ACC: It’s a 3-Way Tie Atop League Standings

  0 Jil Price Igara | October 01st, 2018 | ACC, College - Women's Indoor, News

ACC Conference Roundup

  • September 28-30, 2018

It’s a 3-way tie atop ACC standings, as 8th-ranked Pittsburgh, Louisville and Syracuse are all off to 4-0 starts in league play heading into week 7 of the 2018 season. The Panthers are undefeated on the season (15-0), while Louisville is 11-4 and Syracuse is 8-4.

Friday Results

#8 Pittsburgh def. Miami 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-13)

Louisville def. Georgia Tech 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-17)

Florida State def. Virginia 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-21)

Syracuse def. Wake Forest 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21)

Notre Dame def. Clemson 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-23)

Virginia Tech def. North Carolina 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-23)

Duke def. Boston College 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-17)

Notables

  • With a 3-0 win over Miami, Pittsburgh notched its 3rd-straight sweep in ACC action.
  • The Panthers improved to 14-0, the best start to a season in program history, and opened ACC play 3-0 for the third year in a row.
  • Miami redshirt senior setter Haley Templeton surpassed the 4,000-career assists mark in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Panthers. She finished the match against Pittsburgh with 18 assists.
  • Virginia welcomed a capacity crowd of 1,089 fans to Memorial Gymnasium Friday for its matchup against Florida State.
  • Florida State has won 11-straight matches played against Virginia and 40 all time.
  • All 7 of the Seminoles’ victories this season have come in straight sets.
  • Clemson welcomed the 4th-largest crowd in program history with 1,993 fans present for its match against Notre Dame.
  • Georgia Tech lost for the first time in 2018 on its home court, 3-0, to Louisville
  • Syracuse used a season-high 18 blocks, the highest recorded in a 4-set ACC match this year, to earn its 7th win in a row over Wake Forest Friday.
  • Virginia Tech earned its first 3-0 victory over North Carolina since 2006.

Sunday Results

#8 Pittsburgh def. Florida State 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-17)

Louisville def. Clemson 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 16-14)

Wake Forest def. Boston College 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 17-25, 21-19)

Syracuse def. Duke 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 25-21, 25-17)

Notre Dame def. Georgia Tech 3-2 (28-26, 27-25, 21-25, 22-25, 15-12)

Miami def. Virginia 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18)

NC State def. Virginia Tech 3-1 (21-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23)

Notables

  • Four players registered double-doubles in Pittsburgh’s 3-1 win over Florida State, including Kayla Lund (14 kills, 13 digs), Stephanie Williams (11 kills, 11 digs), Nika Markovic (11 kills, 10 digs) and Kamalani Akeo (24 assists, 10 digs).
  • The Panthers are off to their best start in program history (15-0) and are amidst their longest win streak since 1987, when Pittsburgh won 24-straight matches.
  • Pittsburgh is off to a 4-0 start to ACC action for the third year in a row.
  • Florida State is the first ACC program to win a set against the Panthers so far this season.
  • Four Hurricanes, Elizaveta Lukianova (15), Bridget Wallenberger (13), Kolby Bird (13) and Chloe Brown (12), led Miami to its first road win of the ACC season, over Virginia.
  • Virginia’s Grace Turner doubled her previous career-high with 14 digs against Miami, while Jelena Novakovic matched her career-high with 8 blocks.
  • Dominique Washington (14) and Grace Rigsbee (10) set career-highs in kills in Georgia Tech’s 5-set loss to Notre Dame.
  • In a 3-2 victory over Georgia Tech, Notre Dame’s Charley Niego posted a career-high 23 kills and Zoe Nunez registered a career-high 64 assists.
  • Syracuse freshman Polina Shemanova posted career-highs with 25 kills and 18 digs, while sophomore Yuliia Yastrub posted a career-high 14 assists in a 4-set win over Duke.
  • With its Sunday victory, NC State has won each of the last four matchups against Virginia Tech.

Updated Standings

2018 Women’s Volleyball Standings
SCHOOL ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
Pitt 4-0 1.000 15-0 1.000 11-0 2-0 2-0 W15
Louisville 4-0 1.000 11-4 0.733 4-1 7-3 0-0 W5
Syracuse 4-0 1.000 8-4 0.667 4-3 4-1 0-0 W5
Notre Dame 3-1 0.750 9-5 0.643 5-2 3-3 1-0 W2
Miami 3-1 0.750 7-4 0.636 5-3 2-1 0-0 W1
Florida State 3-1 0.750 7-7 0.500 5-1 2-6 0-0 L1
Boston College 2-2 0.500 12-4 0.750 6-0 6-4 0-0 L2
Virginia Tech 2-2 0.500 11-5 0.688 9-4 2-1 0-0 L1
NC State 2-2 0.500 8-6 0.571 6-5 2-1 0-0 W1
Duke 1-3 0.250 7-6 0.538 4-4 3-2 0-0 L1
North Carolina 1-3 0.250 5-8 0.385 4-5 1-3 0-0 L1
Wake Forest 1-3 0.250 6-10 0.375 6-8 0-2 0-0 W1
Georgia Tech 0-4 0.000 11-6 0.647 10-2 0-4 1-0 L4
Clemson 0-4 0.000 9-8 0.529 3-2 6-6 0-0 L5
Virginia 0-4 0.000 4-10 0.286 3-6 1-4 0-0 L5

Up Next

Date Matchup Location Time
Wednesday, Oct. 3 Clemson at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5 Duke at Clemson Louisville, Ky. 5 p.m.
NC State at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 6:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m.
Wake Forest at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 p.m.
North Carolina at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 7 p.m.
Boston College at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7 p.m.

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