North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
Campbell
Wolfpack Aces First Two Tests
9/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 2, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. - In front of a huge crowd of nearly 2,000 fans, the NC State volleyball team picked up its second shutout victory of the day with a 3-0 win over Campbell in the Wolfpack Classic at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack followed up a 3-0 season opening win over The Citadel earlier in the afternoon with a 30-18, 30-17, 30-16 victory over Campbell in the nightcap. NC State aced 12 serves against the Camels after racking up 10 against the Cadets.
"We're off to a great start," said NC State head coach Mary Byrne following the second win. "I'm impressed that we didn't lower our play and our middles did outstanding. The fans were great tonight, they really got us going. It's a huge help and a lot of fun to play in front of such a big group. Our serving is right on track and everybody is working hard."
Senior middle blocker Stefani Eddins paced the Pack with 16 kills and seven blocks, setting a career high with a .600 attack percentage against Campbell. Fellow senior middle blocker Adeola Kosoko tallied 11 kills and hit .688 on the night. Junior setter Melissa Rabe posted 38 assists and aced a career high five serves to go with seven digs. Freshman outside hitter led the Pack with 11 digs and sophomore defensive specialist Andrea Bentley added 10 digs to go with three aces.
The Wolfpack tallied 16 blocks and held the Camels to a .018 hitting percentage. NC State improves to 2-0 on the season while Campbell falls to 1-4. The Wolfpack Classic concludes Saturday with five matches, beginning with Fordham versus The Citadel at 10:00 a.m. NC State is scheduled to take on Fordham at 2:30 and then finish up with South Carolina State at 7:30.
