South Carolina Volleyball Survives Scare From Clemson And Wins In 5 Sets
CLEMSON, S.C. – South Carolina survived a scare Thursday night, but rallied late for a five-set win at Clemson (5-3) to run its win streak to four, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 15-10. The Gamecocks (5-3), powered by 22 kills from senior Mikayla Shields, run their win streak over the Tigers to five matches.
Read about the match win here on the official Gamecocks Athletic site GamecocksOnline.com
The match was the 65th in the rivalry series, and with the win South Carolina improved to 41-24 all-time against Clemson:
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CLEMSON, S.C. – South Carolina survived a scare Thursday night, but rallied late for a five-set win at Clemson (5-3) to run its win streak to four, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 15-10. The Gamecocks (5-3), powered by 22 kills from senior Mikayla Shields, run their win streak over the Tigers to five matches.
Read about the match win here on the official Gamecocks Athletic site GamecocksOnline.com
The match was the 65th in the rivalry series, and with the win South Carolina improved to 41-24 all-time against Clemson:
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- The five-game win streak for South Carolina over Clemson is the longest since 1989, when the Tigers snapped a streak that had gone six years and spanned 14 wins.
- With the win tonight, the Gamecocks are 7-2 in five-set matches under head coach Tom Mendoza.
- South Carolina's offense hit .325 for the match, the fifth-highest hitting percentage in a five-set match in program history and highest in a five-setter since Nov. 23, 2012 against Arkansas.
- Mikayla Shields' five service aces are tied for the fifth most in a five-set match in program history, and is one off her career high.
- Clemson finished the night with 14 service aces, the most by a Gamecock opponent since Notre Dame had 15 back on Sept. 19, 2004
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