Friday, November 4
LOUISVILLE, KY
7:00 p.m.
University of Louisville
vs
North Carolina State
No. 5 Louisville Volleyball Hosts NC State and North Carolina
November 03, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
Cards are 11-1 in the ACC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 5-ranked University of Louisville volleyball team continues ACC play as they host NC State on Friday at 7 p.m. ET and North Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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About the Cards
Louisville recorded their 14th sweep of the year against Duke and Notre Dame to move to 20-2 on the season and 11-1 in ACC play. Claire Chaussee notched 16 kills hitting .441 with eight digs against Notre Dame and recorded six kills, four assists, one ace, one block, and six digs against Duke. Amaya Tillman had 12 kills hitting .435 with eight blocks and three digs against Notre Dame and six kills hitting .455 with one ace and three blocks against Duke. Raquel Lazaro, who had seven kills, recorded 47 assists, two aces, 17 digs, and six blocks on the week.
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About the Wolfpack
NC State split the weekend with a 3-0 win against Clemson on Friday night and a 3-1 loss against No. 10-ranked Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack moves to 12-11 on the season and 6-6 in the ACC. NC State was led by freshman Ava Brizard in the win against Clemson. The 6-1 outside had 16 kills hitting .405 with one block and seven digs and has 255 kills, 187 digs, and 30 blocks on the season. Martyna Leoniak, a 6-3 outside, led the Wolfpack with 19 kills hitting .326 with five blocks, and 14 digs in the loss against Georgia Tech. Leoniak has 137 kills, 135 digs, and 29 blocks on the season.
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About the Tar Heels
North Carolina split two four-set match this weekend, falling to No. 10-ranked Georgia Tech on Friday night and beating Clemson on Sunday morning. The Tar Heels move to 14-9 on the season and 6-6 in the ACC. UNC was led by sophomore outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster who had 29 kills on the weekend with two aces, six blocks, and 27 digs. Shaffmaster leads the team in kills with 328 for the season and has 19 aces, 229 digs, and 30 blocks. Carley Niego, a 6-0 outside hitter, recorded 17 kills, four aces, eight blocks, and 15 digs through both matches. Niego has 245 kills, 20 aces, 224 digs, and 47 blocks on the season.
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Chaussee Joins 1,000 Kill ClubÂ
Claire Chaussee joined the 1,000 Career Kill Club after her first kill in the match against Wake Forest.Â
ACC Winning Streak Snapped
Louisville had the nation's second-longest winning streak against conference opponents. The Cardinals won 38 consecutive league matches before losing to Pitt on Oct. 23, 2022. The last team to beat Louisville was Pitt ... two years to the day ... on Oct. 23, 2020. WKU has the longest streak in the nation at 55 straight in CUSA.
Mbonu to the Rescue
Nena Mbonu stepped in for the injured Anna DeBeer and got her first start of the season against Miami and hit .636 with 8 kills against the Hurricanes. She is currently hitting .255 with 110 kills and 15 blocks in her twelfth match as a starter this year.
Deuce Games
In 2022, UofL has had 10 sets go "overtime" with a 8-2 mark in deuce games. In 2021, UofL had 11 deuce sets with an 8-3 mark in deuce games.
Conference Openers
UofL is 6-3 in ACC Opening matches.
UofL was 1-0 in AAC Opening matches.
UofL was 8-0 in Big East Opening matches.
UofL was 9-1 in Conference USA Opening matches.
Since 1995, UofL is 23-4 in conference openers.
Team Rankings
As a team, Louisville is ranked first in the ACC in hitting percentage (.297) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.157), first in blocks (231 total) and blocks per set (3.04), second in service aces per set (1.80), fourth in assists per set (12.16), and third in kills per set (13.25).
Cardinals in the ACC Rankings
Cara Cresse – 4th in blocks with 1.24 blocks/set
Aiko Jones – 6th in service aces with 0.39 aces/set
Raquel Lazaro – 5th in assists with 10.01 assists/set
Amaya Tillman – 1st in blocks with 1.54 blocks/set, 7th in hitting percentage with .356Â
Elena Scott – 6th in digs with 3.88 digs/set
Claire Chaussee – 6th in kills with 3.70 kills/set, 7th in points with 4.03 pts/set
Phekran Kong – 3rd in blocks with 1.27 blocks/set
NCAA Team Rankings
Hitting Percentage: No. 5 (.297)
Blocks/Set: No. 3 (3.04)
Opp. Hitting Percentage: No. 11 (.157)
NCAA Individual Rankings
Amaya Tillman – No. 6 in blocks/set (1.54)
Reloading from Historic 2021 Run
In 2022, statistically, the Cardinals return:
Kills: 74%
Service Aces: 72%
Points: 72%
Digs: 83%
Blocks: 62%
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About the Cards
Louisville recorded their 14th sweep of the year against Duke and Notre Dame to move to 20-2 on the season and 11-1 in ACC play. Claire Chaussee notched 16 kills hitting .441 with eight digs against Notre Dame and recorded six kills, four assists, one ace, one block, and six digs against Duke. Amaya Tillman had 12 kills hitting .435 with eight blocks and three digs against Notre Dame and six kills hitting .455 with one ace and three blocks against Duke. Raquel Lazaro, who had seven kills, recorded 47 assists, two aces, 17 digs, and six blocks on the week.
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About the Wolfpack
NC State split the weekend with a 3-0 win against Clemson on Friday night and a 3-1 loss against No. 10-ranked Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack moves to 12-11 on the season and 6-6 in the ACC. NC State was led by freshman Ava Brizard in the win against Clemson. The 6-1 outside had 16 kills hitting .405 with one block and seven digs and has 255 kills, 187 digs, and 30 blocks on the season. Martyna Leoniak, a 6-3 outside, led the Wolfpack with 19 kills hitting .326 with five blocks, and 14 digs in the loss against Georgia Tech. Leoniak has 137 kills, 135 digs, and 29 blocks on the season.
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About the Tar Heels
North Carolina split two four-set match this weekend, falling to No. 10-ranked Georgia Tech on Friday night and beating Clemson on Sunday morning. The Tar Heels move to 14-9 on the season and 6-6 in the ACC. UNC was led by sophomore outside hitter Mabrey Shaffmaster who had 29 kills on the weekend with two aces, six blocks, and 27 digs. Shaffmaster leads the team in kills with 328 for the season and has 19 aces, 229 digs, and 30 blocks. Carley Niego, a 6-0 outside hitter, recorded 17 kills, four aces, eight blocks, and 15 digs through both matches. Niego has 245 kills, 20 aces, 224 digs, and 47 blocks on the season.
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Chaussee Joins 1,000 Kill ClubÂ
Claire Chaussee joined the 1,000 Career Kill Club after her first kill in the match against Wake Forest.Â
ACC Winning Streak Snapped
Louisville had the nation's second-longest winning streak against conference opponents. The Cardinals won 38 consecutive league matches before losing to Pitt on Oct. 23, 2022. The last team to beat Louisville was Pitt ... two years to the day ... on Oct. 23, 2020. WKU has the longest streak in the nation at 55 straight in CUSA.
Mbonu to the Rescue
Nena Mbonu stepped in for the injured Anna DeBeer and got her first start of the season against Miami and hit .636 with 8 kills against the Hurricanes. She is currently hitting .255 with 110 kills and 15 blocks in her twelfth match as a starter this year.
Deuce Games
In 2022, UofL has had 10 sets go "overtime" with a 8-2 mark in deuce games. In 2021, UofL had 11 deuce sets with an 8-3 mark in deuce games.
Conference Openers
UofL is 6-3 in ACC Opening matches.
UofL was 1-0 in AAC Opening matches.
UofL was 8-0 in Big East Opening matches.
UofL was 9-1 in Conference USA Opening matches.
Since 1995, UofL is 23-4 in conference openers.
Team Rankings
As a team, Louisville is ranked first in the ACC in hitting percentage (.297) and second in opponent hitting percentage (.157), first in blocks (231 total) and blocks per set (3.04), second in service aces per set (1.80), fourth in assists per set (12.16), and third in kills per set (13.25).
Cardinals in the ACC Rankings
Cara Cresse – 4th in blocks with 1.24 blocks/set
Aiko Jones – 6th in service aces with 0.39 aces/set
Raquel Lazaro – 5th in assists with 10.01 assists/set
Amaya Tillman – 1st in blocks with 1.54 blocks/set, 7th in hitting percentage with .356Â
Elena Scott – 6th in digs with 3.88 digs/set
Claire Chaussee – 6th in kills with 3.70 kills/set, 7th in points with 4.03 pts/set
Phekran Kong – 3rd in blocks with 1.27 blocks/set
NCAA Team Rankings
Hitting Percentage: No. 5 (.297)
Blocks/Set: No. 3 (3.04)
Opp. Hitting Percentage: No. 11 (.157)
NCAA Individual Rankings
Amaya Tillman – No. 6 in blocks/set (1.54)
Reloading from Historic 2021 Run
In 2022, statistically, the Cardinals return:
Kills: 74%
Service Aces: 72%
Points: 72%
Digs: 83%
Blocks: 62%
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