Deacs Drop Street Tilt at No. 7 SMU

DALLAS, Texas – Wake Forest volleyball stepped into its first out-of-state matchup in Atlantic Coast Conference play throughout Friday evening, visiting No. 7 SMU. The Demon Deacons (September 11, 3-6 ACC) fell to the host Mustangs (15-4, 7-2 ACC) in a 3-0 resolution.

Junior Patrycja Lagida posted a team-best 10 kills within the match, together with 4 digs and three service aces. Friday featured the third time within the crew’s final 5 matches through which she has tallied three aces – her finest single-match mark of the autumn to this point.

Senior Paige Crawford recorded a match-high 11 digs – her most in an ACC contest this season. Playing again in her house state, the Wimberley, Texas native additionally added eight kills. Graduate pupil Ryleigh Whitekettle contributed seven kills.

Sophomore Becca Bellows and senior Rian Baker registered 17 and 14 assists, respectively. Bellows additionally chipped in seven digs. Senior Emma Farrell completed with eight digs.

How it Happened

• Paige Crawford was first to place Wake on the board in set one with a kill.
• A Mustang service ace gave the host a 5-2 lead early.
• Patrycja Lagida had a pleasant begin with a pair of kills and an ace.
  
• The Deacs pieced a 4-0 run, paced by Crawford, to step in entrance, 10-8.
• After the Mustangs responded to even the board, Ryleigh Whitekettle took over for a fast stretch, serving to Wake take one other slight lead.
  • By the media break, the Deacs led 15-12, hitting .400 from the ground.

• SMU scored 5 unanswered factors as soon as play resumed, main 17-15.
• Lagida and Whitekettle gave Wake further factors with their robust swings.
  • After the previous lined her second ace, the Deacs trailed 21-18.

• Three consecutive factors put SMU at set level.
  • Crawford clocked a kill on the very subsequent possession.

• The Mustangs went on to win set one, 25-20, after a Demon Deacon service error.
  • Crawford had 4 kills and 5 digs within the first body.

• Wake was profitable on a problem early into set two (3-2).
• The Deacs’ hitters paced issues via fast rallies and aggressive assaults, giving the squad a slight 7-6 benefit.
• Traded possessions continued on, leading to a 10-10 mark via the second.
• A 5-1 increase by the Mustangs, together with back-to-back aces, gave the host a 15-11 lead heading into the media break.
  • The Deacs known as for a timeout after SMU scored twice extra.

• Crawford and Kelis Hawkins chipped in factors for Wake.
• SMU was in a position to shut out set two with a 25-14 victory, taking a 2-0 lead within the match.
  • Lagida had a team-leading seven kills on the time.

• After 10 mixed rallies to open set three, the Mustangs narrowly led, 6-4.
• SMU subsequent scored on three of 5 tries earlier than Wake regrouped at its bench, trailing 9-6.
• Hawkins threw down a ball within the center, adopted by a block by Whitekettle and Sanaa Williams, to chop SMU’s run.
  • Whitekettle then hammered a kill from the best earlier than SMU suffered an attacking error.

• The Mustangs in the end completed set three on high, 25-14, successful the match in three frames.
• Wake Forest fell, 3-0.

Standout Stats

• Wake Forest outperformed SMU in three completely different areas:
  
  • Kills – 37 to 35
  • Assists – 34 to 32
  • Digs – 35 to 32

• Patrycja Lagida’s three service aces led Wake Forest.
  • The junior hitter has plugged in three performances of three aces in three of the Deacs’ final 5 matches.

Additional Notes

• Friday featured the first-ever highway match for Wake Forest at SMU all through program historical past.
  
  • Additionally, the competition was simply the third all-time assembly between the Deacs and Mustangs.

• Paige Crawford reached over 700 profession digs within the match.
• Rian Baker reached over 2,400 profession assists throughout Friday evening.

From Coach Hulsmeyer
“We got off to a solid start, challenging one of the top teams and keeping the tempo at an even pace,” stated head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer. “Credit to SMU – they were able to make plays through a match that went through a number of lead changes. I thought we were steady in spurts, but allowed them to get comfortable in other moments. We have another challenging opponent set for Sunday and need to turn our attention quickly.”

Up Next

Wake Forest heads to No. 4 Pitt on Sunday, set for a 1 p.m. match time inside Fitzgerald Field House. The contest will stream on ACC Network Extra.

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