Clemson (16-11, 7-8 ACC) at NC State & Duke
MATCH SETUPS
- 🆚 Opponent: at NC State
- 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, November 17 • 7 p.m.
- 📍 Venue: Raleigh, N.C.
- 📺 Watch: ACCNX
- 📊 Stats: Live Stats
- 🆚 Opponent: at Duke
- 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, November 19 • 1 p.m.
- 📍 Venue: Durham, N.C.
- 📺 Watch: ACCNX
- 📊 Stats: Live Stats
Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)
PREVIEW
- Clemson travels to NC State and Duke for the 28th and 29th matches of the 2023 season
- Clemson opens the weekend at NC State on Friday at 7 p.m. and concludes play on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Duke
- The Tigers enter the 12th week of play with a 16-11 overall record (7-8 ACC) after defeating Notre Dame on the road in four sets
- Clemson faced NC State earlier in the season in Jervey Gym where the Tigers fell in three
- The Tigers took on Duke on Oct. 22 in Jervey Gym – the Tigers dropped the match in three sets
RPI
- Clemson clocked in on the first official RPI of 2023 at 51 before climbing to 45 prior to the eighth week of action
- This marked the highest Clemson has been on a RPI report since the Tigers finished at 38 on the final RPI in 2008
- Clemson currently sits 59th in the RPI through games on Nov. 12
- The Tigers are the ninth highest team in the ACC in RPI standings
BLOCKING POWER
- The Tigers have become a force at the net during the 2023 campaign led by graduate transfer Adria Powell
- As a team, Clemson is fifth in the ACC with 228 total blocks and sits 93rd in the NCAA through the Notre Dame match
- The Tigers are averaging 2.28 blocks per set, which ranks sixth in the ACC and 91st in the NCAA
- For reference, on Nov. 1, 2022, Clemson sat 14th in the ACC in total blocks with 162 and 15th in blocks per set with 1.72
- Powell leads the way for Clemson in total blocks (130) to rank second in the ACC and sits third in blocks per set (1.31)
- Following the 12th week, Powell sits 15th country in total blocks and 22nd in blocks per set
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