Sunday, September 10
Raleigh, N.C.
2 P.M.
NC State
3-5
3
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LIU Brooklyn
4-6
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LIU Brooklyn
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14
10
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NC State
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Photo by: Greg Mintel
Brown Surpasses 1,000 Career Kills in Wolfpack’s 3-0 Win
9/10/2017 4:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Senior Julia Brown becomes 11th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills
RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Julia Brown became just the 11th player in the history of the NC State volleyball program to reach 1,000 career kills, as the Wolfpack cruised past the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds in straight sets, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10), Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum.
The Davidson, N.C., native entered the match with 995 kills and swatted seven kills in the contest to surpass 1,000 for her career. Brown is one of three active players in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with 1,000 or more career kills, along with Wake Forest's Kylie Long and Miami's Olga Strantzali.
"I feel so excited and blessed, but this really speaks to the hard work and success of our team," said Brown. "It takes great passing and setting for me to do my job, so this milestone is really a recognition of how great my teammates are! I'm looking forward to building on this and continuing this success as we prepare for our tournament in Michigan this weekend."
Brown helped NC State earn its second consecutive sweep, as the Wolfpack defeated High Point last night in straight sets. The Wolfpack's win completes a perfect 3-0 weekend for the squad with its other win against UNCW on Saturday.
NC State moves to 3-5 on the year, while LIU Brooklyn falls to 4-6.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"I'm very proud of our efforts today, LIU is a great team and they're going to do great things in their conference as they always do," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "They're an NCAA Tournament team from last year and I expect them to be a tournament team again this year, so for us to be able to come out and stay focused and put three sets together that were pretty high level was impressive. I'm really proud of the team."
On Julia Brown reaching 1,000 career kills…
"Julia's awesome to coach, she just works so hard every day and she keeps getting better every day. To get that this early in the season is really impressive, so she's going to end with a fantastic career. I'm excited for her."
On Kaitlyn Kearney's performance…
"Kaitlyn did a great job, one of her best hits is the slide and so some of the changes we made really allowed for her to thrive and we're really, really happy to get her going. She's really comfortable with it and successful at it, so it was a nice thing to see."
Match Rewind
- LIU Brooklyn started fast in the match, as they raced out to an early lead but NC State settled down to level the score at 8-8.
- Senior Kaitlyn Kearney put down a kill to spark a 7-1 run, as the Wolfpack took a 20-16 advantage in the first set.
- Brown closed out the first frame for NCSU with back-to-back kills to give the Pack a 25-19 set win and 1-0 lead in the match.
- With the score tied at six, NC State reeled off five unanswered points thanks to strong serving from Bree Bailey to take control of the second set at 11-6, resulting in a timeout by the Blackbirds.
- An 8-1 run helped the Wolfpack stretch its lead to 22-11 and Bailey's second ace of the set gave NC State a 25-14 win.
- The Pack won the first four points in the third set to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
- Leading 5-2, NC State won 11 of the next 12 points to extend the advantage to 16-4 and cruised to a 25-10 third-set win and 3-0 sweep in the match.
Top Performers
- Bailey led the Wolfpack offensively with 12 kills to go along with a .529 attacking percentage, while Kearney smacked 11 kills and recorded a .556 clip.
- Setter Kylie Pickrell dished out 36 assists and also tallied eight digs and four kills.
- Defensively, libero Grace Irvin collected 13 digs and Kearney logged five blocks.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend, when the Wolfpack heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a tournament hosted by Michigan. The Pack opens play in the event Friday, Sept. 15, against Cincinnati at noon.
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The Davidson, N.C., native entered the match with 995 kills and swatted seven kills in the contest to surpass 1,000 for her career. Brown is one of three active players in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with 1,000 or more career kills, along with Wake Forest's Kylie Long and Miami's Olga Strantzali.
"I feel so excited and blessed, but this really speaks to the hard work and success of our team," said Brown. "It takes great passing and setting for me to do my job, so this milestone is really a recognition of how great my teammates are! I'm looking forward to building on this and continuing this success as we prepare for our tournament in Michigan this weekend."
Brown helped NC State earn its second consecutive sweep, as the Wolfpack defeated High Point last night in straight sets. The Wolfpack's win completes a perfect 3-0 weekend for the squad with its other win against UNCW on Saturday.
NC State moves to 3-5 on the year, while LIU Brooklyn falls to 4-6.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"I'm very proud of our efforts today, LIU is a great team and they're going to do great things in their conference as they always do," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "They're an NCAA Tournament team from last year and I expect them to be a tournament team again this year, so for us to be able to come out and stay focused and put three sets together that were pretty high level was impressive. I'm really proud of the team."
On Julia Brown reaching 1,000 career kills…
"Julia's awesome to coach, she just works so hard every day and she keeps getting better every day. To get that this early in the season is really impressive, so she's going to end with a fantastic career. I'm excited for her."
On Kaitlyn Kearney's performance…
"Kaitlyn did a great job, one of her best hits is the slide and so some of the changes we made really allowed for her to thrive and we're really, really happy to get her going. She's really comfortable with it and successful at it, so it was a nice thing to see."
Match Rewind
- LIU Brooklyn started fast in the match, as they raced out to an early lead but NC State settled down to level the score at 8-8.
- Senior Kaitlyn Kearney put down a kill to spark a 7-1 run, as the Wolfpack took a 20-16 advantage in the first set.
- Brown closed out the first frame for NCSU with back-to-back kills to give the Pack a 25-19 set win and 1-0 lead in the match.
- With the score tied at six, NC State reeled off five unanswered points thanks to strong serving from Bree Bailey to take control of the second set at 11-6, resulting in a timeout by the Blackbirds.
- An 8-1 run helped the Wolfpack stretch its lead to 22-11 and Bailey's second ace of the set gave NC State a 25-14 win.
- The Pack won the first four points in the third set to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
- Leading 5-2, NC State won 11 of the next 12 points to extend the advantage to 16-4 and cruised to a 25-10 third-set win and 3-0 sweep in the match.
Top Performers
- Bailey led the Wolfpack offensively with 12 kills to go along with a .529 attacking percentage, while Kearney smacked 11 kills and recorded a .556 clip.
- Setter Kylie Pickrell dished out 36 assists and also tallied eight digs and four kills.
- Defensively, libero Grace Irvin collected 13 digs and Kearney logged five blocks.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend, when the Wolfpack heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a tournament hosted by Michigan. The Pack opens play in the event Friday, Sept. 15, against Cincinnati at noon.
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Team Stats
LIU
ST
Kills
21
46
Errors
18
16
Attempts
87
92
Hitting %
.034
.326
Points
27.0
64.0
Assists
19
41
Aces
0
6
Blocks
6.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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