MATCH DAY CENTRAL: Volleyball at NC State & Wake Forest

Clemson (12-4, 0-6 ACC) travels to NC State (9-7, 2-4 ACC) and Wake Forest (8-9, 2-4 ACC)

MATCH SETUPS

• 🆚 Opponent: at NC State
• 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, October 17 • 7 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Raleigh, N.C.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

• 🆚 Opponent: at Wake Forest
• 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, October 19 • 1 p.m.
• 📍 Venue: Winston-Salem, N.C.
• 📺 Watch: ACCNX
• 📊 Stats: Live Stats

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

• Clemson hits the road for the third week of ACC play traveling to Raleigh and Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on NC State and Wake Forest
• Friday’s match at NC State will be the 76th meeting between the two programs
• Clemson holds a 41-34 advantage in the series
• Sunday’s match at Wake Forest will mark the 58th time the Tigers and Demon Deacons will matchup on the volleyball court
• The Tigers hold a 36-21 lead in the series

TIGER TRIO

• The Tigers shifted to a 6-2 for Friday’s matchup against North Carolina that featured redshirt sophomore Katherine Sandt and redshirt junior Katie Hurta splitting the setter role
• The duo has a special connection, as both are graduates from Nazareth Academy and led the Rocky Roadrunners to an Illinois State Title in 2021, which was the first state title for any girls’ sport in school history
• Hurta, who originally signed with Penn State out of college, was a setter before transitioning to a pin attacker with the Tigers in 2023
• Joining the duo with a unique connection to one another is senior Mia McGrath, who played club ball with Hurta
• On her high school team with Sandt and club team with McGrath, Hurta ran a 6-2 where she would hit on the front line and set on the back line
• The trio of Tigers played together briefly in club ball during their 17s season at nationals. Sandt, who was on the 16s team of a different club, joined Hurta and McGrath because her other club was already done competing
• Hurta led the Tigers against UNC with 11 assists in her first match back setting
• On Sunday against Duke, the Tigers briefly ran a 6-2 that included Hurta hitting on the front line
• On the year, Sandt leads the team with 608 assists (9.50 a/s) and has contributed 175 digs with a team-high 21 aces
• McGrath has 175 kills during her senior campaign and surpassed 800 career kills on Friday vs. UNC
• More of Hurta’s story and journey at Clemson can be found while watching her House Call episode available on ClemsonPlus

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