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Photo by: Greg Mintel
NC State Volleyball Takes Down Duke in Straight Sets, 3-0
10/8/2017 6:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team earned a hard fought 3-0 victory against the Duke Blue Devils Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum to win its seventh consecutive match and remain undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play.
It was the first sweep for NC State in the series with Duke since Oct. 13, 2000 and just the second win for the Wolfpack in the last six meetings with the Blue Devils. Second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith is responsible for both of the wins and is 2-0 against Duke in her NC State tenure.
The Wolfpack moves to 11-6 on the year, highlighted by a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play which matches the best start for the program since 1988. Duke falls to 11-6 and 3-3 against ACC opponents.
Worth Noting
- The Wolfpack remains one of just two undefeated teams in ACC play, as the Pittsburgh Panthers are also 6-0.
- NC State has won its last seven matches, which is the longest win streak of Hampton-Keith's head coaching career.
- The Wolfpack remains undefeated against in-state opponents at 5-0 with wins against Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, High Point and UNCW.
- NCSU is a perfect 3-0 in the month of October and has not dropped a set.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"Our team is really developing a pretty relentless identity, just a lot of fight in them," said Hampton-Keith. "I know we were down 16-10 in the second set, and then 24-19. Our team just continues to show that they know how to gut out a win, even from behind. I was really impressed with them again today. Our confidence is growing and building. Today was another example of that, so I'm pretty proud of them."
On the tenacity and fight in the players…
"When the chips are down like that, as they were, we just ask them to go be relentless. Whatever it is, just go do it relentlessly and give everything you have because you never know. Then all of a sudden, you have those one-arm, weird [saves] start popping up, the play stays alive and you give yourself a chance.
"Even just by your effort alone, you can inspire and instill so much confidence in your teammates and each other. That was really fun to watch them continue to grow. Not just as players, but to really just walk away confident as young women. That's what we're all about here."
Match Rewind
- NC State raced out to a quick 3-0 lead in the opening set, but Duke countered to even the set at 3-3.
- The Wolfpack led 15-14 at the media timeout following a block assist from Kaitlyn Kearney and Kylie Pickrell.
- Duke went ahead 20-19 later in the set, but NCSU responded with three unanswered points to grab a 22-20 first-set lead.
- The Blue Devils fought off the Wolfpack's first set point opportunity at 24-22, but Kearney's kill gave NC State the 25-23 win in the opening stanza.
- In the second set, Duke opened strong and led throughout most of the frame before a late comeback by NC State.
- Trailing 23-17, the Wolfpack closed out the frame by winning 10 of the final 12 points to earn a 27-25 second-set win.
- With Duke leading 24-19, NC State fought off five set-point attempts for the Blue Devils to knot the score at 24-24.
- A kill gave the Blue Devils another opportunity at set point, but the Wolfpack was up for the task as a kill from Julia Brown tied the score at 25 and another kill from Brown followed before a block from Kearney and Pickrell to clinch the set.
- The Wolfpack scored four consecutive points to take control of the third set at 13-9, forcing a Duke timeout.
- After a point by the visitors, NC State went on a 5-0 run to open up an 18-10 advantage en route to the 25-18 third-set win to sweep the match.
Top Performers
- Brown led all players in the contest with 16 kills, while Bree Bailey tallied the second-best mark with 11.
- Kearney swatted nine kills complemented by a .500 attacking percentage, while Teni Sopitan pitched in with nine.
- At the setter position, Pickrell handed out a match-high 43 assists in addition to 12 digs to log her sixth double-double.
- Defensively, libero Emily Harris notched 15 digs and defensive specialist Kassie Kasper pitched in with nine.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Friday evening when the Virginia Cavaliers head to Raleigh. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum.
It was the first sweep for NC State in the series with Duke since Oct. 13, 2000 and just the second win for the Wolfpack in the last six meetings with the Blue Devils. Second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith is responsible for both of the wins and is 2-0 against Duke in her NC State tenure.
The Wolfpack moves to 11-6 on the year, highlighted by a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play which matches the best start for the program since 1988. Duke falls to 11-6 and 3-3 against ACC opponents.
Worth Noting
- The Wolfpack remains one of just two undefeated teams in ACC play, as the Pittsburgh Panthers are also 6-0.
- NC State has won its last seven matches, which is the longest win streak of Hampton-Keith's head coaching career.
- The Wolfpack remains undefeated against in-state opponents at 5-0 with wins against Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, High Point and UNCW.
- NCSU is a perfect 3-0 in the month of October and has not dropped a set.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"Our team is really developing a pretty relentless identity, just a lot of fight in them," said Hampton-Keith. "I know we were down 16-10 in the second set, and then 24-19. Our team just continues to show that they know how to gut out a win, even from behind. I was really impressed with them again today. Our confidence is growing and building. Today was another example of that, so I'm pretty proud of them."
On the tenacity and fight in the players…
"When the chips are down like that, as they were, we just ask them to go be relentless. Whatever it is, just go do it relentlessly and give everything you have because you never know. Then all of a sudden, you have those one-arm, weird [saves] start popping up, the play stays alive and you give yourself a chance.
"Even just by your effort alone, you can inspire and instill so much confidence in your teammates and each other. That was really fun to watch them continue to grow. Not just as players, but to really just walk away confident as young women. That's what we're all about here."
Match Rewind
- NC State raced out to a quick 3-0 lead in the opening set, but Duke countered to even the set at 3-3.
- The Wolfpack led 15-14 at the media timeout following a block assist from Kaitlyn Kearney and Kylie Pickrell.
- Duke went ahead 20-19 later in the set, but NCSU responded with three unanswered points to grab a 22-20 first-set lead.
- The Blue Devils fought off the Wolfpack's first set point opportunity at 24-22, but Kearney's kill gave NC State the 25-23 win in the opening stanza.
- In the second set, Duke opened strong and led throughout most of the frame before a late comeback by NC State.
- Trailing 23-17, the Wolfpack closed out the frame by winning 10 of the final 12 points to earn a 27-25 second-set win.
- With Duke leading 24-19, NC State fought off five set-point attempts for the Blue Devils to knot the score at 24-24.
- A kill gave the Blue Devils another opportunity at set point, but the Wolfpack was up for the task as a kill from Julia Brown tied the score at 25 and another kill from Brown followed before a block from Kearney and Pickrell to clinch the set.
- The Wolfpack scored four consecutive points to take control of the third set at 13-9, forcing a Duke timeout.
- After a point by the visitors, NC State went on a 5-0 run to open up an 18-10 advantage en route to the 25-18 third-set win to sweep the match.
Top Performers
- Brown led all players in the contest with 16 kills, while Bree Bailey tallied the second-best mark with 11.
- Kearney swatted nine kills complemented by a .500 attacking percentage, while Teni Sopitan pitched in with nine.
- At the setter position, Pickrell handed out a match-high 43 assists in addition to 12 digs to log her sixth double-double.
- Defensively, libero Emily Harris notched 15 digs and defensive specialist Kassie Kasper pitched in with nine.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Friday evening when the Virginia Cavaliers head to Raleigh. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum.
Team Stats
DU
ST
Kills
39
48
Errors
21
21
Attempts
124
124
Hitting %
.145
.218
Points
51.0
58.0
Assists
37
47
Aces
0
1
Blocks
12.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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