Friday, December 1
Austin, Texas (Gregory Gym)
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NC State
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HISTORY! NC State Earns First NCAA Tournament Victory Against Oregon State
12/1/2017 8:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Wolfpack advances to second round of the NCAA Tournament for first time in program history
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AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time in the history of the program, NC State volleyball is heading to the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Wolfpack battled to earn a 3-2 victory against Oregon State Friday evening inside Gregory Gym.
NC State closed out the match by winning eight of the final 11 rallies to record the program's first NCAA Tournament victory. The Wolfpack grabbed a 2-1 lead in the match before the Beavers rallied to force a fifth set.
The Wolfpack moves to 21-11 on the year, while the Beavers, which entered the match receiving 11 votes for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll, conclude the year at 21-12.
Worth Noting
- In its third trip to the NCAA Tournament and second consecutive trip to Austin, Texas, the Wolfpack earned the program's first NCAA Tournament win.
- The Wolfpack broke the program record for kills (73), assists (70), attacking percentage (.235), digs (105) and blocks (11) for an NCAA Tournament match in the contest.
- Bree Bailey also set the program mark for kills by an individual in an NCAA Tournament match with 22, while Julia Brown contributed 19 to own the second most.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"We're just excited to be playing another day," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "And what a great first-round matchup. It's a shame that someone had to bow out in the first round, because that was an awesome match.
"It was well played and I thought well coached from their end for sure, and it was really a fun match to be a part of. And so that's too bad that one team has to go home. That sucks. But I'm really happy that it's us moving on."
Match Rewind
- NC State started the match on fire, as the Wolfpack raced out to a 7-2 lead in the opening set after an attacking error by Oregon State.
- Back-to-back kills from Bailey gave NC State an 18-11 advantage and the Pack closed out the frame with consecutive kills from Brown to win it, 25-18.
- The Wolfpack recorded a .350 attacking percentage in the opening set with 18 kills.
- Oregon State knotted the match at one with a 25-19 second-set victory.
- With the score even at 15-15 in the third set, NC State six of the next seven points to grab a 21-16 lead.
- The Beavers rallied to trim the Wolfpack lead to 22-21, but NCSU countered with three unanswered points out of a timeout to win the set, 25-21.
- OSU edged NC State down the stretch in the fourth set to force a decisive fifth set.
- The frame was tightly contested throughout, but the Beavs' won the final four rallies to win it, 25-21.
- In the fifth set, Oregon State jumped out to a 6-3 lead and later extended it to 10-7 but the Wolfpack did not go away.
- A kill from Melissa Evans sparked a 4-0 run as NC State grabbed an 11-10 advantage.
- Evans struck again to put the Pack ahead, 12-11, to force an Oregon State timeout.
- Kaitlyn Kearney gave NC State match point at 14-12 and Bailey sealed the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win with the kill from the outside to win it, 15-13.
Top Performers
- Bailey's 22 kills led all players in the contest, while Brown's 19 kills were tied for the second most.
- Evans also turned in a strong offensive performance with 15 kills complemented by a .387 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out a match-high 62 assists and collected 21 digs to record her 12th double-double.
- Defensively, five Wolfpack players tallied double figure digs headlined by libero Emily Harris with 22 and defensive specialist Makenzie Kuchmaner added 21.
- Kassie Kasper logged 16 digs and Brown collected 14 to record her 14th double-double.
Up Next
NC State will play Texas at 8 p.m. EST Saturday evening in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The match will be broadcast live on the Longhorn Network and Watch ESPN, if your television package includes the network.
AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time in the history of the program, NC State volleyball is heading to the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Wolfpack battled to earn a 3-2 victory against Oregon State Friday evening inside Gregory Gym.
NC State closed out the match by winning eight of the final 11 rallies to record the program's first NCAA Tournament victory. The Wolfpack grabbed a 2-1 lead in the match before the Beavers rallied to force a fifth set.
The Wolfpack moves to 21-11 on the year, while the Beavers, which entered the match receiving 11 votes for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll, conclude the year at 21-12.
.@PackVball picks up its first #NCAAVB tournament win ever! pic.twitter.com/qqM5TFRFyU
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 2, 2017
Worth Noting
- In its third trip to the NCAA Tournament and second consecutive trip to Austin, Texas, the Wolfpack earned the program's first NCAA Tournament win.
- The Wolfpack broke the program record for kills (73), assists (70), attacking percentage (.235), digs (105) and blocks (11) for an NCAA Tournament match in the contest.
- Bree Bailey also set the program mark for kills by an individual in an NCAA Tournament match with 22, while Julia Brown contributed 19 to own the second most.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"We're just excited to be playing another day," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "And what a great first-round matchup. It's a shame that someone had to bow out in the first round, because that was an awesome match.
"It was well played and I thought well coached from their end for sure, and it was really a fun match to be a part of. And so that's too bad that one team has to go home. That sucks. But I'm really happy that it's us moving on."
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— Wolfpack ?? (@PackVball) December 2, 2017
NC State Volleyball Earns its FIRST-EVER NCAA Tournament victory with the 3-2 win against Oregon State @NCAAVolleyball @AVCAVolleyball @ACCVolleyball #STATEment pic.twitter.com/krdISFQVZw
Match Rewind
- NC State started the match on fire, as the Wolfpack raced out to a 7-2 lead in the opening set after an attacking error by Oregon State.
- Back-to-back kills from Bailey gave NC State an 18-11 advantage and the Pack closed out the frame with consecutive kills from Brown to win it, 25-18.
- The Wolfpack recorded a .350 attacking percentage in the opening set with 18 kills.
- Oregon State knotted the match at one with a 25-19 second-set victory.
- With the score even at 15-15 in the third set, NC State six of the next seven points to grab a 21-16 lead.
- The Beavers rallied to trim the Wolfpack lead to 22-21, but NCSU countered with three unanswered points out of a timeout to win the set, 25-21.
- OSU edged NC State down the stretch in the fourth set to force a decisive fifth set.
- The frame was tightly contested throughout, but the Beavs' won the final four rallies to win it, 25-21.
- In the fifth set, Oregon State jumped out to a 6-3 lead and later extended it to 10-7 but the Wolfpack did not go away.
- A kill from Melissa Evans sparked a 4-0 run as NC State grabbed an 11-10 advantage.
- Evans struck again to put the Pack ahead, 12-11, to force an Oregon State timeout.
- Kaitlyn Kearney gave NC State match point at 14-12 and Bailey sealed the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win with the kill from the outside to win it, 15-13.
Top Performers
- Bailey's 22 kills led all players in the contest, while Brown's 19 kills were tied for the second most.
- Evans also turned in a strong offensive performance with 15 kills complemented by a .387 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out a match-high 62 assists and collected 21 digs to record her 12th double-double.
- Defensively, five Wolfpack players tallied double figure digs headlined by libero Emily Harris with 22 and defensive specialist Makenzie Kuchmaner added 21.
- Kassie Kasper logged 16 digs and Brown collected 14 to record her 14th double-double.
Up Next
NC State will play Texas at 8 p.m. EST Saturday evening in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The match will be broadcast live on the Longhorn Network and Watch ESPN, if your television package includes the network.
Team Stats
ST
OSU
Kills
73
58
Errors
25
22
Attempts
204
195
Hitting %
.235
.185
Points
88.0
77.0
Assists
70
56
Aces
4
6
Blocks
11.0
13.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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