Sep 21, 2022

MATCH DAY CENTRAL: Volleyball Opens ACC Action in Jervey

Clemson (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech & Wake Forest

MATCH SETUPS

Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)

PREVIEW

Clemson opens 2022 ACC action hosting Virginia Tech and Wake Forest in Jervey Gym
The Tigers take a 9-3 record into conference play matching the 2021 season’s non-conference record to mark the most non-conference wins since 2018 (11)
As a team, Clemson is 17th in team assists (590) in the NCAA, 25th in kills (633) and 26th in service aces (87)
In the ACC, the Tigers hold the top spot in total attacks and total digs as of September 19

LAST TIME OUT

Clemson last hit the court at the Samford Invitational where the Tigers went 2-0
The Tigers defeated Samford in four sets and Murray State in five to conclude non-conference action

DIGGING DEVAN

Sophomore Devan Taylor has started at libero in every match this season
Taylor finished with a career-best 28 digs against South Carolina and has tallied 11 double-digit dig matches this season
Against Austin Peay, Taylor tallied 27 digs and has tallied 20+ digs in four matches
She leads the team and the conference with 214 total digs and is 31st in the NCAA
Taylor also leads the team with 15 service aces

CAM CAN

Junior Camryn Hannah has been Clemson’s go-to attacker since she stepped onto campus in 2020 and owns the role well
Hannah leads the conference in kills (189) and points (211), is second in total attacks (414) and is this in kills per set (4.02) and points per set (4.49)
She’s tallied at least 20 attacks in 10 matches this season and leads the program in kills

DEFENSE DRIVEN

Joining Devan Taylor in the back row has been junior Cate Long and freshmen Becca Micelle and Mia McGrath
Between the four of them, they have tallied 453 digs – the most by four players, excluding a setter, through the non-conference schedule since 2018 (481)
As a whole, the team has 712 digs on the season which leads the conference and is 44th in the NCAA in total digs
The team also sits fifth in the ACC and 127th in the NCAA for digs per set (14.53)

COLLEEN’S SUMMER

Junior Colleen Finney took advantage of all of Clemson’s resources for success away from the court
Finney went to on the inaugural POWER trip to Chicago with other career driven women
She took a trip to Las Vegas in July for the Sports Business Classroom Business of Basketball Immersive Experience to learn more about the business side of sports
Read more about Colleen’s summer here

JACYN BAM-THIS

Redshirt freshman Jacyn Bamis has been a brick wall for the Tigers at the net this season
She leads the team with 36 blocks this season including 10 solo and 26 assisted while averaging 0.90 per set
Bamis clocked 11 blocks in Clemson’s 3-2 victory against South Carolina to tie for second on Clemson’s Freshman Single Match Records with Cindy Stern
She earned ACC Co-Freshman of the Week honors after finishing with 18 blocks (no errors) and 17 kills Sept. 5-11

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