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Photo by: Greg Mintel
NC State Volleyball Falls at Notre Dame
10/16/2016 3:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The NC State volleyball team struggled to get into an offensive rhythm Sunday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion against one of the top teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish won the match in straight sets, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23).
The Irish suffered their first lost in ACC play Friday night and bounced back against the Wolfpack to run their record to 16-4 and 7-1 in conference action. NC State moves to 11-9 and 4-4 in league play.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts on the match…
"I thought Notre Dame came out serving tough, aggressive and immediately forced us to have to make some adjustments," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I thought we responded well to our adjustments and it then became a matter of which team was willing to stay defensively engaged a little longer through each rally.
"We're disappointed in the outcome and hopefully learned some lessons about our process moving forward."
Worth Noting
- It was NC State's first loss to Notre Dame as ACC opponents. The Wolfpack was a perfect 3-0 against the Irish in conference play prior to the loss.
- Sunday's contest was the sixth all-time meeting, as the series is now knotted at 3-3.
- Junior Julia Brown swatted eight kills in the third set, the most by any NC State player in a set this season.
Match Rewind
- NC State started the match strong, putting together a 4-0 run to force Notre Dame to take a timeout early in the first set at 13-12 following a kill by Brown.
- After a service error by the Fighting Irish evened the score at 16, Notre Dame won five of the next six points to take a 21-17 lead forcing an NC State timeout.
- Teni Sopitan put down a kill to cut the UND lead to 22-19, but the Irish scored the subsequent three points to earn a 25-19 first-set win.
- The Irish stormed out to an 8-3 lead in the second set and continued to lead the frame, after a timeout by the Wolfpack.
- A block assist from NC State's Kaitlyn Kearney and Sopitan capped a 3-0 run for the Wolfpack to trim the lead to 15-11, resulting in a Notre Dame timeout.
- Unfortunately, NCSU wasn't able to continue chipping away at the Irish advantage and dropped the set, 25-17.
- Brown started to heat up in the third set, smacking eight kills in the frame, but it wasn't enough as Notre Dame edged NC State in the set, 25-23.
- The Wolfpack looked to take control of the set with an 8-3 run to grab a 14-11 lead, but the Irish took a timeout to interrupt the momentum.
- A few rallies later, the Pack won four of five to force Notre Dame to use its second and final timeout of the frame at 18-14.
- Tied at 20, UND scored four of the next six points to own a 24-22 advantage at match point.
- A block by Kearney and Maggie Speaks helped NC State fight off the first attempt, but Katie Higgins converted on the next rally to give the Irish the third-set victory and win in the match.
Top Performers
- Brown led all players in the contest with 12 kills to go along with 14 digs to notch her 10th double-double of the season.
- Sopitan charted six kills and junior Erin Chatman recorded five.
- At the setter position, Speaks handed out 28 assists and also contributed four blocks, four digs and two kills.
- Senior libero Rachel Eppley tallied a match-high 19 digs, while freshman defensive specialist Grace Irvin also reached double figure digs with 11.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Friday, Oct. 21, when it hosts the Syracuse Orange inside Reynolds Coliseum. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. and basketball's Primetime with the Pack event will follow on the court.
The Irish suffered their first lost in ACC play Friday night and bounced back against the Wolfpack to run their record to 16-4 and 7-1 in conference action. NC State moves to 11-9 and 4-4 in league play.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts on the match…
"I thought Notre Dame came out serving tough, aggressive and immediately forced us to have to make some adjustments," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I thought we responded well to our adjustments and it then became a matter of which team was willing to stay defensively engaged a little longer through each rally.
"We're disappointed in the outcome and hopefully learned some lessons about our process moving forward."
Worth Noting
- It was NC State's first loss to Notre Dame as ACC opponents. The Wolfpack was a perfect 3-0 against the Irish in conference play prior to the loss.
- Sunday's contest was the sixth all-time meeting, as the series is now knotted at 3-3.
- Junior Julia Brown swatted eight kills in the third set, the most by any NC State player in a set this season.
Match Rewind
- NC State started the match strong, putting together a 4-0 run to force Notre Dame to take a timeout early in the first set at 13-12 following a kill by Brown.
- After a service error by the Fighting Irish evened the score at 16, Notre Dame won five of the next six points to take a 21-17 lead forcing an NC State timeout.
- Teni Sopitan put down a kill to cut the UND lead to 22-19, but the Irish scored the subsequent three points to earn a 25-19 first-set win.
- The Irish stormed out to an 8-3 lead in the second set and continued to lead the frame, after a timeout by the Wolfpack.
- A block assist from NC State's Kaitlyn Kearney and Sopitan capped a 3-0 run for the Wolfpack to trim the lead to 15-11, resulting in a Notre Dame timeout.
- Unfortunately, NCSU wasn't able to continue chipping away at the Irish advantage and dropped the set, 25-17.
- Brown started to heat up in the third set, smacking eight kills in the frame, but it wasn't enough as Notre Dame edged NC State in the set, 25-23.
- The Wolfpack looked to take control of the set with an 8-3 run to grab a 14-11 lead, but the Irish took a timeout to interrupt the momentum.
- A few rallies later, the Pack won four of five to force Notre Dame to use its second and final timeout of the frame at 18-14.
- Tied at 20, UND scored four of the next six points to own a 24-22 advantage at match point.
- A block by Kearney and Maggie Speaks helped NC State fight off the first attempt, but Katie Higgins converted on the next rally to give the Irish the third-set victory and win in the match.
Top Performers
- Brown led all players in the contest with 12 kills to go along with 14 digs to notch her 10th double-double of the season.
- Sopitan charted six kills and junior Erin Chatman recorded five.
- At the setter position, Speaks handed out 28 assists and also contributed four blocks, four digs and two kills.
- Senior libero Rachel Eppley tallied a match-high 19 digs, while freshman defensive specialist Grace Irvin also reached double figure digs with 11.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Friday, Oct. 21, when it hosts the Syracuse Orange inside Reynolds Coliseum. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. and basketball's Primetime with the Pack event will follow on the court.
Team Stats
ST
ND
Kills
32
40
Errors
23
15
Attempts
112
123
Hitting %
.080
.203
Points
41.0
57.5
Assists
32
38
Aces
2
6
Blocks
7.0
11.5
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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