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Photo by: Chris Baird
NC State Volleyball Holds Off Georgia Tech for 3-1 Win
9/29/2017 10:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
ATLANTA – In a match that featured 36 ties and 12 lead changes, the NC State volleyball team held off the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for a 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-20) win Friday night inside O'Keefe Gym.
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NC State edged Tech down the stretch in the first and second sets before the Yellow Jackets won the third frame to avoid the sweep. In the fourth set, the Wolfpack started the frame strong and grabbed control of the set early to claim the win.
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The Wolfpack improves to 8-6 on the year and remains unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play at 3-0, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 6-8 and 1-2 in league action.
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Worth Noting
- NC State won the first set of the match and has claimed the opening set in 11 of its 14 matches this season.
- The Wolfpack earned its first win at Georgia Tech since Sept. 30, 2011.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"This may be the proudest I've been of our team," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I was so impressed with our composure. We know Georgia Tech is a tough place to play and we handled a ton of adversity and came through when it counted. So many people stepped up tonight and I am just so proud of our entire team tonight!"
Match Rewind
- The opening stanza was a seesaw battle, as there were 11 ties, six lead changes and neither team led by more than three points.
- NC State grabbed a 16-13 lead in the first set following a kill from freshman Melissa Evans and a service ace from Bree Bailey to force a Georgia Tech timeout.
- After the Yellow Jackets pulled ahead 21-20, NC State scored three consecutive points to take the lead and Evans closed out the set with a kill to lift the Wolfpack to the 25-23 first-set win.
- In the second set, Tech pulled ahead 18-17 and NC State countered with a timeout.
- A 4-1 run provided the Pack a 22-21 advantage after a service ace from Kassie Kasper.
- Kaitlyn Kearney gave NCSU set point at 24-23 and Bailey followed with a kill to cap the set, 25-23.
- Georgia Tech pulled away late in the third set to avoid the sweep and push the match to a fourth set.
- Tied 13-13, the Yellow Jackets won seven of the next eight points en route to the 25-18 set win.
- NC State raced out to a 7-4 lead in the fourth frame, resulting in an early timeout by Tech after Kearney's kill.
- Three unanswered points extended the NCSU advantage to 18-12 following consecutive attacking errors by Georgia Tech.
- Senior Julia Brown closed out the set and match with back-to-back kills to give NC State the 25-20 fourth-set victory and 3-1 win in the match.
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Top Performers
- Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with 18 kills to go along with 13 digs to record her seventh double-double performance and third consecutive.
- Bailey put down 15 kills and Teni Sopitan logged 14 kills complemented by a .400 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out a match-high 57 assists in addition to seven digs, five kills and three blocks.
- Defensively, Emily Harris led all players with 17 digs and Kearney tallied four blocks.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. when it travels to Clemson for a matchup with the Tigers.
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NC State edged Tech down the stretch in the first and second sets before the Yellow Jackets won the third frame to avoid the sweep. In the fourth set, the Wolfpack started the frame strong and grabbed control of the set early to claim the win.
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The Wolfpack improves to 8-6 on the year and remains unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play at 3-0, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 6-8 and 1-2 in league action.
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Worth Noting
- NC State won the first set of the match and has claimed the opening set in 11 of its 14 matches this season.
- The Wolfpack earned its first win at Georgia Tech since Sept. 30, 2011.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"This may be the proudest I've been of our team," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I was so impressed with our composure. We know Georgia Tech is a tough place to play and we handled a ton of adversity and came through when it counted. So many people stepped up tonight and I am just so proud of our entire team tonight!"
Match Rewind
- The opening stanza was a seesaw battle, as there were 11 ties, six lead changes and neither team led by more than three points.
- NC State grabbed a 16-13 lead in the first set following a kill from freshman Melissa Evans and a service ace from Bree Bailey to force a Georgia Tech timeout.
- After the Yellow Jackets pulled ahead 21-20, NC State scored three consecutive points to take the lead and Evans closed out the set with a kill to lift the Wolfpack to the 25-23 first-set win.
- In the second set, Tech pulled ahead 18-17 and NC State countered with a timeout.
- A 4-1 run provided the Pack a 22-21 advantage after a service ace from Kassie Kasper.
- Kaitlyn Kearney gave NCSU set point at 24-23 and Bailey followed with a kill to cap the set, 25-23.
- Georgia Tech pulled away late in the third set to avoid the sweep and push the match to a fourth set.
- Tied 13-13, the Yellow Jackets won seven of the next eight points en route to the 25-18 set win.
- NC State raced out to a 7-4 lead in the fourth frame, resulting in an early timeout by Tech after Kearney's kill.
- Three unanswered points extended the NCSU advantage to 18-12 following consecutive attacking errors by Georgia Tech.
- Senior Julia Brown closed out the set and match with back-to-back kills to give NC State the 25-20 fourth-set victory and 3-1 win in the match.
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Top Performers
- Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with 18 kills to go along with 13 digs to record her seventh double-double performance and third consecutive.
- Bailey put down 15 kills and Teni Sopitan logged 14 kills complemented by a .400 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out a match-high 57 assists in addition to seven digs, five kills and three blocks.
- Defensively, Emily Harris led all players with 17 digs and Kearney tallied four blocks.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. when it travels to Clemson for a matchup with the Tigers.
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Team Stats
ST
GT
Kills
69
57
Errors
25
15
Attempts
160
140
Hitting %
.275
.300
Points
78.0
64.5
Assists
68
54
Aces
3
0
Blocks
6.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
4
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