Volleyball to Play at Miami Sunday Afternoon at 1 p.m.

Weekend Schedule
Friday, Nov. 4
at #10 Florida State | 7 p.m. | Tully Gym
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Sunday, Nov. 6
at Miami | 1 p.m. | Knights Sports Complex
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team will head south this weekend for a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matches in the Sunshine State. The Wolfpack will play No. 10 Florida State at 7 p.m. Friday and Miami at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

The Pack's match against the Hurricanes will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra, while live stats and Twitter updates will be available for Friday's contest at FSU.

NC State heads into the weekend with a 14-10 overall record and a 7-5 clip in ACC play, while 10^th-ranked Florida State is 18-3 and 11-1 in conference action. Miami is 5-7 in league matches and owns an 11-13 overall mark.

Last Time Out
In the Wolfpack's last outing, the squad broke two program records in a dominant 3-0 sweep at Virginia Tech. NC State compiled a .468 attacking percentage in that contest, setting the rally-scoring era record and the program's ACC record for highest attacking percentage.

NC State swatted 43 kills in the match on 79 attempts and only committed six errors. The high attacking percentage is a credit to the Wolfpack's strong play in serve-receive, as the team was in system throughout most of the match.

With A Win Friday NC State Would Earn…
- Its 686^th victory in program history
- Its 15^th win of the season and eighth in ACC play, having already surpassed its conference win total from the previous two seasons
- Its first win at Florida State since the 1995 season

Record Breakers
Under the direction of first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith and her staff, NC State has set five program records this season. Senior setter Maggie Speaks set the first NCSU record, breaking the program's rally-scoring era mark with 64 assists in the Wolfpack's five-set win over SMU.

Following that performance, NC State set the program record for highest attacking percentage in an ACC match with a .407 clip at Clemson. Against Syracuse at home, Julia Brown broke the rally-scoring era program mark for most kills in match with 31.

On Sunday, the Wolfpack set the rally-scoring era program record and the program's ACC record for highest attacking percentage with a .468 clip.

Road Warriors
NC State has had success on the road this season in ACC play, as the Wolfpack has won four of its seven road matches. More impressively, all of NC State's conference road wins in 2016 have been 3-0 sweeps (Syracuse, Clemson, Louisville and Virginia Tech).

Scouting Florida State
The Florida State Seminoles have a very strong 2016 team, as the 'Noles have been ranked among the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) top 25 all season and currently sit at No. 10. FSU earned a 3-1 win at Notre Dame in its last outing on Sunday.

NC State dropped the first matchup with Florida State this season at home on Oct. 9, as the Seminoles edged the Wolfpack with a 3-1 win. Despite losing the match, NCSU recorded more kills in the contest than the 'Noles (62-55).

Junior right side hitter Milica Kubura leads the team offensively with 3.10 kills per set, while outside hitter Katie Horton is second with 2.68 kps. The Seminoles use two setters in their 6-2 system, as Brianne Burkert has dished out 6.60 assists per set and Hailey Luke has passed out 4.95 aps. Defensively, libero Cecile Woie paces the squad with 3.54 digs per set.

Florida State leads the ACC in team attacking percentage with a .258 clip, while opponents have logged a .178 percentage.

Scouting Miami
The Miami Hurricanes have had an up-and-down season, but the squad has found its stride as of late winning four of its last five matches. The 'Canes have won their last three matches, all of which have been on the road, to run their record to 11-13 and 5-7 in the ACC.

Miami defeated Louisville in a five-set thriller in its last match on Sunday in Kentucky.

NC State won the first meeting with Miami this season, earning a 3-1 victory on Oct. 7 inside Reynolds Coliseum. Brown led the Wolfpack in that contest with 18 kills and Teni Sopitan pitched in with 15.

Junior outside hitter Olga Stranzali leads the conference with 4.67 kills per set and also headlines the league in points per set with 5.29. Miami is without its starting setter Haley Templeton due to injury, so Hannah Sorensen is manning the position and has dished out 10.54 assists per set. Defensively, libero Sylvia Hernandez averages 3.48 digs per set.

The Hurricanes have a team attacking percentage of .205 and opponents have hit .238 this season.

Among the ACC Ranks
NC State is among the top five of the ACC in four team categories. The Wolfpack is third with 12.82 assists per set, third in digs per set with 15.92, fourth in kills per set (13.40) and fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.179).

Speaks is third in the league with 10.71 assists per set, while Brown is third in the ACC with 4.09 kills per set.

Rachel Eppley, the squad's senior libero, leads the Wolfpack and is seventh in the conference with 4.22 digs per set.

Lucky Number Two
NC State has won the second set in 16 of its 24 matches this season. The Wolfpack has scored 553 points in the frame, the most in any set in 2016, and has allowed 488 points, the largest margin in a set.

The Pack has won the second set in 13 of its 14 wins in 2016.

Tale of the Tape
The Wolfpack has posted a 10-2 record this season when recording more blocks than its opponent. In contrast, NC State has lost eight of nine matches when being out-blocked and is 1-0 when blocks are equal.

The Higher, The Better
NC State has tallied more kills or had the same amount as its opponent in all 13 wins this season. The Pack has lost just four matches when recording more kills.

In addition, NCSU's hitting percentage has been higher than opponents in 12 of its 14 victories.

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Volleyball to Play at Miami Sunday Afternoon at 1 p.m.

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Julia Brown

Rachel Eppley

Teni Sopitan

Maggie Speaks