Volleyball Drops Three-Set Match to No. 23 Louisville

Sunday, November 1

Raleigh, N.C. (Carmichael Gym)

1:00 PM

NC State

14-10, 3-9ACC

#23 Louisville - Beach Day

17-5, 11-1ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Louisville	25	25	25	3
NC State	23	18	18	0

Photo by: Greg Mintel

Volleyball Drops Three-Set Match to No. 23 Louisville

11/1/2015 4:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Sophomore Julia Brown and freshman Blayke Hranicka each record 10 kills

RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18) decision against 23rd-ranked Louisville Sunday afternoon inside Carmichael Gym.

The Cardinals improve to 17-5 (11-1 ACC), while the Wolfpack moves to 14-10 (3-9 ACC) on the season.

Bunn's Beat
Opening statement…
"Louisville's a really good team and they don't make many errors, " said head coach Bryan Bunn. "We didn't serve tough enough, they were in system way too much and they were able to side out too easy.

"We weren't aggressive enough today. We were timid with our serving and some of our swings offensively. You can't do that against a really good team because there's not much room for error."

Match Rewind
- In the first set the Pack kept close with the Cards, as the score was tied 11 times and the lead only changed three times throughout the set.
- Towards the end of the set, NC State went on a 5-0 run to take a 23-22 lead on Louisville, but the Cardinals managed to take the next three points to win the first set, 25-23.
- The start of the second set was a back-and-forth banter between the two teams, but then Louisville went on a 6-1 run to take a 12-6 lead and control of the frame. Kills by Louisville's Katie George and Janelle Jenkins gave the Cards a 25-18 victory in the second set.
- NC State came out in the start of the third set firing on all cylinders, holding a lead over the Cardinals for nearly half of the set. Louisville managed a 5-0 run to gain a 16-11 lead over the Pack and denied the Wolfpack's comeback attempt to claim the set, 25-18 and win the match, 3-0.

Top Performers
- Freshman Blayke Hranicka and sophomore Julia Brown led the team offensively, each with 10 kills.
- At the setter position, freshman Becky Porter made her fourth start of the season and contributed 31 assists to go along with nine digs, narrowly missing her first career double-double.
- Defensively, Porter's nine digs were a match-high and sophomore Emily Harris also tallied nine digs.

Match Notes
- It was just the fourth time that the Pack has been swept in competition this season.
- Louisville holds the top spot in several categories among the ACC, having the top-ranked offense in kills per set (14.75) and one of the best defenses limiting opponents to a .161 hitting percentage.

Up Next
The Wolfpack will return to action when it travels to Boston College Nov. 6. First serve is slated for 7:30 p.m. inside Power Gym.