Saturday, September 17
Raleigh, N.C.
6 P.M.
NC State
3
vs
1
Campbell
Photo by: Greg Mintel
Wolfpack Volleyball Races Past Camels, 3-1
9/17/2016 9:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State Wolfpack volleyball team raced past the Campbell Camels, 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-21), Saturday night inside Reynolds Coliseum. After dropping the opening set, the Wolfpack offense was dominant the remainder of the match.
NC State moves to 7-4 on the year, while Campbell falls to 4-9. The Wolfpack was stellar defensively in the contest with a season-high 13.5 blocks.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening statement…
"We had some expected and unexpected changes in the match tonight," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We switched our setter and that was unexpected, and we switched outside hitters, which we knew we would do with Perry Ramsey returning to the lineup.
"I thought the team responded really well to those changes and that was really important to respond productively to the changes, so I'm really proud of them for that."
On the team's season-high 13.5 blocks…
"Blocking was one of the things that we focused on heading into the match. We wanted to make sure we were getting over on our blocks and doing what needed to do to be successful. We knew they would try to hit the ball off our block, so we really stressed blocking and it's nice to see 13.5."
Match Rewind
- Following a slow start to the match, NC State was stellar offensively in the second set with a .385 attacking percentage to earn a 25-14 set-win.
- Trailing 10-9, the Wolfpack won five of the next six points to take a 14-11 advantage forcing a Campbell timeout.
- The Pack continued to roll from that mark with five consecutive points en route to winning the frame, 25-14.
- In the third set, NC State raced out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed, nor was the score tied in the frame.
- Leading 7-6, the Wolfpack went on a 9-1 run to grab a 16-7 lead and went on to win the set, 25-17.
- The fourth set was tightly contested as the score was tied 10 times in the frame.
- NC State grabbed an 18-16 lead following a Campbell attacking error, resulting in a timeout by the Camels.
- A 4-1 run allowed the Red and White to extend the lead to 23-20 and NC State won the set three points later, 25-21, to clinch the 3-1 victory in the match.
Top Performers
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown lead the Wolfpack offensively with a match-high 16 kills to go along with a career-best 20 digs to notch her fourth double-double of the year.
- Sophomore Teni Sopitan also enjoyed a strong night with 12 kills, while junior Perry Ramsey chipped in with 10 kills in her return from injury.
- Becky Porter took over at the setter position after the first set and handed out 35 assists to go along with seven digs.
- Defensively, senior Rachel Eppley paced the Pack with 23 digs. Freshman Lauryn Terry had seven blocks and Kaitlyn Kearney had six, including a solo block.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday at 2 p.m. when the squad welcomes the UNCW Seahawks to Reynolds Coliseum. The match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
NC State moves to 7-4 on the year, while Campbell falls to 4-9. The Wolfpack was stellar defensively in the contest with a season-high 13.5 blocks.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Opening statement…
"We had some expected and unexpected changes in the match tonight," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We switched our setter and that was unexpected, and we switched outside hitters, which we knew we would do with Perry Ramsey returning to the lineup.
"I thought the team responded really well to those changes and that was really important to respond productively to the changes, so I'm really proud of them for that."
On the team's season-high 13.5 blocks…
"Blocking was one of the things that we focused on heading into the match. We wanted to make sure we were getting over on our blocks and doing what needed to do to be successful. We knew they would try to hit the ball off our block, so we really stressed blocking and it's nice to see 13.5."
Match Rewind
- Following a slow start to the match, NC State was stellar offensively in the second set with a .385 attacking percentage to earn a 25-14 set-win.
- Trailing 10-9, the Wolfpack won five of the next six points to take a 14-11 advantage forcing a Campbell timeout.
- The Pack continued to roll from that mark with five consecutive points en route to winning the frame, 25-14.
- In the third set, NC State raced out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed, nor was the score tied in the frame.
- Leading 7-6, the Wolfpack went on a 9-1 run to grab a 16-7 lead and went on to win the set, 25-17.
- The fourth set was tightly contested as the score was tied 10 times in the frame.
- NC State grabbed an 18-16 lead following a Campbell attacking error, resulting in a timeout by the Camels.
- A 4-1 run allowed the Red and White to extend the lead to 23-20 and NC State won the set three points later, 25-21, to clinch the 3-1 victory in the match.
Top Performers
- Junior outside hitter Julia Brown lead the Wolfpack offensively with a match-high 16 kills to go along with a career-best 20 digs to notch her fourth double-double of the year.
- Sophomore Teni Sopitan also enjoyed a strong night with 12 kills, while junior Perry Ramsey chipped in with 10 kills in her return from injury.
- Becky Porter took over at the setter position after the first set and handed out 35 assists to go along with seven digs.
- Defensively, senior Rachel Eppley paced the Pack with 23 digs. Freshman Lauryn Terry had seven blocks and Kaitlyn Kearney had six, including a solo block.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday at 2 p.m. when the squad welcomes the UNCW Seahawks to Reynolds Coliseum. The match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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