Friday, October 1
Clemson, SC
7:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
at
Clemson University
No. 3 Cardinals Hit the Road for Clemson and No. 18 Georgia Tech
September 30, 2021 | Women's Volleyball
UofL takes 12-0 record on the road as ACC play heats up
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 3 University of Louisville volleyball hits the road again as it continues ACC play with matches at Clemson on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 pm and at No. 18 Georgia Tech on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1 pm.
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Louisville vs. Clemson
Louisville and Clemson have met nine times previously with the Cardinals winning all nine matches. The most recent bout between the teams came Oct. 6, 2019, when the Cards came away with a 25-18, 26-24, 25-18 win. This season, the Tigers are off to a 10-3 start with a 2-0 record in conference matches. Clemson enters Friday's match off a 3-2 win over Wake Forrest. Clemson is led by new head coach Jackie Simpson Kirr. The Tigers' offense features three players with 100-plus kills on the season in Kaylee Martin, Camryn Hannah and Cate Long. Martin has recorded 157 kills with 54 digs, 15 blocks and five aces while Hannah has tallied 155 kills, 97 digs, 21 blocks and 10 aces. Long has contributed 111 kills, 83 digs, 16 aces and 11 blocks.
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Louisville vs. Georgia Tech
Louisville and Georgia Tech have played 14 matches dating back to November 2001. Louisville holds a 10-4 series lead with the most recent meeting being a 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 sweep for the Cardinals on March 26, 2021. This season, the Yellow Jackets are off to an 11-1 start with a 2-0 conference record. Georgia Tech is coming off a 3-0 win at Virginia Tech and will play Notre Dame at home on Friday before playing Louisville on Sunday. Led by head coach Michelle Collier in her eighth season, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round for the first time since 2004, earning the programs first tournament win in 17 years. Georgia Tech features three players three players with 120-plus kills with two having more then 180. Julia Bergmann leads the team with 182 kills and has 123 digs, 24 blocks and a team high 19 aces. Mariana Brambilla has tallied 181 kills with a .303 hitting percentage and 127 digs and 19 blocks and Bianca Bertolino has 129 kills with 110 digs, 20 blocks and 10 aces.
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About the CardsÂ
Following a 2-0 weekend to start ACC play, Louisville moved up to No. 3 in the AVCA Poll. The Cardinals boast a 12-0 record entering the weekend coming off a 25-10, 25-21, 25-14 sweep of Miami and a 25-13, 25-16, 25-19 sweep of Florida State. Out of Louisville's 12 wins, they have swept 10 opponents as they continue to reach for the program record of 23 sweeps in a season in 1983. UofL's offense features four players with 90-plus kills with Anna DeBeer leading the team with 107 kills. DeBeer has also recorded 93 digs and 11 blocks on the year.
Anna Stevenson has tallied 102 kills with a .462 hitting percentage with 49 blocks and seven aces. Aiko Jones has contributed 93 kills with a team high 22 aces and 57 blocks while Claire Chaussee has recorded 90 kills with 58 digs and three aces. Amaya Tillman leads the team with 62 blocks and has 75 kills and a .435 hitting percentage. Rounding out the starters, Tori Dilfer has racked up 426 assists with 73 digs, 16 blocks and seven aces and back-to-back-to-back ACC Freshman of the Week Elena Scott has tallied a team leading 166 digs. Louisville ranks first in the ACC and second in the NCAA in blocks per set (3.23), second in the ACC and fifth in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.316), first in the ACC and ninth in the NCAA in opponent hitting percentage (.120) and third in the ACC in total blocks (129).
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Ranking the Cards
Aiko Jones- 1st in ACC with 0.55 aces per set; 4th in ACC, 15th in NCAA with 1.43 blocks per set; 3rd in ACC with 22 aces; 6th in ACC with 57 total blocks
Tori Dilfer- 2nd in ACC with 10.65 assists per set; 4th in ACC with 426 total assists
Amaya Tillman- 2nd in ACC, 5th in NCAA with 1.68 blocks per set; 2nd in ACC, 12th in NCAA with .435 hitting percentage; 3rd in ACC with 62 total blocks
Anna Stevenson- 5th in ACC with 1.29 blocks per set; 1st in ACC, 5th in NCAA with .462 hitting percentage; 11th in ACC with 49 total blocks
Elena Scott- 4th in ACC with 4.15 digs per set; 8th in ACC with 166 total digs
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Louisville vs. Clemson
Louisville and Clemson have met nine times previously with the Cardinals winning all nine matches. The most recent bout between the teams came Oct. 6, 2019, when the Cards came away with a 25-18, 26-24, 25-18 win. This season, the Tigers are off to a 10-3 start with a 2-0 record in conference matches. Clemson enters Friday's match off a 3-2 win over Wake Forrest. Clemson is led by new head coach Jackie Simpson Kirr. The Tigers' offense features three players with 100-plus kills on the season in Kaylee Martin, Camryn Hannah and Cate Long. Martin has recorded 157 kills with 54 digs, 15 blocks and five aces while Hannah has tallied 155 kills, 97 digs, 21 blocks and 10 aces. Long has contributed 111 kills, 83 digs, 16 aces and 11 blocks.
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Louisville vs. Georgia Tech
Louisville and Georgia Tech have played 14 matches dating back to November 2001. Louisville holds a 10-4 series lead with the most recent meeting being a 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 sweep for the Cardinals on March 26, 2021. This season, the Yellow Jackets are off to an 11-1 start with a 2-0 conference record. Georgia Tech is coming off a 3-0 win at Virginia Tech and will play Notre Dame at home on Friday before playing Louisville on Sunday. Led by head coach Michelle Collier in her eighth season, the Yellow Jackets advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round for the first time since 2004, earning the programs first tournament win in 17 years. Georgia Tech features three players three players with 120-plus kills with two having more then 180. Julia Bergmann leads the team with 182 kills and has 123 digs, 24 blocks and a team high 19 aces. Mariana Brambilla has tallied 181 kills with a .303 hitting percentage and 127 digs and 19 blocks and Bianca Bertolino has 129 kills with 110 digs, 20 blocks and 10 aces.
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About the CardsÂ
Following a 2-0 weekend to start ACC play, Louisville moved up to No. 3 in the AVCA Poll. The Cardinals boast a 12-0 record entering the weekend coming off a 25-10, 25-21, 25-14 sweep of Miami and a 25-13, 25-16, 25-19 sweep of Florida State. Out of Louisville's 12 wins, they have swept 10 opponents as they continue to reach for the program record of 23 sweeps in a season in 1983. UofL's offense features four players with 90-plus kills with Anna DeBeer leading the team with 107 kills. DeBeer has also recorded 93 digs and 11 blocks on the year.
Anna Stevenson has tallied 102 kills with a .462 hitting percentage with 49 blocks and seven aces. Aiko Jones has contributed 93 kills with a team high 22 aces and 57 blocks while Claire Chaussee has recorded 90 kills with 58 digs and three aces. Amaya Tillman leads the team with 62 blocks and has 75 kills and a .435 hitting percentage. Rounding out the starters, Tori Dilfer has racked up 426 assists with 73 digs, 16 blocks and seven aces and back-to-back-to-back ACC Freshman of the Week Elena Scott has tallied a team leading 166 digs. Louisville ranks first in the ACC and second in the NCAA in blocks per set (3.23), second in the ACC and fifth in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.316), first in the ACC and ninth in the NCAA in opponent hitting percentage (.120) and third in the ACC in total blocks (129).
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Ranking the Cards
Aiko Jones- 1st in ACC with 0.55 aces per set; 4th in ACC, 15th in NCAA with 1.43 blocks per set; 3rd in ACC with 22 aces; 6th in ACC with 57 total blocks
Tori Dilfer- 2nd in ACC with 10.65 assists per set; 4th in ACC with 426 total assists
Amaya Tillman- 2nd in ACC, 5th in NCAA with 1.68 blocks per set; 2nd in ACC, 12th in NCAA with .435 hitting percentage; 3rd in ACC with 62 total blocks
Anna Stevenson- 5th in ACC with 1.29 blocks per set; 1st in ACC, 5th in NCAA with .462 hitting percentage; 11th in ACC with 49 total blocks
Elena Scott- 4th in ACC with 4.15 digs per set; 8th in ACC with 166 total digs
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