Sunday, September 3
Bayamon, P.R. (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez)
6 P.M.
NC State
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2
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Auburn
5-1
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Auburn
14
25
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NC State
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Pack Volleyball Suffers Heartbreaking Loss to Auburn in Five Sets
9/3/2017 10:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BAYAMON, P.R. – The NC State volleyball team opened strong, but could not hold off a late comeback as the Auburn Tigers rallied for a 3-2 (25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 24-26, 9-15) victory Sunday evening inside the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez.
One day after defeating 16th-ranked UNC-Chapel Hill, the Auburn Tigers (5-1) found a way to take down the Wolfpack after trailing 2-1 in the match. Despite the loss, NC State (0-5) tallied more kills, assists and digs than Auburn but came up short in the final result.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"Tonight was tough," said second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I thought our team did everything we asked of them and I'm proud of them for that. Where we need to be better is executing when we get pressured. I thought Auburn did a great job in set five pressuring us and we didn't respond well so that's where we will work to be better."
Match Rewind
- The Wolfpack got off to a stellar start in the match, as NC State cruised to a 25-14 first-set win highlighted by seven consecutive points to end the frame.
- NC State raced out to an 11-6 lead after an Auburn attacking error to force the Tigers to use a timeout and never looked back.
- Leading 14-11, the Pack won 11 of the next 14 points to claim the set and take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
- The Wolfpack recorded a team attacking percentage of .333 in the first stanza, while limiting Auburn to a .051 clip.
- In the second set, there were 11 ties but Auburn edged NC State for the 25-22 victory to even the match at one.
- With the score even at 22, the Tigers won the next three points to clinch the set.
- Auburn tallied the first point in the third set, but NC State countered with five unanswered and never trailed again.
- After back-to-back points from the Tigers, Julia Brown swatted a kill and sparked an 8-3 run to close out the frame, 25-15.
- The fourth set was an all-out battle, featuring 18 ties and four lead changes.
- A block from Bree Bailey and Lauryn Terry evened the tally at 19-19 and the teams traded points down the stretch until Auburn notched consecutive points to win the set, 26-24.
- Auburn jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set, but NC State countered to narrow the deficit to 5-4.
- Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, the Tigers held the upper hand from there and won the set, 15-9, to complete the comeback and win the match, 3-2.
Top Performers
- For the second consecutive match, freshman Melissa Evans paced the offensive output as she smacked a match-high 20 kills.
- Brown turned in the second-most kills in the match with 18 to go along with 16 digs to record her second double-double of the season.
- Bree Bailey enjoyed her best performance in an NC State jersey with 12 kills, while Lauryn Terry swatted a career-best 11.
- Kylie Pickrell and Becky Porter split the setting duties with the former handing out 43 assists and the latter 17. Pickrell also contributed 15 digs for her third double-double outing this year.
- At libero, Makenzie Kuchmaner collected a personal-best 26 digs.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend when the squad takes on the UNCW Seahawks at the High Point Invitational. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Milis Center.
One day after defeating 16th-ranked UNC-Chapel Hill, the Auburn Tigers (5-1) found a way to take down the Wolfpack after trailing 2-1 in the match. Despite the loss, NC State (0-5) tallied more kills, assists and digs than Auburn but came up short in the final result.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts…
"Tonight was tough," said second-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "I thought our team did everything we asked of them and I'm proud of them for that. Where we need to be better is executing when we get pressured. I thought Auburn did a great job in set five pressuring us and we didn't respond well so that's where we will work to be better."
Match Rewind
- The Wolfpack got off to a stellar start in the match, as NC State cruised to a 25-14 first-set win highlighted by seven consecutive points to end the frame.
- NC State raced out to an 11-6 lead after an Auburn attacking error to force the Tigers to use a timeout and never looked back.
- Leading 14-11, the Pack won 11 of the next 14 points to claim the set and take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
- The Wolfpack recorded a team attacking percentage of .333 in the first stanza, while limiting Auburn to a .051 clip.
- In the second set, there were 11 ties but Auburn edged NC State for the 25-22 victory to even the match at one.
- With the score even at 22, the Tigers won the next three points to clinch the set.
- Auburn tallied the first point in the third set, but NC State countered with five unanswered and never trailed again.
- After back-to-back points from the Tigers, Julia Brown swatted a kill and sparked an 8-3 run to close out the frame, 25-15.
- The fourth set was an all-out battle, featuring 18 ties and four lead changes.
- A block from Bree Bailey and Lauryn Terry evened the tally at 19-19 and the teams traded points down the stretch until Auburn notched consecutive points to win the set, 26-24.
- Auburn jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set, but NC State countered to narrow the deficit to 5-4.
- Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, the Tigers held the upper hand from there and won the set, 15-9, to complete the comeback and win the match, 3-2.
Top Performers
- For the second consecutive match, freshman Melissa Evans paced the offensive output as she smacked a match-high 20 kills.
- Brown turned in the second-most kills in the match with 18 to go along with 16 digs to record her second double-double of the season.
- Bree Bailey enjoyed her best performance in an NC State jersey with 12 kills, while Lauryn Terry swatted a career-best 11.
- Kylie Pickrell and Becky Porter split the setting duties with the former handing out 43 assists and the latter 17. Pickrell also contributed 15 digs for her third double-double outing this year.
- At libero, Makenzie Kuchmaner collected a personal-best 26 digs.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend when the squad takes on the UNCW Seahawks at the High Point Invitational. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Milis Center.
Team Stats
AU
ST
Kills
55
72
Errors
17
23
Attempts
167
168
Hitting %
.228
.292
Points
63.0
85.0
Assists
53
68
Aces
3
5
Blocks
5.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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