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Photo by: Jaylynn Nash
NC State Volleyball Rolls Past Boston College, 3-1
10/19/2018 10:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CHESNUT HILL, Mass. – Led by a match-high 21 kills from senior outside hitter Teni Sopitan, the NC State volleyball team rolled to a 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19) win against the Boston College Eagles Friday night inside Power Gym.
The Wolfpack jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match before the Eagles won the third set to force a fourth set, but NC State pulled away late in the frame to close out its second ACC road win.
NC State moves to 10-9 on the year and 4-5 in ACC play, while Boston College falls to 12-9 and 2-7 in league action. The Pack has won nine of the last 10 meetings and third-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith is a perfect 3-0 against Boston College.
Friday's matchup was the lone meeting between the teams this season.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts...
"I'm proud of our performance and our composure during the fourth set," said Hampton-Keith. "I thought that even when we were struggling to make plays, we were able to stay patient and work through it together as a team. We had some great individual performances tonight led by Teni's [Sopitan] 21 kills. It's so fun to watch her continue to grow and get better each weekend and to see her work during the week pay off."
Match Rewind
- NC State opened the match strong and took control of the first set with four unanswered points to take a 7-3 lead following consecutive attacking errors from Boston College.
- A kill from Lauryn Terry sparked a 5-1 run for the Wolfpack, as the squad pulled ahead 21-13 and went on to win the frame, 25-21.
- In the second set, the Pack raced out to a 4-1 advantage and later pushed it to 10-5 after three consecutive points to force a BC timeout.
- After the Eagles narrowed the Wolfpack lead to 15-13, Terry answered with a kill as NC State won five of the next six points to pull away with a 20-14 advantage.
- Three consecutive points to close out the second set gave the Pack a 25-16 win and 2-0 lead in the overall match.
- Boston College countered with a strong third set to avoid the sweep, as they took control of the frame with a 5-0 run to take a 19-13 lead en route to the 25-21 victory.
- The fourth set featured nine ties and three lead changes, but it was NC State that gained the edge down the stretch.
- Trailing 15-14, the Wolfpack scored five consecutive points thanks to some strong serving from Kassie Kasper to grab a 19-15 lead after a Sopitan kill.
- Freshman Jade Parchment put the Pack ahead 23-19 with a kill from the outside before kills from Melissa Evans and Terry to close it out, 25-19, and the match, 3-1.
- The Wolfpack logged a .429 team attacking percentage in the fourth set, which was the highest of the night for either team. NC State tallied 18 kills on 35 swings with only three errors in the frame.
Top Performers
- Sopitan's stellar night matched her career high in kills and was also the most by an NC State player this season (21).
- Evans put down 12 kills, while Parchment chipped in with 10 and Terry registered nine to go along with a .444 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell led all players in the match with 50 assists and also logged 15 digs to record her ninth double-double of the year.
- Defensively, Makenzie Kuchmaner paced all players in the contest with 25 digs and Evans tallied a match-high six blocks.
Up Next
NC State will return to action Sunday afternoon when the Wolfpack takes on Syracuse inside the Women's Building at 1 p.m.
The Wolfpack jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match before the Eagles won the third set to force a fourth set, but NC State pulled away late in the frame to close out its second ACC road win.
NC State moves to 10-9 on the year and 4-5 in ACC play, while Boston College falls to 12-9 and 2-7 in league action. The Pack has won nine of the last 10 meetings and third-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith is a perfect 3-0 against Boston College.
Friday's matchup was the lone meeting between the teams this season.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts...
"I'm proud of our performance and our composure during the fourth set," said Hampton-Keith. "I thought that even when we were struggling to make plays, we were able to stay patient and work through it together as a team. We had some great individual performances tonight led by Teni's [Sopitan] 21 kills. It's so fun to watch her continue to grow and get better each weekend and to see her work during the week pay off."
Match Rewind
- NC State opened the match strong and took control of the first set with four unanswered points to take a 7-3 lead following consecutive attacking errors from Boston College.
- A kill from Lauryn Terry sparked a 5-1 run for the Wolfpack, as the squad pulled ahead 21-13 and went on to win the frame, 25-21.
- In the second set, the Pack raced out to a 4-1 advantage and later pushed it to 10-5 after three consecutive points to force a BC timeout.
- After the Eagles narrowed the Wolfpack lead to 15-13, Terry answered with a kill as NC State won five of the next six points to pull away with a 20-14 advantage.
- Three consecutive points to close out the second set gave the Pack a 25-16 win and 2-0 lead in the overall match.
- Boston College countered with a strong third set to avoid the sweep, as they took control of the frame with a 5-0 run to take a 19-13 lead en route to the 25-21 victory.
- The fourth set featured nine ties and three lead changes, but it was NC State that gained the edge down the stretch.
- Trailing 15-14, the Wolfpack scored five consecutive points thanks to some strong serving from Kassie Kasper to grab a 19-15 lead after a Sopitan kill.
- Freshman Jade Parchment put the Pack ahead 23-19 with a kill from the outside before kills from Melissa Evans and Terry to close it out, 25-19, and the match, 3-1.
- The Wolfpack logged a .429 team attacking percentage in the fourth set, which was the highest of the night for either team. NC State tallied 18 kills on 35 swings with only three errors in the frame.
Top Performers
- Sopitan's stellar night matched her career high in kills and was also the most by an NC State player this season (21).
- Evans put down 12 kills, while Parchment chipped in with 10 and Terry registered nine to go along with a .444 attacking percentage.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell led all players in the match with 50 assists and also logged 15 digs to record her ninth double-double of the year.
- Defensively, Makenzie Kuchmaner paced all players in the contest with 25 digs and Evans tallied a match-high six blocks.
Up Next
NC State will return to action Sunday afternoon when the Wolfpack takes on Syracuse inside the Women's Building at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
ST
BC
Kills
57
49
Errors
17
27
Attempts
142
159
Hitting %
.282
.138
Points
72.0
58.0
Assists
55
48
Aces
4
4
Blocks
11.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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