North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Volleyball Falls to Duke, 3-1
11/6/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DURHAM, N.C. (November 5) - Duke used .245 hitting to defeat the Wolfpack 15-10,14-16, 16-14, 15-10 Friday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the victory, Duke improves to 11-12 overall and 5-8 in the ACC while NC State drops to 13-16 overall and 3-9 in the ACC.
Duke held North Carolina State to .150 (73-39-227) hitting, outdug the Wolfpack 87-82 and outblocked NC State 12-8.
The Blue Devils gained the momentum in game three as they battled back from a 14-11 deficit to register a 16-14 win in game three. Duke scored the games' last five points, taking advantage of a Jill Sonne kill, a Wolfpack attack error, two consecutive Dorrett Burwell kills, another NC State attack error and a Burwell kill to win 16-14.
The Pack was led by Charece Williams' 22 kills. Tara Greene finished with 12 kills and 15 digs while Alison Kreagor finished with 10 kills and17 digs.
Duke placed four players in double digit kills. Jill Sonne came close to recording a triple-double as she registered 18 kills, 11 digs and nine blocks. Sonne finished with a .350 hitting percentage.
Tomorrow, NC State will travel to meet Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are fresh off of a close 3-2 defeat at the hands of North Carolina.
