Friday, November 13
Raleigh, N.C. (Carmichael Gym)
7:30 PM
NC State
15-12, 4-11ACC
3
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0
Virginia Tech
15-12, 6-9ACC
1
2
3
F
Virginia Tech
25
22
26
0
NC State
27
25
28
3
Photo by: Greg Mintel
NC State Volleyball Takes Down Virginia Tech in Straight Sets, 3-0
11/13/2015 10:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Wolfpack claims second ACC sweep of the season
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team used a strong all-around performance to earn a 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 28-26) sweep against the Virginia Tech Hokies Friday night inside Carmichael Gym.
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The Wolfpack moves to 15-12 and 4-11 in ACC play, while the Hokies fall to 15-12 and 6-9 in conference action.
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Bunn's Beat
Opening statement…
"We played really well tonight," said head coach Bryan Bunn. "We played with a lot of energy, which was something we lacked on the road last weekend. We came out and fought hard. We were down in the third set and made a nice comeback and pulled through."
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On outside hitters' performance…
"Julia [Brown] was unreal. She had a big block at the end of the third set. Morgan [Cormier] came in a did a great job, so did Perry [Ramsey]."
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On Maggie Speaks' performance…
"She was on point. She was struggling earlier in the season but really responded well this week in practice. She did well defensively tonight also, she moved the ball around a lot and served some nice points for us."
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Match Rewind
- NC State and Virginia Tech played a very even first set, as the score was tied 13 times and the lead changed three times. After the Hokies took a 23-21 advantage, the Wolfpack responded with consecutive kills by sophomore Julia Brown to knot the score.
- Tech fought out set point once, but a kill by freshman Blayke Hranicka and an attacking error by the Hokies gave the Wolfpack the 27-25 first-set win.
- In the second set, NC State started fast racing out to a 12-8 advantage to force a Virginia Tech timeout.
- The Hokies rallied later in the set to trim the Wolfpack lead to 22-21, but NC State called a timeout and ended the frame on a 3-1 run to claim the second set, 25-22.
- State jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the third set, resulting in a timeout by Virginia Tech. The Hokies rallied to knot the score and take the lead, but the Wolfpack would not go away.
- Trailing 22-20, Brown swatted back-to-back kills to tie the score. Virginia Tech countered with a timeout and scored consecutive points to have a set point opportunity at 24-22.
- A combination block by sophomore Kaitlyn Kearney and Brown to even the score at 24 swung the momentum to NC State.
- After Tech fought off match point at 26-25, the Wolfpack received kills from sophomore Perry Ramsey and senior Morgan Cormier to earn the hard-fought 28-26 win in the frame to complete the 3-0 sweep.
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Top Performers
- Brown led all players with 15 kills to go along with a .400 attacking percentage. Freshman Blayke Hranicka put down 11 kills, while Cormier and Ramsey each chipped in with nine.
- At the setter position, junior Maggie Speaks dished out a match-high 42 assists and also collected 13 digs to tally her fifth double-double of the season.
- Defensively, junior libero matched Speaks' total in digs with 13 and freshman Kassie Kasper recorded nine digs.
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Quoting The Players
Maggie Speaks
On the team's performance…
"We've been working really hard in practice. Defense has been my weakest point so I've been trying to focus on that everyday in practice. Tonight I think defense was what won the match for us. We stayed really scrappy and tried to not let anything touch the floor. Defense is what wins games."
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On the team's energy…
"I think we've had a tough stretch of games and tonight we wanted to go out and get this win. We played for each other and came out with confidence, and we just need to continue to do that."
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Julia Brown
On team performance tonight…
"Because this weekend is senior weekend, we all wanted to come out and do it for the seniors. We've had a rough couple of weekends and I think that fueled us tonight. We've been working really hard in practice and everything came together tonight."
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On what helped her be successful in the match…
"We had great defense. We were getting up balls left and right and were getting touches on everything. We were aggressive in the hitting area and served tough. When we serve tough it puts pressure on their serve-receive and makes it easier for us."
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On third set comeback…
"I was really proud of us in that moment. We stayed loose - we tend to get tight and get in trouble there. We stayed confident and calm and it was a great way to start off the senior weekend."
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Up Next
NC State will return to action Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts Pittsburgh on senior night at Carmichael Gym.Â
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The Wolfpack moves to 15-12 and 4-11 in ACC play, while the Hokies fall to 15-12 and 6-9 in conference action.
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Bunn's Beat
Opening statement…
"We played really well tonight," said head coach Bryan Bunn. "We played with a lot of energy, which was something we lacked on the road last weekend. We came out and fought hard. We were down in the third set and made a nice comeback and pulled through."
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On outside hitters' performance…
"Julia [Brown] was unreal. She had a big block at the end of the third set. Morgan [Cormier] came in a did a great job, so did Perry [Ramsey]."
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On Maggie Speaks' performance…
"She was on point. She was struggling earlier in the season but really responded well this week in practice. She did well defensively tonight also, she moved the ball around a lot and served some nice points for us."
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Match Rewind
- NC State and Virginia Tech played a very even first set, as the score was tied 13 times and the lead changed three times. After the Hokies took a 23-21 advantage, the Wolfpack responded with consecutive kills by sophomore Julia Brown to knot the score.
- Tech fought out set point once, but a kill by freshman Blayke Hranicka and an attacking error by the Hokies gave the Wolfpack the 27-25 first-set win.
- In the second set, NC State started fast racing out to a 12-8 advantage to force a Virginia Tech timeout.
- The Hokies rallied later in the set to trim the Wolfpack lead to 22-21, but NC State called a timeout and ended the frame on a 3-1 run to claim the second set, 25-22.
- State jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the third set, resulting in a timeout by Virginia Tech. The Hokies rallied to knot the score and take the lead, but the Wolfpack would not go away.
- Trailing 22-20, Brown swatted back-to-back kills to tie the score. Virginia Tech countered with a timeout and scored consecutive points to have a set point opportunity at 24-22.
- A combination block by sophomore Kaitlyn Kearney and Brown to even the score at 24 swung the momentum to NC State.
- After Tech fought off match point at 26-25, the Wolfpack received kills from sophomore Perry Ramsey and senior Morgan Cormier to earn the hard-fought 28-26 win in the frame to complete the 3-0 sweep.
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Top Performers
- Brown led all players with 15 kills to go along with a .400 attacking percentage. Freshman Blayke Hranicka put down 11 kills, while Cormier and Ramsey each chipped in with nine.
- At the setter position, junior Maggie Speaks dished out a match-high 42 assists and also collected 13 digs to tally her fifth double-double of the season.
- Defensively, junior libero matched Speaks' total in digs with 13 and freshman Kassie Kasper recorded nine digs.
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Quoting The Players
Maggie Speaks
On the team's performance…
"We've been working really hard in practice. Defense has been my weakest point so I've been trying to focus on that everyday in practice. Tonight I think defense was what won the match for us. We stayed really scrappy and tried to not let anything touch the floor. Defense is what wins games."
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On the team's energy…
"I think we've had a tough stretch of games and tonight we wanted to go out and get this win. We played for each other and came out with confidence, and we just need to continue to do that."
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Julia Brown
On team performance tonight…
"Because this weekend is senior weekend, we all wanted to come out and do it for the seniors. We've had a rough couple of weekends and I think that fueled us tonight. We've been working really hard in practice and everything came together tonight."
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On what helped her be successful in the match…
"We had great defense. We were getting up balls left and right and were getting touches on everything. We were aggressive in the hitting area and served tough. When we serve tough it puts pressure on their serve-receive and makes it easier for us."
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On third set comeback…
"I was really proud of us in that moment. We stayed loose - we tend to get tight and get in trouble there. We stayed confident and calm and it was a great way to start off the senior weekend."
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Up Next
NC State will return to action Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts Pittsburgh on senior night at Carmichael Gym.Â
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Team Stats
VT
ST
Kills
45
52
Errors
15
18
Attempts
117
122
Hitting %
.256
.279
Points
59.0
60.0
Assists
41
49
Aces
5
4
Blocks
9.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
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