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Yellow Jackets Sting Wolfpack Volleyball, 3-0
10/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 22, 2004
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Led by outside hitter Lauren Sauer's match-high 18 kills, Georgia Tech defeated NC State, 3-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball action Friday night at Reynolds Coliseum. The loss now drops the Wolfpack to 10-13 overall, 0-9 in conference play, while the Yellow Jackets move up to 15-5, 9-0 in the ACC.
In the first game of the evening, NC State hung close to Tech early on, but the Jackets would begin to pull away due in part to a 13-6 run that made the score 18-10. The Pack would try to claw its way back, but the hole was too deep as Georgia Tech went on to win, 30-18. Then in game two, more of the same happened. NC State appeared to be on track, taking an early 3-0 lead, but then the Jackets managed to take over the lead with a 8-1 run, and never looked back as they went up 2-0 in the match with a 30-16 win. Tech came out of the short intermission to start game three with a 5-0 run. The Wolfpack again tried to counter but came up short, 30-16.
Junior middle blocker Stefani Eddins led NC State with 11 kills off a .333 hitting percentage. Meanwhile, senior outside hitter Melanie Rowe and junior middle blocker Adeola Kosoko tacked on another four kills a piece. Freshman libero Andrea Bentley finished with a team-best 13 digs, while freshman setter Lauren Markowski dished out 26 assists.
Yellow Jackets outside hitter Lynnette Moster also stepped up big, scoring 13 kills to go with 19 digs. Libero Marisa Aston gave a solid performance on the defensive side of the net, picking up a team-high 21 digs, while Sauer and middle blocker Jayme Gergen combined for 12 total blocks. Setters Lindsey Laband and Abby Showers finished the night with 36 and 10 assists respectively.
The Pack will return to Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, October 23rd for Alumni Night. NC State will be playing Clemson at 7 p.m.
