Sunday, November 13
Raleigh, N.C.
2 P.M.
NC State
3
vs
0
Clemson
Photo by: Chris Baird
Wolfpack Volleyball Tames Tigers In Straight Sets, 3-0
11/13/2016 5:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team picked up its eighth sweep of the season and fifth in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play with a strong performance Sunday afternoon to defeat Clemson, 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-22), inside Reynolds Coliseum.
The Wolfpack improves to 17-11 overall and 10-6 in ACC action, while the Tigers fall to 6-22 and 1-15 in conference play.
Worth Noting
- NC State completed the season sweep against Clemson with the win, as the Pack also earned a 3-0 victory against the Tigers in South Carolina earlier this year.
- It was also the Wolfpack's 17th win, surpassing the team's total in each of the previous two seasons. Additionally, it was NCSU's 10th ACC win, the most for the program since 2013.
- The Wolfpack recorded a team attacking percentage of .328 for the match, the sixth time the squad has logged an attacking percentage better than .300.
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown tallied her 14th double-double (10 kills & 12 digs) of the season, while sophomore setter Becky Porter earned her first (48 assists & 11 digs) of the year.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"A win is a win and we'll take it and move on," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "Hopefully, we learned some lessons along the way that we have to start strong in each match. It was nice to see the poise and the maturity of our team to fight back after we got down in the third set.
"Although it wasn't our prettiest match, there were some good things that came out of it."
On Becky Porter's performance…
"Becky played great. We're really fortunate to have such quality depth at the setter position and we were comfortable handing the offense over to her in Maggie's absence."
Match Rewind
- Both teams started the match well, as neither was able to pull away until NC State scored three consecutive points to take a 14-10 lead after a kill by Kaitlyn Kearney.
- Clemson battled back to take a 23-21 lead to force a Wolfpack timeout. NCSU scored three unanswered points to fight off two set point attempts for the Tigers and take a 25-24 lead.
- Teni Sopitan put down a kill to give NC State a 26-25 lead and an attacking error by Clemson followed to give the Wolfpack a 27-25 first-set win.
- NC State started fast in the second set and never trailed, but the score was knotted four times.
- Tied at 15, the Pack reeled off six consecutive points thanks to strong serving by senior Rachel Eppley to grab a 21-15 advantage.
- Kearney swatted a kill to give NCSU set point and Sarah Konchan's kill ended the set at 25-21 to lift the Wolfpack to a 2-0 advantage.
- Clemson opened the third set strong, but NC State would not be denied and battled back in the frame.
- Trailing 16-9, NC State scored seven consecutive points to even the tally at 16 with Brown at the service line for the squad.
- Following a kill by Clemson, the Wolfpack won three straight rallies to own a 19-17 lead and held on down the stretch to get the 25-22 third-set win and 3-0 sweep in the overall match.
Top Performers
- Kearney and Sopitan led a balanced attack for NC State, each with 12 kills to go along with attacking percentage of .476 and .391, respectively.
- Brown and Konchan also had strong offensive performances, recording 10 kills apiece.
- Porter made the start at setter, as Maggie Speaks missed the contest due to injury, and dished out a match-high 48 assists to go along with 11 digs for her first double-double of the year.
- Defensively, Brown paced the Pack with 12 digs, while libero Eppley pitched in with 11 and defensive specialist Grace Irvin charted 10.
Up Next
NC State will have a quick turnaround as the squad will make the short commute to UNC-Chapel Hill Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first serve inside Carmichael Arena and the match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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The Wolfpack improves to 17-11 overall and 10-6 in ACC action, while the Tigers fall to 6-22 and 1-15 in conference play.
Worth Noting
- NC State completed the season sweep against Clemson with the win, as the Pack also earned a 3-0 victory against the Tigers in South Carolina earlier this year.
- It was also the Wolfpack's 17th win, surpassing the team's total in each of the previous two seasons. Additionally, it was NCSU's 10th ACC win, the most for the program since 2013.
- The Wolfpack recorded a team attacking percentage of .328 for the match, the sixth time the squad has logged an attacking percentage better than .300.
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown tallied her 14th double-double (10 kills & 12 digs) of the season, while sophomore setter Becky Porter earned her first (48 assists & 11 digs) of the year.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"A win is a win and we'll take it and move on," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "Hopefully, we learned some lessons along the way that we have to start strong in each match. It was nice to see the poise and the maturity of our team to fight back after we got down in the third set.
"Although it wasn't our prettiest match, there were some good things that came out of it."
On Becky Porter's performance…
"Becky played great. We're really fortunate to have such quality depth at the setter position and we were comfortable handing the offense over to her in Maggie's absence."
Match Rewind
- Both teams started the match well, as neither was able to pull away until NC State scored three consecutive points to take a 14-10 lead after a kill by Kaitlyn Kearney.
- Clemson battled back to take a 23-21 lead to force a Wolfpack timeout. NCSU scored three unanswered points to fight off two set point attempts for the Tigers and take a 25-24 lead.
- Teni Sopitan put down a kill to give NC State a 26-25 lead and an attacking error by Clemson followed to give the Wolfpack a 27-25 first-set win.
- NC State started fast in the second set and never trailed, but the score was knotted four times.
- Tied at 15, the Pack reeled off six consecutive points thanks to strong serving by senior Rachel Eppley to grab a 21-15 advantage.
- Kearney swatted a kill to give NCSU set point and Sarah Konchan's kill ended the set at 25-21 to lift the Wolfpack to a 2-0 advantage.
- Clemson opened the third set strong, but NC State would not be denied and battled back in the frame.
- Trailing 16-9, NC State scored seven consecutive points to even the tally at 16 with Brown at the service line for the squad.
- Following a kill by Clemson, the Wolfpack won three straight rallies to own a 19-17 lead and held on down the stretch to get the 25-22 third-set win and 3-0 sweep in the overall match.
Top Performers
- Kearney and Sopitan led a balanced attack for NC State, each with 12 kills to go along with attacking percentage of .476 and .391, respectively.
- Brown and Konchan also had strong offensive performances, recording 10 kills apiece.
- Porter made the start at setter, as Maggie Speaks missed the contest due to injury, and dished out a match-high 48 assists to go along with 11 digs for her first double-double of the year.
- Defensively, Brown paced the Pack with 12 digs, while libero Eppley pitched in with 11 and defensive specialist Grace Irvin charted 10.
Up Next
NC State will have a quick turnaround as the squad will make the short commute to UNC-Chapel Hill Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first serve inside Carmichael Arena and the match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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