Sunday, November 5
Raleigh, N.C.
2 P.M.
NC State
17-8, 12-2ACC
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Boston College
6-18, 3-11ACC
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2
3
F
Boston College
20
13
19
0
NC State
25
25
25
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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Volleyball Completes Perfect Weekend with Sweep Against Boston College
11/5/2017 5:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team recorded its highest attacking percentage in an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) match this season with a .375 mark to take down the Boston College Eagles in straight sets, 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-19), Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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The Wolfpack's .375 hitting percentage is the second best on the year and eclipses the program's previous season high of .362 for the highest in a conference match this season.
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NC State opened the match strong and continued its stellar play, as the match featured just one tie and one lead change – both of which were in the first set. NC State never trailed in sets two and three nor was the score tied.
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NCSU moves to 17-8 on the year and 12-2 in ACC action to remain tied for first place, while Boston College falls to 6-18 and 3-11 in league play.
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Worth Noting
- NC State remains unbeaten in home ACC matches this season with an unblemished 8-0 record.
- Each player dressed out for NC State saw action in the match, as 13 different players participated.
- NC State recorded an attacking percentage better than .300 for the eighth time this season and the Wolfpack is undefeated on the year when accomplishing the feat.
- The Pack improved its record to 8-1 in matches on Sundays this year, highlighted by a perfect 7-0 mark in ACC matches.
- For the second consecutive match, Kaitlyn Kearney did not commit an attacking error as she recorded a .765 attacking percentage with 13 kills in the contest. In her last two matches, the senior has swatted 21 kills on 30 attempts with zero errors.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
""It was a good weekend for us and nice to be home," said second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We're 8-0 in ACC home matches, so that's impressive. We have two more next week so our focus and attention will turn to next weekend.
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"We're pleased with this weekend, we're happy with the outcome but now we've got to look forward to next weekend and Saturday being senior night, which is always emotional so making sure we stay on task and accomplish the goal at hand which is Clemson on Thursday then Georgia Tech on Saturday."
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Match Rewind
- After Boston College scored the first point of the match, NC State reeled off five unanswered points capped by back-to-back kills from Lauryn Terry and never trailed again in the match.
- The Eagles trimmed the Wolfpack lead to one at 19-18, but kills from Kearney and Bree Bailey forced a BC timeout at 21-18.
- Two more points followed for the Pack out of the timeout and a service error ended the first set to give NC State the 25-20 win and 1-0 lead in the match.
- In the second set, the Wolfpack tallied a .531 team attacking percentage with 20 kills thanks to a 91 percent sideout rate.
- Three unanswered points helped NCSU grab a 10-5 advantage following a kill from Bailey.
- NC State pulled away in the frame with a 7-1 run to open up an 18-8 lead and went on to win the set, 25-13.
- The Wolfpack won six of the first eight points in the third set to take a 6-2 lead.
- After consecutive points from Boston College, NCSU won eight of the succeeding 10 rallies to extend the margin to 14-6.
- A kill by Nailah Gordon stretched NC State's lead to 23-12, tied for its largest in the set.
- Julia Brown and Sarah Konchan teamed up on a block to end the third set, 25-19, to give NC State the 3-0 victory.
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Top Performers
- Brown and Kearney each swatted 13 kills in the contest to tie for the match high with stellar attacking percentages of .500 and .765, respectively.
- Bailey also turned in a strong performance with 11 kills and a .333 clip.
- At setter, Becky Porter led all players with a season-high 29 assists complemented by nine digs to finish one shy of a double-double.
- Libero Emily Harris contributed a match-high 13 digs, while Makenzie Kuchmaner tallied nine and Grace Irvin pitched in with seven.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Thursday evening when the squad hosts the Clemson Tigers. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum and the contest will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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The Wolfpack's .375 hitting percentage is the second best on the year and eclipses the program's previous season high of .362 for the highest in a conference match this season.
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NC State opened the match strong and continued its stellar play, as the match featured just one tie and one lead change – both of which were in the first set. NC State never trailed in sets two and three nor was the score tied.
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NCSU moves to 17-8 on the year and 12-2 in ACC action to remain tied for first place, while Boston College falls to 6-18 and 3-11 in league play.
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Worth Noting
- NC State remains unbeaten in home ACC matches this season with an unblemished 8-0 record.
- Each player dressed out for NC State saw action in the match, as 13 different players participated.
- NC State recorded an attacking percentage better than .300 for the eighth time this season and the Wolfpack is undefeated on the year when accomplishing the feat.
- The Pack improved its record to 8-1 in matches on Sundays this year, highlighted by a perfect 7-0 mark in ACC matches.
- For the second consecutive match, Kaitlyn Kearney did not commit an attacking error as she recorded a .765 attacking percentage with 13 kills in the contest. In her last two matches, the senior has swatted 21 kills on 30 attempts with zero errors.
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Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
""It was a good weekend for us and nice to be home," said second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We're 8-0 in ACC home matches, so that's impressive. We have two more next week so our focus and attention will turn to next weekend.
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"We're pleased with this weekend, we're happy with the outcome but now we've got to look forward to next weekend and Saturday being senior night, which is always emotional so making sure we stay on task and accomplish the goal at hand which is Clemson on Thursday then Georgia Tech on Saturday."
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Match Rewind
- After Boston College scored the first point of the match, NC State reeled off five unanswered points capped by back-to-back kills from Lauryn Terry and never trailed again in the match.
- The Eagles trimmed the Wolfpack lead to one at 19-18, but kills from Kearney and Bree Bailey forced a BC timeout at 21-18.
- Two more points followed for the Pack out of the timeout and a service error ended the first set to give NC State the 25-20 win and 1-0 lead in the match.
- In the second set, the Wolfpack tallied a .531 team attacking percentage with 20 kills thanks to a 91 percent sideout rate.
- Three unanswered points helped NCSU grab a 10-5 advantage following a kill from Bailey.
- NC State pulled away in the frame with a 7-1 run to open up an 18-8 lead and went on to win the set, 25-13.
- The Wolfpack won six of the first eight points in the third set to take a 6-2 lead.
- After consecutive points from Boston College, NCSU won eight of the succeeding 10 rallies to extend the margin to 14-6.
- A kill by Nailah Gordon stretched NC State's lead to 23-12, tied for its largest in the set.
- Julia Brown and Sarah Konchan teamed up on a block to end the third set, 25-19, to give NC State the 3-0 victory.
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Top Performers
- Brown and Kearney each swatted 13 kills in the contest to tie for the match high with stellar attacking percentages of .500 and .765, respectively.
- Bailey also turned in a strong performance with 11 kills and a .333 clip.
- At setter, Becky Porter led all players with a season-high 29 assists complemented by nine digs to finish one shy of a double-double.
- Libero Emily Harris contributed a match-high 13 digs, while Makenzie Kuchmaner tallied nine and Grace Irvin pitched in with seven.
Up Next
NC State returns to action Thursday evening when the squad hosts the Clemson Tigers. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum and the contest will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
BC
ST
Kills
32
56
Errors
12
14
Attempts
105
112
Hitting %
.190
.375
Points
39.0
63.0
Assists
31
50
Aces
2
3
Blocks
5.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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