Photos by Tanner Hall, Clemson Athletics
CLEMSON, S.C. – Junior right-side hitter Solei Thomas dialed up her first career double-double with 16 kills and 18 digs in Clemson’s second win of the day over Western Carolina, 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 25-17. Thomas’ doubled her previous career best of nine digs in a single match. With the win, the Tigers improved to 5-3 on the season, while WCU fell to 0-2 overall.
After a strong outing from middle blocker Ava Pritchard in the Tigers’ first match of the day, Pritchard followed that up with another solid performance. The Austin, Texas native totaled 14 kills, including five in the opening frame, and hit .407 for the match. Also at the middle blocker position for Clemson was Ani Clark, who posted nine kills on 16 swings along five block assists and one block solo.