Oct. 30, 2009

8 In A Row For Florida State: That's A Record!
The Florida State volleyball team's magical 2009 season hit another high note Friday night as the No. 17 Seminoles swept Virginia (25-12, 26-24, 25-19) to set a new school record for most conference wins in a row.

With eight-straight Atlantic Coast Conference victories, FSU (20-2, 12-2 ACC) is experiencing its greatest run of games in the league since the 1998 team won seven in a row. The 1992 squad also reeled off seven consecutive conference wins.

In the Cavaliers' (9-14, 4-8) home gym, the Seminoles came out firing on all cylinders in the first set and ran away with 25-12 win.

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Duke Sweeps Boston College 3-0 for 20th Win
Becci Burling and Rachael Moss combined for 28 kills and both hit over .300 to lead Duke to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-18) win over Boston College Friday evening in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The win was the 20th of the season for the Blue Devils (20-4, 10-2 ACC), who have now reached that mark for six straight seasons and nine times in 11 seasons under head coach Jolene Nagel. Duke remains just one game behind No. 17 Florida State for first place in the ACC.

Burling led the team with 16 kills and 32 attacks, reaching double figures for the ninth straight match. Burling has totaled 118 kills during that nine-match tear, which is the longest of the season by any Blue Devil. Moss, meanwhile, hammered 12 kills and made just two attack errors on the way to a .385 hitting percentage. She was just one dig shy of recording a double-double, finishing with nine to compliment a pair of blocks.

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Miami Volleyball Takes Down Virginia Tech, 3-0
Lane Carico staked 12 kills and Ali Becker had nine to help lead the University of Miami volleyball team past homestanding Virginia Tech, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18), in an ACC showdown Friday evening at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg,. Va.

Miami (14-8, 7-5 ACC) used a powerful performance Friday evening in handing the Hokies their first home loss of the season inside Cassell Coliseum. It was also UM's first win in Blacksburg in more than two years.

The Hurricanes never trailed in the opening set as they used a 6-1 run in the opener behind two kills from Carico and another from Becker to help widen the advantage to 14-8. Becker, a middle blocker from Katy, Texas, staked three kills down the stretch in the opener to help UM to a 25-17 win.

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Georgia Tech Picks Up Key Road Win At UNC, 3-1
After dropping the first set, the Georgia Tech Volleyball team (15-7, 9-3 ACC) stormed back to win the next three and beat North Carolina (11-11, 7-4), 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-18), Friday night at the Smith Center. Senior Brittany Roderick led the Yellow Jackets with 13 kills, while they tallied a season-high 15.0 blocks against the Tar Heels.

Roderick hit .345 for the match and also had four digs and four total blocks to go along with her team-best 13 kills. Sophomore Asia Stawicka turned in a solid all-around performance as she chipped in with nine kills on .444 hitting and nine total blocks. Senior Chrissy DeMichelis added 12 kills and freshman Monique Mead rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 kills, six digs and six blocks. Junior Mary Ashley Tippins dished out 51 assists and junior Jordan McCullers recorded a team-best 15 digs. Georgia Tech hit .256 for the match and held UNC to a .157 clip.

The Yellow Jackets led early in set one, but an 8-1 Carolina run had the Tar Heels up six points at 11-5 and Tech battling from behind for the rest of the match. UNC later had a four-point lead at 18-14, but the Yellow Jackets ran off four straight points to tie the set up for the first time in a while. UNC responded with three quick points, however, to open up a 21-18 advantage and force a Jacket timeout. It did little to stop the Tar Heel attack though as they closed out the set on a 7-1 run after Tech tied it at 18 to win 25-19 and take a 1-0 lead in the match.

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Tiger Volleyball Takes Down NC State, 3-0, in Raleigh
Clemson volleyball defeated NC State on Friday night, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17), on the Wolfpack's home floor. The Tigers improved to 17-7 and 7-5 in the ACC, while NC State fell to 7-19 overall and 0-11 in conference play. Sandra Adeleye led Clemson with ten kills and five blocks, while Cansu Ozdemir had five service aces. Clemson held NC State to a .009 hitting mark, while hitting .272 themselves.

Didem Ege had 14 digs to lead Clemson, who defeated the Wolfpack for the 24th consecutive match. Lia Proctor added eight kills, while Natalie Patzin had six kills with no errors. Kelsey Murphy had 28 assists and eight digs, finding five different attackers for kills throughout the match.

In the first set, NC State grabbed a 7-3 lead in the early going, holding a four-point edge as far as 12-8. A Hoover timeout sparked the tigers on a 12-4 run, giving Clemson a 19-15 edge. The two teams traded points until the end, with Clemson taking the set, 25-19. Sandra Adeleye and Lia Proctor each had three kills, and Kelsey Murphy led the team with 11 assists and four digs. Clemson held NC State to a .028 hitting mark, as the Wolfpack committed 10 attack errors.

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Deacons Take Down Maryland on Dig For a Cure Night
The Wake Forest volleyball team recorded a total of 61 digs in its four-set victory over visiting Maryland Friday night to raise over $8,000 in its fourth annual Dig For A Cure match.

The Deacons now even their record in the ACC at 6-6 with the victory and are now 8-15 overall. Maryland falls to 11-14 on the year and 3-9 in the conference.

The Terrapins came out of the gate strong and took the first set 25-20 but Wake rebounded to win the second set 25-21 and the third set 25-20 to take a 2-1 lead. In a heated fourth set, the Deacs rallied to score six of the last seven points to close out the match 25-22.

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