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Photo by: Perrone Ford
#STATEMENT! NC State Volleyball Earns First Top-10 Win at Florida State, 3-2
11/4/2016 10:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Wolfpack hands Florida State first ACC home lost in 2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The NC State volleyball team went into Tully Gym Friday night and would not be denied, as the Wolfpack earned the program's first top-10 win in program history at No. 10 Florida State, 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 15-8).
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NC State won the first two sets to take a 2-0 lead before Florida State countered to win the next two sets forcing a decisive fifth set. After the score was tied at 5-5 in the fifth, the Wolfpack closed out the match on a 10-3 run to win the frame, 15-8, and the match, 3-2.
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The Wolfpack moves to 15-10 and 8-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Seminoles fall to 19-4 and 11-2 in conference action.
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Worth Noting
- The win was NC State's first-ever win against a top-10 opponent in program history.
- It was also the first time Florida State has lost at home while ranked in the top 10, snapping a streak of 19 consecutive wins.
- Friday's victory was the first for the Wolfpack against the Seminoles since 1999 and first in Tallahassee since 1995.
- Additionally, it was Florida State's first ACC home lost since Nov. 15, 2015.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts on the match…
"Of course we're thrilled with this historic program win over a top-10 team but more importantly I'm so very proud of this team and staff for just continuing to push to get better and better," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. Â "We're at that point in the season where everyone is pushing through to the finish line of the season and we're all battling every day, so I just can't say enough about this team and how they keep working so hard.
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"One of the best things about tonight was our resiliency to go up two sets, lose the next two and then to keep our composure going into the fifth and just keep executing when it mattered most. I'm so proud of Teni to get the match-winning kill after a night where she struggled, but yet hung in there and kept finding ways to give this team what we needed when it mattered."
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Match Rewind
- NC State made a statement in the opening frame with a 25-23 first-set victory to take a 1-0 lead in the overall match at 10th-ranked Florida State.
- The Wolfpack raced out to a 7-3 lead in the first set after an attacking error by the Seminoles, capping a 4-0 run for NC State.
- A kill by freshman Lauryn Terry gave the Pack its largest lead of the set at 15-9. Florida State trimmed the tally to 21-20, but NC State regrouped following a timeout to win the set.
- NC State carried its momentum from the first set over to the second where the red and white rushed out to an 8-4 lead forcing a Seminoles timeout.
- After a 4-0 run by Florida State to make the tally 18-15, the Wolfpack countered with five unanswered points to grab a 20-18 advantage.
- The 'Noles battled to level the score at 20-20 before NC State won five of the next six points to earn the 25-21 win in the second set.
- NCSU led early in the third set, but Florida State started to get into a rhythm midway through the frame and went on to win it, 25-17.
- The fourth set was tightly contested; however, it was the Seminoles that were able to edge the Wolfpack down the stretch to even the overall match score at 2-2.
- FSU opened the fifth set with three consecutive points and NCSU quickly responded with three unanswered to knot the tally at 3-3.
- Following a kill by the 'Noles to level the score at five, NC State closed out the match on a 10-3 run to win the fifth set, 15-8, and the match, 3-2.
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Top Performers
- Junior Julia Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with a match-high 21 kills and 13 digs to record her 12th double-double performance of the season.
- Kaitlyn Kearney, a junior from Frisco, Texas, swatted 16 kills to go along with a .364 attacking percentage and seven blocks.
- Teni Sopitan put down 10 kills, while Terry and Sarah Konchan had seven and six, respectively.
- At setter, senior Maggie Speaks led all players with 47 assists in the contest and helped out defensively with 13 digs, notching her 12 double double in the process.
- Senior libero Rachel Eppley had a match-high 21 digs and junior Perry Ramsey collected 15. Freshman Grace Irvin tallied 10 digs.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon when it travels to Miami for a 1 p.m. first serve inside the Knight Sports Complex. The match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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NC State won the first two sets to take a 2-0 lead before Florida State countered to win the next two sets forcing a decisive fifth set. After the score was tied at 5-5 in the fifth, the Wolfpack closed out the match on a 10-3 run to win the frame, 15-8, and the match, 3-2.
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The Wolfpack moves to 15-10 and 8-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Seminoles fall to 19-4 and 11-2 in conference action.
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Worth Noting
- The win was NC State's first-ever win against a top-10 opponent in program history.
- It was also the first time Florida State has lost at home while ranked in the top 10, snapping a streak of 19 consecutive wins.
- Friday's victory was the first for the Wolfpack against the Seminoles since 1999 and first in Tallahassee since 1995.
- Additionally, it was Florida State's first ACC home lost since Nov. 15, 2015.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts on the match…
"Of course we're thrilled with this historic program win over a top-10 team but more importantly I'm so very proud of this team and staff for just continuing to push to get better and better," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. Â "We're at that point in the season where everyone is pushing through to the finish line of the season and we're all battling every day, so I just can't say enough about this team and how they keep working so hard.
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"One of the best things about tonight was our resiliency to go up two sets, lose the next two and then to keep our composure going into the fifth and just keep executing when it mattered most. I'm so proud of Teni to get the match-winning kill after a night where she struggled, but yet hung in there and kept finding ways to give this team what we needed when it mattered."
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Match Rewind
- NC State made a statement in the opening frame with a 25-23 first-set victory to take a 1-0 lead in the overall match at 10th-ranked Florida State.
- The Wolfpack raced out to a 7-3 lead in the first set after an attacking error by the Seminoles, capping a 4-0 run for NC State.
- A kill by freshman Lauryn Terry gave the Pack its largest lead of the set at 15-9. Florida State trimmed the tally to 21-20, but NC State regrouped following a timeout to win the set.
- NC State carried its momentum from the first set over to the second where the red and white rushed out to an 8-4 lead forcing a Seminoles timeout.
- After a 4-0 run by Florida State to make the tally 18-15, the Wolfpack countered with five unanswered points to grab a 20-18 advantage.
- The 'Noles battled to level the score at 20-20 before NC State won five of the next six points to earn the 25-21 win in the second set.
- NCSU led early in the third set, but Florida State started to get into a rhythm midway through the frame and went on to win it, 25-17.
- The fourth set was tightly contested; however, it was the Seminoles that were able to edge the Wolfpack down the stretch to even the overall match score at 2-2.
- FSU opened the fifth set with three consecutive points and NCSU quickly responded with three unanswered to knot the tally at 3-3.
- Following a kill by the 'Noles to level the score at five, NC State closed out the match on a 10-3 run to win the fifth set, 15-8, and the match, 3-2.
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Top Performers
- Junior Julia Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with a match-high 21 kills and 13 digs to record her 12th double-double performance of the season.
- Kaitlyn Kearney, a junior from Frisco, Texas, swatted 16 kills to go along with a .364 attacking percentage and seven blocks.
- Teni Sopitan put down 10 kills, while Terry and Sarah Konchan had seven and six, respectively.
- At setter, senior Maggie Speaks led all players with 47 assists in the contest and helped out defensively with 13 digs, notching her 12 double double in the process.
- Senior libero Rachel Eppley had a match-high 21 digs and junior Perry Ramsey collected 15. Freshman Grace Irvin tallied 10 digs.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon when it travels to Miami for a 1 p.m. first serve inside the Knight Sports Complex. The match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
ST
FS
Kills
68
48
Errors
37
24
Attempts
188
161
Hitting %
.165
.149
Points
82.0
71.0
Assists
60
44
Aces
1
2
Blocks
13.0
21.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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