Clemson Volleyball Drops 3-0 Decision to Wake Forest

Oct. 15, 2002

The Clemson volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (23-30, 25-30, 34-32) decision to Wake Forest Tuesday night in Reynolds Gym. The Demon Deacons improve to 10-10 overall and 4-3 in the conference, while the Tigers drop to 13-9 overall and 4-3 in ACC play.

The Tigers were led by Lori Ashton with 16 kills and a .444 hitting percentage. The middle hitter led Clemson at the net with 7 blocks (three solo), and junior Marija Zoric posted three block solos. Stephanie Haskell recorded nine digs, while freshman Meghan Stanton tallied seven digs. Senior Jessi Betcher handed out 37 assists and recorded a match-high 10 digs.

The Demon Deacons had four players in double-digit kills, including Valerie Rydberg with 15 kills, 13 digs and a .379 hitting percentage. Christy Williams posted 12 kills and four blocks, Sara Beth DeLisle recorded 10 kills and Kim Stern posted 14 kills and four blocks. Ashlee Phillips handed out 47 assists and posted two blocks.

The Tigers will travel to Durham, NC, to play Duke on Sunday afternoon. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.