Clemson wins Season Opener 3-0 over Samford

BOX SCORE

Clemson, S.C. – Clemson won its season-opener on Saturday afternoon, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-14) against Samford (0-2) at Jervey Gym. Jackie Simpson Kirr claimed her first match as Clemson’s Head Volleyball Coach.

Clemson (1-0) finished the first match of the day with 37 kills, 37 digs, nine service aces and six blocks, while hitting .274. Clemson is back in action on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. when they host North Carolina A&T in the final match of the Clemson Invitational. The match is broadcast on ACCNX.

Martin had four of her 10 kills in the opening set to lead Clemson to a 25-22 win over Samford to start the match.

Clemson (1-0) finished the first match of the day with 37 kills, 37 digs, nine service aces and six blocks, while hitting .274. Clemson is back in action on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. when they host North Carolina A&T in the final match of the Clemson Invitational. That match is broadcast on ACCNX.

Martin had four of her 10 kills in the opening set to lead Clemson to a 25-22 win to start the match.

Junior Ani Clark gave Clemson the 25-23 set win in the second set on a big kill. Clark along with Martin each had four kills in the set to lead the Tigers. Clark, who finished the set with a .800 hitting percentage, put down four of her five attempts. In the final set the TIgers jumped out to an early 7-2 lead and never looked back on their way to a 25-14 set win.

Game Notes:

• Clemson improved to 29-15 all-time in season openers.
• Jackie Simpson Kirr won her first match as Clemson’s Head Volleyball Coach. Kirr had served as head coach at George Mason for two seasons.
• Kaylee Martin, a grad transfer who entered the match eighth in the NCAA among active players in kills, led the​​ Tigers with 10 kills and finished with a .391 hitting percentage (23 attacks) in her Tiger debut.
• Sophomore preseason All-ACC selection Camryn Hannah added eight kills on 23 swings
• Sophomore Jenna Moore, who had previously appeared in just three career matches, finished the day with 28 assists, seven digs and three service aces – all career highs.
• Freshman libero Devan Taylor led the Tigers with 10 digs in her first career match.

SOCIAL MEDIA

THAT'S A DUB!

FINAL: Clemson 3, Samford 0

We take the first match of the year!

Congratulations to @CoachKirr on her first win as Clemson's Head Coach!! pic.twitter.com/apeevNBZaz

— Clemson Volleyball 🏐 (@ClemsonVB) August 28, 2021

Go ahead and get ⬆️, Kaylee!!

Early lead for the Tigers…

Tune in: https://t.co/RALmoSWhkP pic.twitter.com/tBYvz5pigq

— Clemson Volleyball 🏐 (@ClemsonVB) August 28, 2021

only up from here #gotigs https://t.co/owWpNBYYWL

— Devan Taylor (@DevanTaylor16) August 28, 2021