Boston College Athletics
Volleyball Welcomes Wake Forest On Homecoming Weekend
October 15, 2014 | Volleyball
Match #17: Boston College vs. Wake Forest
Match Time: Friday, Oct. 17, 2014; 8:00 p.m.
Match Site: Power Gym; Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Series Record: Wake Forest leads 12-4 (Since 2005)
Last Meeting: Wake Forest won, 3-1; Nov. 1, 2013
Live Stats | BC All Access Video
BC is approaching their final match of a four-game home stand before playing three matches on the road. The Eagles will face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Friday evening, commencing homecoming sporting events. Former BC volleyball player Allison Anderson will be honored at halftime of Friday's match for her 2014 Varsity Club Hall of Fame induction. On Sunday Coach Campbell and his squad will travel to South Bend, Ind. to face Notre Dame.
Boston College Outlook
The Eagles (2-3 ACC, 7-9) went 0-2 last weekend, falling to reigning ACC champion Duke in three sets before dropping a three-setter to Miami. Boston College currently sits in tenth place in the conference, while Clemson and Wake Forest both hold 2-3 records as well.
The Eagles played with a different lineup than usual this weekend after two of its starters were sidelined. The Blue Devils controlled Friday’s match, never allowing the Eagles to break 20 points in the three sets. The Eagles faired a bit better against the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday, but once again were not about to take a set from their opponents.
BC’s offensive efforts are led by Julia Topor and Katty Workman. Topor is ranked fifth in the conference recording 3.82 kills per set, while Workman is ranked seventh gathering 3.65 kills per set. Senior Courtney Castle, who played outside hitter this weekend instead of libero, continued to dominate the service line tallying four service aces in two matches this weekend. Castle ranks third in the ACC at 0.47 aces per set. Senior setter Kellie Barnum continues to quarterback the offense handing out 9.65 assists per set, placing her fifth in the conference.
Over the weekend junior outside hitter Workman added 22 kills to her career total and is currently ranked 5th all-time in kills with 1,153. Workman is also one double-double away from breaking the all-time record of 37.
As a team, the Eagles rank among the league’s top four in service aces (1.47 sa/s) and digs (15.53 d/s).
Scouting Wake Forest
The Demon Deacons (2-3 ACC, 12-7) have won 12 games in 2014, but just two in the ACC thus far. Their conference wins, both in five sets, came over Virginia Tech and North Carolina State. Wake Forest most recently faced Duke, but like BC, dropped the match 3-0.
Wake Forest, who was picked 13th in the preseason poll just above BC, is led by senior outside hitter Jazmen Russell. The Hacienda Heights, Calif. native is ranked eighth in the conference with 3.59 kills per set. Junior middle blocker Matalee Reed is ranked seventh in the ACC hitting percentage category, notching a .364 average. The Demon Deacon’s back row is anchored by freshman libero Caroline Wolf, who was a teammate of Brittany Pavich’s in high school at Benet Academy. Wolf is currently ranked fourth in the conference in digs (4.55 d/s).
Match #18: Boston College at Notre Dame
Match Time: Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014; 1:00 p.m.
Match Site: Purcell Pavilion; Notre Dame, Ind.
Series Record: Notre Dame leads, 12-1 (Since 1991)
Last Meeting: Notre Dame won, 3-1; Nov. 29, 2013
Live Stats | ESPN3 Video Stream | Notre Dame Video Stream
Scouting Notre Dame
Notre Dame (1-5 ACC, 4-13) has won just one ACC match this season and is 2-6 in their home arena. The Fighting Irish’s lone conference win was over Syracuse on Oct. 3 in Purcell Pavilion.
The Fighting Irish, who were selected eleventh in the preseason poll, are currently ranked fifteenth in the ACC. Senior middle blocker Jeni Houser was selected to the Preseason All-ACC Team and has not disappointed so far this season. The 2013 All-ACC honoree currently leads the team in kills (2.73 k/s), attack percentage (262) and points earned (3.17 p/s). The Fighting Irish has a service line threat in Sydney Kuhn (0.35 sa/s).
Up Next
BC will head south to North Carolina next weekend (10/24-26) to play UNC and NC State. The weekend in the Tar Heel State will bridge the first and second half of the ACC season.
