Hurricanes Take Down Demon Deacons, 3-1

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami volleyball team (18-7, 9-5) took down the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-12, 5-9), 3-1, on Sunday afternoon in the Knight Sports Complex.

The Hurricanes tallied 57 kills, 54 digs, 12 blocks and nine aces. Junior Flormarie Heredia Colon led the team with 19 kills and 11 digs, while sophomore Grace Lopez tallied 17 kills on a .353 clip and 11 digs. Defensively, junior Dalia Wilson led the team with eight blocks.

Miami earned an early 8-5 lead before Wake Forest went on a 6-1 run to tie it at 11-all. The Demon Deacons continued to push to go up 18-15. Despite the Hurricanes attempt, Wake Forest took the opening set, 25-20.

The Hurricanes started out in front once again, taking the 9-5 lead after a block from senior Paula Guersching. They maintained the lead to go up 15-11 after Heredia Colon tallied her 10th kill of the day. Miami then went on a 5-1 to make it 22-15, ultimately tying the match with a 25-20 set win.

Wake Forest opened the third set with the 13-11 advantage, before pushing forward to a 18-14 lead. Miami bounced back for a 4-0 scoring run to tie at 18-all. With Wake Forest at set point, Miami scored four unanswered points to tie it at 24 until rallying for the 30-28 lead.

The Demon Deacons came alive to start the fourth set, taking a commanding 9-2 lead. The Hurricanes cut the deficit to only trail 15-13. Wilson earned three consecutive points to put Miami on a 7-0 run and lead 21-18. Despite the start of the set, Miami claimed set four, 25-23.

The Hurricanes will travel to SMU and Pitt on Nov. 15 and 17, respectively.