when the Tigers notched 100 solo blocks. 
• Graduates Azyah Dailey and Indigo Young, the junior, McGrath, transfer sophomore Kate Hansen and freshman Neea-Maria Joki all have recorded double-digit solo blocks this season with Dailey leading the pack with 25. Against Syracuse on Senior Day, Dailey recorded five solo blocks in three sets, tied for the tenth-highest single match total in Clemson history. 

FROM SETBACKS TO SUCCESS  

• Dailey is one of the leading attackers on the team with the second-highest total attacks while leading the Tigers in kills, kills per set and points. During Senior Weekend, the Floridian notched 44 points on the weekend with 37 kills.
• Dailey is also a threat on the defensive end, having the fourth-highest total blocks, blocks per set on the team and the highest number of solo blocks. 
• During the Tigers match against No. 17 Georgia Tech (10/16), the team captain notched a career high 30 kills, the highest by any Tiger this season, while hitting .312 and putting up nine digs and a solo block. Dailey’s 30 kill match is tied for the ninth-most in a match in Clemson history and is the fourth time in program history a 30+ kill game was recorded against Georgia Tech (Leslie Finn – 30, 09/28/04, 30, 11/19/04; Brittany Ross – 32, 11/15/05)  

 AVCA OUTLOOK 

• The Tigers have faced a gauntlet of tough opponents this year, with 24 of their 31 matches this season coming against teams listed in the AVCA Top 100 rankings. 
• Clemson has played six of the Top 25 in the AVCA’s rankings seven times this season, with two matches coming against Georgia Tech. The Tigers were able to take the Yellowjackets and the Florida State Seminoles, who are also ranked in the Top 25, to five sets this year. 
• The Tigers are set to face a Top 100 team in Boston College and a Top 50 team in North Carolina this weekend. Clemson had a thrilling five set victory over the Eagles and was competitive in four sets against the Tar Heels. 

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