Oct. 25, 2008

Duke Makes Quick Work Of Boston College In 3-0 Win

DURHAM, N.C. – Jourdan Norman connected on eight of her 11 attacks without committing and error and put down three blocks Saturday night to lead Duke to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-15) win over Boston College in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Norman finished with a .727 hitting percentage against the Eagles (6-17, 0-11 ACC), marking the third time this season that the senior middle blocker reached the .700 mark this season. The performance came one night after Norman topped the 1,000-kill plateau against Maryland on Friday and raised her season hitting percentage to a team-leading .340.

Clemson Volleyball Downs NC State In Three On Saturday

RALEIGH, NC - Lia Proctor posted 16 kills and Brittany Fennell totaled seven blocks in leading the Clemson volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 26-24) win over NC State on Saturday evening at the Reynolds Coliseum. The Tigers improved to 16-6 on the year and 8-3 in the ACC with the win, while the Wolfpack fell to 9-17 on the year and 3-8 against conference foes in 2008.

Danielle Hepburn also hit in double figures in the match with 10 kills, while setter Kelsey Murphy added five block assists for a Clemson team that posted 13 on the night. The Tigers entered the weekend's action ranked fifth nationally with a 2.87 blocks per set average.

Seminole Volleyball Sweeps Cavaliers

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Florida State defeated the University of Virginia 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 26-24) at Memorial Gym on Saturday night, completing a weekend sweep of ACC road matches. The Seminoles improve to 14-7 overall and 6-5 in the ACC while the Cavaliers slip to 13-10 and 5-6 in the conference.

"Tonight's win was similar to our win over Virginia Tech last night," Seminole head coach Chris Poole said. "The only difference is we blocked a little better today. But similar in that Nikki Baker did a good job spreading the offense around. All five of our hitters were in the 20's so we had a real good balance."

Demon Deacons Win Sixth Straight At Home; Roll Past Terrapins In Three

WINST0N-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest volleyball team improved its home record to 12-1 this season as the Demon Deacons pulled out a hard-fought three set sweep of visiting Maryland Saturday evening in Reynolds Gym.

The Deacons took the first two sets by matching scores of 25-21 and won the match with a 25-23 victory in the third. The win was the sixth straight at home and improves the Deacs record to 15-8 overall. Wake finishes the first half of the conference season with a 6-5 record.

Four Hokies record double-digit kills in win against Miami

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Four Hokies recorded double-digit kills and the Virginia Tech volleyball squad hit at a .260 clip, to defeat Miami 3-1 (25-18, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20) Saturday night at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.

The Hokies (17-5, 8-3 ACC) wasted no time seizing control of the match, pulling out to a 10-7 lead in the opening set. The Hurricanes (19-4, 7-4) evened the score at 10, but Tech took off on a 5-1 run to keep momentum. The Hokies never looked back in the frame, eventually winning the set 25-18.