CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball kicks off another week of league play on Wednesday, October 8, as NC State heads to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to take on Wake Forest at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
 
Miami sits atop the league standings with a 4-0 conference record and 14-1 overall mark. Louisville, North Carolina, Pitt and Stanford also remain undefeated in the league following the second week of conference play.
 
The ACC will feature two Top 25 matchups this week, with Miami playing host to both, as the No. 18 Hurricanes welcome No. 4 Pitt on Friday, October 10, at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX and No. 10 SMU on Sunday, October 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
 
In the most recent AVCA/Taraflex Poll, Pitt led the ACC in the No. 4 spot, with Louisville (No. 5), Stanford (No. 6), SMU (No. 10), Miami (No. 18) and North Carolina (No. 23) filling out the rest of the Top 25. The ACC has the most teams of any conference in the top 10.
 
Noting ACC Volleyball

• Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon and North Carolina’s Safi Hampton shared ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Louisville’s Cara Cresse was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Louisville’s Nayelis Cabello garnered ACC Setter of the Week honors and Virginia’s Reagan Ennist was named ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played September 29-October 5.
• Miami’s Colon leads the nation in points per set with 6.25, while Ariana Rodriguez leads the nation in service aces with 41. The Hurricanes lead the nation in aces per set with 2.45.
• The ACC finished non-conference play with an overall record of 129-55 (.701), headlined by 10 wins against AVCA Top 25 teams and the inaugural ESPN Events “Showdown at the Net” title, after winning nine of the 16 matches against the SEC.
• Pitt head coach Dan Fisher reached his 400th career win on September 10, in the Panthers’ win over No. 3 Kentucky. 
• SMU’s Malaya Jones was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, September 2.
• Pitt was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC Volleyball Championship for the second straight year by the league’s volleyball head coaches.
• Seven ACC standouts were named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List. The list included Chloe Chicoine (Louisville), Cara Cresse (Louisville), Flormarie Heredia Colon (Miami), Olivia Babcock (Pitt), Bre Kelley (Pitt), Malaya Jones (SMU) and Elia Rubin (Stanford).
• Florida State’s Chris Poole ranks first among active NCAA Division I coaches with 947 victories in 39 seasons. Duke’s Jolene Nagel ranks fifth on that list with 715 career wins.
• Louisville’s Dan Meske, NC State’s Megan Wargo-Kearney and Wake Forest’s Jeff Hulsmeyer are all in their first year as head coach of their programs.

 
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, October 8
NC State at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
 
Friday, October 10
#23 North Carolina at Clemson | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
California at Syracuse | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at Notre Dame | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
#10 SMU at Florida State | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
#6 Stanford at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
#4 Pitt at #18 Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at #5 Louisville | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Saturday, October 11
Wake Forest at NC State | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Sunday, October 12
#23 North Carolina at Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
California at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Clemson | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#6 Stanford at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at #5 Louisville | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#10 SMU at #18 Miami | 1:30 p.m. | ACC Network
#4 Pitt at Florida State | 3 p.m. | ESPN