Sunday, September 18
Raleigh, N.C.
2 P.M.
NC State
7-5
1
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3
UNCW
10-2
1
2
3
4
F
UNCW
22
25
25
25
3
NC State
25
19
22
23
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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Wolfpack Volleyball Drops Battle with UNCW, 3-1
9/18/2016 5:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – Despite a season-high 83 digs, the NC State volleyball team dropped a four-set battle with UNCW, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 23-25), Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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The Wolfpack (7-5) had a tough time getting its offense going, as UNCW (10-2) served well and NC State wasn't able to pass the ball efficiently.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening Statement…
"I thought UNCW was one of the better serving teams we've faced this year," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "They gave us fits from the service line and our passing was struggling because of it. They're a great serving team and they got rolling on some blocks late in fourth set but we fought and hung in there."
On comeback in fourth set…
"I thought they did a great job of staying in the moment and taking it one play at a time. I thought the team did a great job to give us a chance at the end. We talked about it afterwards and we could have easily thrown in the towel at that point but we didn't. We kept fighting and taking care of business at that point, so I was really proud of how they responded in that fourth set. To make a game of it really close at the end and lose 25-23 is unfortunate and disappointing to end like that but I really liked how we fought back."
On match vs. UNC-CH…
"We're excited about Thursday. What we talked about was that we just ended our non-conference season and we're proud of what we've accomplished. We think we're pretty battle-tested from it and we're really excited to get going with conference and see where we stand because we think we've accomplished a lot of great things and keep getting better and better."
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Match Rewind
- NC State opened the match strong, racing out to a 6-3 lead in the first set after a kill by junior Kaitlyn Kearney.
- From there, the Wolfpack extended its lead to 16-12, resulting in a UNCW timeout.
- The Seahawks rallied late to trim the NC State lead to 23-22, but the Pack responded with consecutive points following a timeout to win the frame, 25-22.
- NCSU also started the second set well, jumping out to an 8-4 lead. UNCW countered later in the frame with five unanswered points to take control of the set with a 19-12 lead.
- Trailing 23-16, NC State tallied back-to-back points but was unable to overtake the Seahawks, which held on for a 25-19 win.
- In the third set, the Pack roared out to a 5-1 advantage; however, UNCW responded with a 7-0 run to take the lead, 8-5.
- A couple kills by sophomore Teni Sopitan and one from junior Perry Ramsey helped NC State gain a 20-19 lead.
- With the score knotted at 21, UNCW won four of the next five points late to claim the 25-22 set-victory.
- The teams battled in the fourth set, as UNCW took an early lead but the Wolfpack fought to level the score at 20.
- The Seahawks went on a 3-0 run and NC State countered with three consecutive to level the tally at 23.
- A couple of kills helped UNCW edge NC State in the frame, 25-23, and the match, 3-1.
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Top Performers
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with 21 kills, matching her career best and she also charted 17 digs, her fifth double-double performance of the year.
- Kearney posted a strong performance for NC State with 12 kills to go along with a .500 attacking percentage. Sopitan charted 13 kills, while Ramsey pitched in with nine.
- Maggie Speaks paced the Pack with a match-high 36 assists in addition to 12 digs to notch her seventh double-double of the season.
- Defensively, three different recorded double figure digs headlined by senior Rachel Eppley with 22 to lead all players, in addition to Brown's 17 and Speaks' 12.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Thursday evening when the squad opens Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play against UNC-Chapel Hill. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum and the match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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The Wolfpack (7-5) had a tough time getting its offense going, as UNCW (10-2) served well and NC State wasn't able to pass the ball efficiently.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening Statement…
"I thought UNCW was one of the better serving teams we've faced this year," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "They gave us fits from the service line and our passing was struggling because of it. They're a great serving team and they got rolling on some blocks late in fourth set but we fought and hung in there."
On comeback in fourth set…
"I thought they did a great job of staying in the moment and taking it one play at a time. I thought the team did a great job to give us a chance at the end. We talked about it afterwards and we could have easily thrown in the towel at that point but we didn't. We kept fighting and taking care of business at that point, so I was really proud of how they responded in that fourth set. To make a game of it really close at the end and lose 25-23 is unfortunate and disappointing to end like that but I really liked how we fought back."
On match vs. UNC-CH…
"We're excited about Thursday. What we talked about was that we just ended our non-conference season and we're proud of what we've accomplished. We think we're pretty battle-tested from it and we're really excited to get going with conference and see where we stand because we think we've accomplished a lot of great things and keep getting better and better."
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Match Rewind
- NC State opened the match strong, racing out to a 6-3 lead in the first set after a kill by junior Kaitlyn Kearney.
- From there, the Wolfpack extended its lead to 16-12, resulting in a UNCW timeout.
- The Seahawks rallied late to trim the NC State lead to 23-22, but the Pack responded with consecutive points following a timeout to win the frame, 25-22.
- NCSU also started the second set well, jumping out to an 8-4 lead. UNCW countered later in the frame with five unanswered points to take control of the set with a 19-12 lead.
- Trailing 23-16, NC State tallied back-to-back points but was unable to overtake the Seahawks, which held on for a 25-19 win.
- In the third set, the Pack roared out to a 5-1 advantage; however, UNCW responded with a 7-0 run to take the lead, 8-5.
- A couple kills by sophomore Teni Sopitan and one from junior Perry Ramsey helped NC State gain a 20-19 lead.
- With the score knotted at 21, UNCW won four of the next five points late to claim the 25-22 set-victory.
- The teams battled in the fourth set, as UNCW took an early lead but the Wolfpack fought to level the score at 20.
- The Seahawks went on a 3-0 run and NC State countered with three consecutive to level the tally at 23.
- A couple of kills helped UNCW edge NC State in the frame, 25-23, and the match, 3-1.
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Top Performers
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with 21 kills, matching her career best and she also charted 17 digs, her fifth double-double performance of the year.
- Kearney posted a strong performance for NC State with 12 kills to go along with a .500 attacking percentage. Sopitan charted 13 kills, while Ramsey pitched in with nine.
- Maggie Speaks paced the Pack with a match-high 36 assists in addition to 12 digs to notch her seventh double-double of the season.
- Defensively, three different recorded double figure digs headlined by senior Rachel Eppley with 22 to lead all players, in addition to Brown's 17 and Speaks' 12.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Thursday evening when the squad opens Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play against UNC-Chapel Hill. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum and the match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
UNCW
ST
Kills
43
58
Errors
20
37
Attempts
159
167
Hitting %
.145
.126
Points
69.0
69.0
Assists
42
56
Aces
8
1
Blocks
18.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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