North Carolina State University Athletics
Central Michigan Skirts Past Volleyball
8/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
RICHMOND, Va. NC State dropped two sets by a combined four points in a tough 3-0 loss to Central Michigan during its final match at the Virginia Commonwealth Third Degree Sportswear Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 30. The loss sends the Pack to 0-4 on the young season, while Chippewas climb to 2-1.
The all-time series between the two programs is now set at 1-each.
Sommer Ivory put up a team-high eight kills for the Pack, with Arlee Tamietti and Allyson Weissberg each adding seven a piece. Alex Smith recorded 22 assists, while Kelly Wood marked off 14 digs. Margaret Salata contributed four total blocks.
Whitney Evers (18) and Kate Fissel (11) combined for 29 of CMU’s 43 kills, as Stephanie Budde lifted 27 assists. Fissel also landed three service aces, while Alexis Lonneman had 18 digs.
The Pack spun off a sensational comeback in set one, thanks in part to a match-high .231 attack percentage, but it wasn’t enough. State found itself in a seven point hole at 19-12, but the Pack rattled off eight of nine scores to tie the action at 20-20. Both teams continued to trade blows, and a Weissberg kill tied the score again at 23-23, but back-to-back kills from Lauren Krupsky and Evers ended the action at 25-23.
As has been the case in NC State’s previous three contests, the second frame was its poorest round of action. A .103 attack effort, pitted against Central Michigan’s .190, resulted in a seven-point differential, 25-18.
Another nail biter unfolded in the third and final stanza, with a little bit of extra play being required before the Chippewas won 26-24. The Pack took advantage of CMU’s match-low .176 attack percentage, coming to within three points of forcing a fourth frame at 19-22.
But Central Michigan took three of the next four points, and a Weissberg service error knotted play at 23-all. The tie extended to 24-24, but an Evers kill and a Weissberg attack error deflated State’s hopes of extending play, 26-24.
NC State will return to action next weekend, Sept. 5-6, at the United States Air Force Academy Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. State will take on UC Davis, Akron, Montana State and the U.S. Air Force Academy throughout two days of play.
The all-time series between the two programs is now set at 1-each.
Sommer Ivory put up a team-high eight kills for the Pack, with Arlee Tamietti and Allyson Weissberg each adding seven a piece. Alex Smith recorded 22 assists, while Kelly Wood marked off 14 digs. Margaret Salata contributed four total blocks.
Whitney Evers (18) and Kate Fissel (11) combined for 29 of CMU’s 43 kills, as Stephanie Budde lifted 27 assists. Fissel also landed three service aces, while Alexis Lonneman had 18 digs.
The Pack spun off a sensational comeback in set one, thanks in part to a match-high .231 attack percentage, but it wasn’t enough. State found itself in a seven point hole at 19-12, but the Pack rattled off eight of nine scores to tie the action at 20-20. Both teams continued to trade blows, and a Weissberg kill tied the score again at 23-23, but back-to-back kills from Lauren Krupsky and Evers ended the action at 25-23.
As has been the case in NC State’s previous three contests, the second frame was its poorest round of action. A .103 attack effort, pitted against Central Michigan’s .190, resulted in a seven-point differential, 25-18.
Another nail biter unfolded in the third and final stanza, with a little bit of extra play being required before the Chippewas won 26-24. The Pack took advantage of CMU’s match-low .176 attack percentage, coming to within three points of forcing a fourth frame at 19-22.
But Central Michigan took three of the next four points, and a Weissberg service error knotted play at 23-all. The tie extended to 24-24, but an Evers kill and a Weissberg attack error deflated State’s hopes of extending play, 26-24.
NC State will return to action next weekend, Sept. 5-6, at the United States Air Force Academy Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. State will take on UC Davis, Akron, Montana State and the U.S. Air Force Academy throughout two days of play.
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