Tigers Travel to Syracuse Friday, Boston College Sunday

CLEMSON, S.C.- The Clemson volleyball team is on the road for two matches this weekend. First, the Tigers travel to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on Syracuse on Friday Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.  They then travel to Boston College to take on the Eagles on Sunday Nov. 9 at 12 p.m.

Clemson (16-9, 4-7 ACC) currently sits in 9^th place in the conference standings and is coming off of a two-loss weekend after falling to Virginia Friday night (23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 24-26) and #3 Florida State on Sunday (25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 12-15). Senior Karis Watson continues to lead the ACC in blocks per set with a 1.48 average.

Kristin Faust and Leah Perri lead the offense with 3.48 and 2.93 kills per set respectively. Faust’s numbers put her at 8^th in the ACC. Freshman setter Kate Federico is now in third place all-time in assists by a Clemson freshman. She is just 177 from passing assistant coach Kelsey Murphy’s 1,116 record set in 2006. Niki Collier is 8^th in the ACC in digs and leads the Tigers’ backcourt defense with a 3.48 average.

Scouting SyracuseSyracuse will face the Tigers sporting an 8-15 overall record and a 1-10 mark in ACC matches, which puts them last in the conference standings. The Orange are led in kills per set by Silvi Uattara who’s 3.73 average ranks 5^th in the ACC. Monika Salkute is second with a 2.58 per set average. Uattara also leads the team in digs per set (2.70) and Leah Levert’s 1.37 block per set average ranks 5^th in the ACC.

The Tigers have a 2-2 all-time record against the Orange. Clemson and Syracuse split the two matches played last year, each winning their home contest.

Scouting Boston CollegeBoston College enters the weekend 9-12 overall and 4-6 in conference play. The Eagles are led on offense by Katty Workman, who is 6^th in the ACC in kills per set with 3.60. Kellie Barnum runs the offense with 8.96 assists per set, good for 8^th in the ACC. Backcourt defense is led by Courtney Castle (3.89) and Anna Skold leads the team in blocks (.78).

Clemson has an 18-2 all-time record against Boston College. The Tigers are on a 13 game win streak in the series and have not lost to the Eagles since 2006.