MATCH DAY CENTRAL: Volleyball at Virginia & Pittsburgh

Clemson (10-6, 1-3 ACC) at Virginia & Pittsburgh

MATCH SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: at Virginia
• 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, October 6 • 7 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Charlottesville, Va.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

• 🆚 Opponent: Pittsburgh
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, October 8 • 1 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Pittsburgh, Pa.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stat 

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PREVIEW

• Clemson continues ACC play by traveling to Charlottesville, Va. to take on Virginia on Friday at 7 p.m. and continues action in Pittsburgh, Pa. against the Panthers on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• The Tigers enter the seventh week of play with a 10-6 overall record (1-3 ACC)
• Clemson last faced Virginia on Oct. 9, 2022 where the Tigers took a 3-1 victory in Jervey Gym
• The Tigers took on Pitt on Oct. 7, 2022 in Jervey Gym – Clemson fell in three sets

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 144 total blocks and sits 40th in the NCAA through the Virginia Tech match
• The Tigers are averaging 2.44 blocks per set, which ranks third in the ACC and 55 in the NCAA
• Powell leads the way for Clemson and the ACC in both total blocks (83) and sits second in blocks per set (1.43)
• Following last week, Powell sits eighth country in total blocks and 13th in blocks per set

900 WINS

• The Clemson Volleyball team hit the 900-wi mark with a five-set victory against Virginia Tech on Oct. 1, 2023
• After its first event on Sept. 28, 1977 against South Carolina Upstate, Sunday’s match marked the 1,601 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)

MILESTONES

• Mckenna Slavik surpassed the 4,000-assist milestone during week two of 2023. She is only 44 from tying third place (4,305) on Clemson’s career list
• Slavik is rapidly approaching 1,000 career digs (980)
• Junior Devan Taylor surpassed 1,000-career digs at Tulane – she became the first Tiger to hit 1,000 digs since 2020
• Taylor is 139 digs away from moving into Clemson’s top 10 (1,203)

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