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Canes Secure 13th Sweep of Season at Virginia Tech

Canes Secure 13th Sweep of Season at Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. ā€“ The University of Miami volleyball team earned its 13th sweep of the season against Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon inside Cassell Coliseum.

The sweep marks the most in a season since 2014 when the Canes earned 14 sweeps.

Miami (17-3, 8-2 ACC) claimed the first set over Virginia Tech (9-13, 0-10 ACC), 25-17, and went on to take the next two, 25-15 and 25-18, respectively.

ā€œA really solid performance from our left sides today,ā€ said head coach Jose ā€œKenoā€ Gandara. ā€œAngela [Grieve] and Janet [Kalaniuvalu] did a great job maintaining their composure throughout the match. There were long stretches where we couldnā€™t get in sync in the middle or on the right, so it was imperative that they carried us.ā€

ā€œPriscilla [Hernandez] has quietly become one of the best liberos in the conference. She was great today defensively and receiving serve. Of all the players Iā€™ve had the pleasure of coaching here at Miami, sheā€™d be on a short list of the ones Iā€™m most proud of.ā€

Grieve posted a career-best five aces in the win as she led all hitters with a match-best 18 kills for an attacking percentage of .341. Kalaniuvalu finished with 10 kills and a .219 attack percentage.

Hernandez finished the afternoon with a game-high 20 digs, while Savannah Vach tallied a match-high 32 assists.

UM opened the contest with five of the first six points. A string of three straight aces by Grieve who pushed the Canes lead, 10-4. Miami never looked back, going up by as much as eight, 20-12. Grieve registered back-to-back kills to lock in the set win, 25-17.

Set two began more contested as the teams split the first eight points. Behind a 4-0 run, the Hurricanes pulled in front, 8-4. Virginia Tech hung around to stay within one at 13-12. Kalaniuvalu hammered home two straight kills to extend the Canes lead to five, 17-12, resulting in a Hokiesā€™ timeout. From there, Miami kept its foot on the gas to take the second frame in commanding fashion, 25-15.

Virginia Tech took the early 7-4 lead to open the third set. A Kalaniuvalu kill sparked an 8-1 response by the Canes, who regained the advantage, 12-8. The Hokies scored three straight points to cut their deficit to one, 12-11. Once again, Kalaniuvalu ignited the large run, 7-0, for Miami to pad its lead, 19-11. Grieve sealed the victory with a kill and an ace for the 25-18 third set.

Next, the Hurricanes return home to the Knight Sports Complex to host Syracuse at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29.