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Demon Deacons Sweep Wolfpack Volleyball, 3-0
10/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 29, 2004
Junior middle blockers Stefani Eddins and Adeola Kosoko finished with 11 and 10 kills respectively for NC State, but it wasn't enough, as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Wolfpack in Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball action, 3-0 (30-28, 30-23, 30-24) Friday night at Reynolds Gym. The loss drops NC State to 10-15 overall, 0-11 in conference play, while the win moves Wake Forest to 10-12, 2-9 in the ACC.
The two teams opened the first game, keeping things close, tying the score eight times until the Pack broke away with a 4-1 run ending at 19-16. Fighting back with four straight points, however, the Deacs tied the game at 23 all. The teams would go on to tie the game three more times. In the end, Wake gained a narrow 28-26 lead, and then managed to take the game, 30-28.
In the second game, the Deacs jumped out to an 11-4 run from the start, and would push its lead to 10. NC State would answer back with a 4-0 run of its own, to pull the score to 22-16, but Wake Forest would eventually come out on top, 30-23. More of the same occurred in the third game, as the Demon Deacons took the early lead, 9-4. Continuing to fight, the Wolfpack went on a 6-1 run, but Wake would answer it with a 7-2 run of their own. From there, the Deacs never looked back, taking the contest, 30-24.
In addition to her 11 kills, Eddins also recorded four total blocks against Wake, giving her a total of 144 blocks on the season. She needs only six more to tie the school record for most blocks in a single season. Freshman libero Andrea Bentley and freshman outside hitter Emily Bertrand each tallied seven digs defensively, while freshman setter Lauren Markowski dished out 33 assists for the Pack.
Senior Kim Stern put up a match-high 14 kills and three solo blocks to lead the Deacons. Junior Erin Borhart finished the night with a match-high 40 assists, while freshman Michael Faulkner also came up big with 11 kills.
The Pack will next play the Blue Devils at Duke on Saturday, October 30th. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
