26, “Kenz had one of the better days as an attacker that you could possibly ask for.” Senior McKenzie Moorman totaled 42 kills and a. Working alongside Claire Wilson at setter, Hans enters the weekend with back-to-back double-doubles and averages 5.00 assists per set and is second on the team behind Hampton with 40 digs.Īs head coach Tom Mendoza said postgame on Friday, Aug. She enjoyed her best seasons in the final two campaigns in Athens, combining for 784 assists and 259 digs in 157 sets between her junior and senior seasons. Hans is staying in the SEC for her new squad, coming from Georgia where she played in 70 matches. So far this season, she’s as good as advertised, leading the team with 4.05 digs per set and set a career high at Clemson with 31 total digs. Her reputation up north followed her to Columbia, as she represented the team on the SEC coaches’ preseason all-conference team released in July. Hampton made the AVCA all-region team and was second team All-Big 10 last fall as the libero for the Nittany Lions, leading the Big 10 with 4.83 digs per set. Joining the Gamecocks are graduate transfers Jenna Hampton (Penn State) and Dalaney Hans (Georgia) who combined for 182 games played at their former schools. PAIR OF TRANSFERS MAKING AN INSTANT IMPACTĪlong with a quartet of true freshmen, South Carolina’s coaching staff added a veteran presence to the roster for the fall. On the back line of the defense, libero Payton Frederick is the digs leader with an average of 3.36 per set. Walker also leads the way on defense, averaging just over one block per set. 311 with 3.04 kills per set out of the middle. Leading the way is Abby Walker, who is hitting. The Bearcats have a well-spread offense with six different attackers with at least 30 kills through the team’s first six games.
Including Bryant, only two other Gamecocks in the last nine seasons have more digs in a match than Hampton. 13, 2019 when Addie Bryant had 35 at Arkansas.
Wake finished with seven aces to six errors, South Carolina four aces to 17 errors – a 14-point difference behind the line.
GAME BEACH HEAD 2000 SERIES
– South Carolina volleyball aims to snap an early season losing streak when it returns to the Carolina Volleyball Center on Friday and Saturday for a two-game series against Cincinnati (1-5).