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This Week in ACC Volleyball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The final week of the Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball regular season begins on Tuesday, November 25, with a matchup between Syracuse and Clemson at 2 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
 
With just 18 matches left before the postseason begins, Stanford (25-4), Louisville (24-4) and Pitt (24-4) are currently tied at the top of the conference standings, with identical league records at 16-2. SMU (23-5) follows close behind at 15-3 in conference play.
 
The ACC will feature three ranked matchups this week, beginning on Wednesday, November 26, as No. 4 Pitt hosts No. 7 Louisville in a 7 p.m. ET showdown on ACC Network. On Saturday, November 29, No. 13 Miami will head to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to take on the No. 19 Tar Heels at 1 p.m. ET and No. 5 Stanford will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to face the No. 7 Cardinals at 7 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.
 
In the most recent AVCA/Taraflex Poll, Pitt led the ACC in the No. 4 spot with Stanford (No. 5), Louisville (No. 7), SMU (No. 8), Miami (No. 13) and North Carolina (No. 19) 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 was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, while Louisville’s Hannah Sherman was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Louisville’s Nayelis Cabello was named the ACC Setter of the Week, while Virginia’s Reagan Ennist was named ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played November 17-23.
  • The ACC has the most teams in the current NCAA DI Volleyball RPI Top 10, headlined by Pitt (No. 6), Louisville (No. 7), SMU (No. 8), and Stanford (No. 10).
  • Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon leads the nation in kills with 667, kills per set with 6.23, total points with 750.5 and points per set with 7.01.
  • The NCAA DI Volleyball Committee released its Top 16 Rankings on Sunday, October 19, which included four ACC programs: Pitt (No. 3), SMU (No. 5), Louisville (No. 6) and Stanford (No. 11).
  • SMU earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 7 in the AVCA DI Volleyball Top 25 poll released on Monday, October 20.
  • Miami’s Heredia Colon, Pitt’s Olivia Babcock and Stanford’s Elia Rubin were named as semifinalists for the AVCA Division I Player of the Year.
  • Florida State’s Chris Poole ranks first among active NCAA Division I coaches with 955 victories in 39 seasons. Duke’s Jolene Nagel ranks fifth on that list with 717 career wins.
  • Pitt head coach Dan Fisher reached his 400th career win on September 10, in the Panthers’ win over No. 3 Kentucky. 
  • Stanford’s Kevin Hambly reached his 400th career win on Friday, November 14, in an upset win over No. 3 Pitt.
  • SMU’s Malaya Jones was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, September 2.
  • Pitt’s Olivia Babcock was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, October 21.
  • Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, November 11.
  • 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 was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC Volleyball Championship for the second straight year by the league’s volleyball head coaches.
  • 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)
Tuesday, November 25
Syracuse at Clemson | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Wednesday, November 26
NC State at #13 Miami | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at #8 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Wake Forest | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
#19 North Carolina at Virginia | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
Georgia Tech at #5 Stanford | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
#7 Louisville at #4 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
 
Friday, November 28
California at Duke | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Clemson at Florida State | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Syracuse | 3 p.m. | ACCNX

Saturday, November 29
#14 Miami at #19 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#4 Pitt at Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#8 SMU at NC State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at Notre Dame | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
#5 Stanford at #7 Louisville | 7 p.m. | ACCNX