Friday, October 21
Raleigh, N.C.
6 P.M.
NC State
12-9, 5-4ACC
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Syracuse
5-14, 4-5ACC
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Syracuse
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21
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26
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NC State
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15
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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Brown’s Career-High Leads NC State Volleyball Past Syracuse, 3-2
10/21/2016 10:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. - In front of a record crowd of 5,500 fans, NC State volleyball's Julia Brown tallied a career-best 31 kills to lead the Wolfpack to a 3-2 (18-25, 25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12) victory against the Syracuse Orange Friday night inside Reynolds Coliseum. The match was held prior to basketball's Primetime with the Pack event.
The Wolfpack improves to 12-9 and 5-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Orange fall to 5-14 and 4-5 in league action.
Worth Noting
- Brown's 31 kills are the most by any player in the ACC this season and ranks among the top 15 in the NCAA for most in a match this year.
- NC State earned its fifth ACC victory in the contest, matching its total from a season ago with 11 conference matches remaining.
- The Wolfpack's win secured the season sweep against Syracuse, as the teams met in September with NC State defeating the Orange, 3-0.
- NC State now leads the all-time series, 8-2, highlighted by a 4-1 mark as ACC opponents.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening statement…
"It was an exciting match and I hope it was fun for the fans to watch; I'm glad we won," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We had to make some adjustments and I thought our team responded well to that."
On the slow start to the match…
"I think we just needed to settle down, play our game and control the things that we can control and once they did that things started going our way."
Match Rewind
- Syracuse started fast in the contest, as the Orange raced out to a 9-5 lead en route to a 25-18 first-set win.
- NC State countered with a 25-21 win in the second set to even the score at one set apiece in the overall match.
- Brown played a large role in the frame, as she smacked 11 kills in the set, the most by any player on the Wolfpack this season in a single set.
- The Wolfpack used an 8-2 run to grab a 16-13 advantage, forcing the Orange to take a timeout. Out of the break, NCSU continued to excel and a service error by the 'Cuse gave the Pack the win in the set.
- The third set was evenly-contested, although Syracuse never led in the set there were 10 ties.
- With the score knotted at 17, NC State scored six unanswered points to grab a 23-17 lead, forcing Syracuse to burn both of its timeouts in the process.
- The third frame ended in the same manner as the second set, a service error by Syracuse, to give the Wolfpack a 25-19 win and 2-1 lead in the match.
- NC State played a great fourth set, but was edged down the stretch. Syracuse went on a 5-0 run to grab a 23-20 lead, but the Pack battled back to knot the score at 24.
- After fighting off Syracuse's first set point attempt, NC State was unsuccessful a second time as the Orange won it, 26-24, to force a decisive fifth set.
- Brown opened the fifth set on a positive note for the Wolfpack with a kill and Erin Chatman smacked a kill later in the set to give NC State a 10-7 lead, resulting in a 'Cuse timeout.
- With the score level at 12, NC State close out the match with three consecutive points capped by a solo block by Perry Ramsey to secure the 15-12 fifth-set win and 3-2 win in the match.
Top Performers
- Brown career high led all players in kills and she also pitched in defensively with 16 digs to record her second consecutive double-double and 11th of the season.
- Junior Kaitlyn Kearney turned in a stellar performance putting down 14 kills to go along with a .344 attacking percentage.
- Ramsey also notched double-digit kills in the match with 13 and contributed 12 digs for her first double-double of 2016.
- At setter, Maggie Speaks dished out 63 assists, just one shy of her career best, in addition to 17 digs and two kills. It was her eighth double-double.
- Defensively, senior Rachel Eppley charted a match-high 21 digs, while freshman Grace Irvin collected 14.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. when the Boston College Eagles visit Reynolds Coliseum. It will be the Wolfpack's annual Kay Yow Pink Match and it will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
#STATEment
The Wolfpack improves to 12-9 and 5-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Orange fall to 5-14 and 4-5 in league action.
Worth Noting
- Brown's 31 kills are the most by any player in the ACC this season and ranks among the top 15 in the NCAA for most in a match this year.
- NC State earned its fifth ACC victory in the contest, matching its total from a season ago with 11 conference matches remaining.
- The Wolfpack's win secured the season sweep against Syracuse, as the teams met in September with NC State defeating the Orange, 3-0.
- NC State now leads the all-time series, 8-2, highlighted by a 4-1 mark as ACC opponents.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening statement…
"It was an exciting match and I hope it was fun for the fans to watch; I'm glad we won," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We had to make some adjustments and I thought our team responded well to that."
On the slow start to the match…
"I think we just needed to settle down, play our game and control the things that we can control and once they did that things started going our way."
Match Rewind
- Syracuse started fast in the contest, as the Orange raced out to a 9-5 lead en route to a 25-18 first-set win.
- NC State countered with a 25-21 win in the second set to even the score at one set apiece in the overall match.
- Brown played a large role in the frame, as she smacked 11 kills in the set, the most by any player on the Wolfpack this season in a single set.
- The Wolfpack used an 8-2 run to grab a 16-13 advantage, forcing the Orange to take a timeout. Out of the break, NCSU continued to excel and a service error by the 'Cuse gave the Pack the win in the set.
- The third set was evenly-contested, although Syracuse never led in the set there were 10 ties.
- With the score knotted at 17, NC State scored six unanswered points to grab a 23-17 lead, forcing Syracuse to burn both of its timeouts in the process.
- The third frame ended in the same manner as the second set, a service error by Syracuse, to give the Wolfpack a 25-19 win and 2-1 lead in the match.
- NC State played a great fourth set, but was edged down the stretch. Syracuse went on a 5-0 run to grab a 23-20 lead, but the Pack battled back to knot the score at 24.
- After fighting off Syracuse's first set point attempt, NC State was unsuccessful a second time as the Orange won it, 26-24, to force a decisive fifth set.
- Brown opened the fifth set on a positive note for the Wolfpack with a kill and Erin Chatman smacked a kill later in the set to give NC State a 10-7 lead, resulting in a 'Cuse timeout.
- With the score level at 12, NC State close out the match with three consecutive points capped by a solo block by Perry Ramsey to secure the 15-12 fifth-set win and 3-2 win in the match.
Top Performers
- Brown career high led all players in kills and she also pitched in defensively with 16 digs to record her second consecutive double-double and 11th of the season.
- Junior Kaitlyn Kearney turned in a stellar performance putting down 14 kills to go along with a .344 attacking percentage.
- Ramsey also notched double-digit kills in the match with 13 and contributed 12 digs for her first double-double of 2016.
- At setter, Maggie Speaks dished out 63 assists, just one shy of her career best, in addition to 17 digs and two kills. It was her eighth double-double.
- Defensively, senior Rachel Eppley charted a match-high 21 digs, while freshman Grace Irvin collected 14.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. when the Boston College Eagles visit Reynolds Coliseum. It will be the Wolfpack's annual Kay Yow Pink Match and it will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
SU
ST
Kills
55
69
Errors
22
34
Attempts
169
186
Hitting %
.195
.188
Points
75.0
77.0
Assists
54
68
Aces
3
4
Blocks
17.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
31
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
OH
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DS/L
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DS/L
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
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