Clemson (10-6, 1-3 ACC) hosts No. 9 Pittsburgh & Virginia
MATCH SETUPS
- 🆚 Opponent: vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh
- 🗓 Date/Time: Friday, October 7 • 7 p.m.
- 📍 Venue: Clemson, S.C. | Jervey Gym
- 📺 Watch: ACCNX
- 📊 Stats: Live Stats
- 🆚 Opponent: vs. Virginia
- 🗓 Date/Time: Sunday, October 9 • 1 p.m.
- 📍 Venue: Clemson, S.C. | Jervey Gym
- 📺 Watch: ACCNX
- 📊 Stats: Live Stats
Clemson: Roster | Schedule | Match Notes (PDF)
PREVIEW
- Clemson hosts No. 9 Pittsburgh and Virginia in the third week of ACC action
- The Tigers take a 10-6 overall record and 1-3 ACC record into the weekend after dropping a three-set match to No. 2 Louisville and defeating Notre Dame in five
- As a team, Clemson is 22nd in team assists (787) in the NCAA and 27th in team kills (846)
- In the ACC, the Tigers hold the top spot in digs (957) and total attacks (2,252) as of October 3
LAST TIME OUT
- Clemson earned its first ACC victory of the 2022 season with a win over Notre Dame on Sunday, Oct. 2 in five sets
- The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Fighting Irish dating back to Oct. 17, 2014
- Freshman Mia McGrath led the team with a career-high 15 kills and added 13 digs, another season-high
- Clemson came in at 107 on the first RPI ranking of 2022 following the win
DIGGING DEVAN
- Sophomore Devan Taylor has started at libero in every match this season
- The sophomore set a new career-high with 29 digs to open ACC play this season against Virginia Tech
- Taylor finished with 28 digs against South Carolina and has tallied 14 double-digit dig matches this season
- Against Austin Peay, Taylor tallied 27 digs and has tallied 20+ digs in six matches this season
- She leads the team and the conference with 284 total digs and is 34th in the NCAA
CAM CAN
- Junior Camryn Hannah has been Clemson’s go-to attacker since she stepped onto campus in 2020 and owns the role well
- Hannah leads the conference in kills (238) and points (261.5), is sixth in total attacks (531) and is fourth in kills per set (3.90) and points per set (4.29)
- She’s tallied at least 20 attacks in 14 matches this season and had 12 matches with double-digit kills
DEFENSE DRIVEN
- Joining Devan Taylor in the back row has been junior Cate Long and freshmen Becca Micelle and Mia McGrath
- Between the four of them, they tallied 453 digs through non-conference play – the most by four players, excluding a setter, through the non-conference schedule since 2018 (481)
- The four of them currently have 610 of Clemson’s 957 digs
- The 957 digs lead the…