Sports > November 15, 2007

By LK Davey | Staff writer

The women’s volleyball team traveled south Nov. 8 and 9 to play Clemson and Ga. Tech at their respective schools.

The Lady Deacons lost to both teams in three games. The Tigers took down the Deacons 30-25, 30-21, 30-25 and the Yellow Jackets downed the Demon Deacons 30-23, 32-30, 30-18.

Freshman Kristen White came within one dig of a double-double Nov. 8, finishing the night with 14 kills and nine digs. She also added an ace.

Other spotlight players included junior Ashley Homitz and redshirt junior Natalie Mullikin who were also in double figures for kills with 13 each.

Mullikin chipped in four blocks, while Homitz hit .400 in the match. Freshman Lauren McIntyre hit a team-best .545 with seven kills and one error in 11 attempts.

Freshman Megan Thornberry led the Deacs with 12 digs, and senior Michael Faulkner was right behind with 11 digs.

Sophomore Abby Miller tallied nine digs. Freshman Kelsey Jones dished out 43 assists and recorded five kills, four digs and two blocks.

The Deacons played their best in the first and third games of the match. In the first game, Clemson never trailed, but Wake Forest managed to keep it tight the whole way through.

The Tigers led by as many as nine, 19-10, but the Deacs rallied back.

Wake cut the deficit to three, 27-24, but CU took three of the final four points for the 30-25 win. Game three was similar to game one with Clemson pulling out a close win late.

The Tigers once again pulled away from a 27-24 lead with three of the final four points for a 30-25 win.

The Spotlight went to Freshmen Kelsey Jones and Lauren McIntyre Nov. 9. Jones posted her 11th double-double of the season, and McIntyre posted eight blocks and seven kills.

Jones dished out 34 assists and tallied 11 digs, while McIntyre finished her night with seven kills and two digs.

Mullikin and White were both in double-figure kills with 14 and 10 respectively. White also added two aces and four block assists. Mullikin had two block assists on the night. Senior Michael Faulkner led Wake with 12 digs, while Thornberry had eight.

Game two of the contest was the best for the Demon Deacons. Trailing at 21-15, Wake used a 13-7 run to tie the contest at 28-28.

The run was capped with three consecutive points by the Deacs to tie the score. Georgia Tech needed three game points to put away Wake Forest, 32-30.

The weekend ended with Wake Forest dropping to 7-20 overall and 4-14 in the ACC; while Clemson improved to 23-3 overall and 16-1 in conference play and Georgia Tech moved to 19-9 overall and 13-5 in conference play.

This week, the Deacons have two home games to look forward to: UNC-Chapel Hill at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and N.C. State at 7 p.m. Nov. 16.