Sunday, August 26
Raleigh, N.C.
12:30 P.M.
NC State
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Photo by: Karl DeBlaker
NC State Volleyball’s Home Match Win Streak Snapped by Washington State
8/26/2018 3:57:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team saw its 12-match home winning streak end Sunday afternoon, as Washington State earned a 3-1 victory inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack's last home loss was a full calendar year ago when the squad fell to No. 8 Kansas on Aug. 26, 2017.
The Cougars are receiving 47 votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
NC State concludes the weekend 1-1 thanks to its win against VCU in the season opener, while WSU was 2-0 in its matches.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts...
"We knew we were challenging ourselves by scheduling Washington State and there were some good things and some definite improvements that need to be made," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "When it was good it was really good, and we saw some really bright spots in our play, but when it wasn't good we weren't taking care of the things that we can control.
"Hopefully it was a lesson learned and we can take it and move on, but we have to make sure that we learn from this match."
Match Rewind
- Washington State opened the match strong, jumping out to a 5-1 advantage but NC State battled to narrow the deficit to 10-9 after a kill from Melissa Evans.
- The Wolfpack had trouble passing the serve of WSU All-American Taylor Mims midway through the first set, as the Cougars pulled away with a long run to win the frame, 25-14.
- In the second set, a 4-1 run gave NC State an 8-6 lead following an attacking error by WSU.
- Senior Erin Chatman tallied a kill to make it 15-13, but Mims struck again from the service line for Washington State as they scored seven consecutive points and won the set, 25-17.
- The third set was tightly contested with the score tied 10 times and five lead changes.
- Teni Sopitan recorded a kill from the outside at 14-12 to spark a 6-1 run as NCSU pulled ahead, 17-15.
- With the score knotted at 17-17, Evans logged consecutive kills to help NC State win five of the next six rallies to take a 22-18 advantage.
- Sopitan gave the Pack set point at 24-21 and then finished it off with a kill, as NCSU won the third frame, 25-22.
- NC State started the fourth set well but struggled with its passing and could not get into a rhythm offensively as Washington State went on to win it and the match, 3-1.
Top Performers
- Sopitan led the Wolfpack offensively in the match with 10 kills, while Evans pitched in with nine.
- Freshman Jade Parchment contributed seven and Chatman tallied six.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out 32 assists to go along with six digs.
- Senior libero Makenzie Kuchmaner logged a match-high 21 digs and junior defensive specialist Grace Irvin recorded seven.
- Sopitan also was a wall at the net, as she tallied three solo blocks, which is a career-high.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend when it travels to Dallas, Texas for the SMU DoubleTree Classic. The Wolfpack begins play in the tournament against the host Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
The Cougars are receiving 47 votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Poll and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
NC State concludes the weekend 1-1 thanks to its win against VCU in the season opener, while WSU was 2-0 in its matches.
Quoting Hampton-Keith
Overall thoughts...
"We knew we were challenging ourselves by scheduling Washington State and there were some good things and some definite improvements that need to be made," said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "When it was good it was really good, and we saw some really bright spots in our play, but when it wasn't good we weren't taking care of the things that we can control.
"Hopefully it was a lesson learned and we can take it and move on, but we have to make sure that we learn from this match."
Match Rewind
- Washington State opened the match strong, jumping out to a 5-1 advantage but NC State battled to narrow the deficit to 10-9 after a kill from Melissa Evans.
- The Wolfpack had trouble passing the serve of WSU All-American Taylor Mims midway through the first set, as the Cougars pulled away with a long run to win the frame, 25-14.
- In the second set, a 4-1 run gave NC State an 8-6 lead following an attacking error by WSU.
- Senior Erin Chatman tallied a kill to make it 15-13, but Mims struck again from the service line for Washington State as they scored seven consecutive points and won the set, 25-17.
- The third set was tightly contested with the score tied 10 times and five lead changes.
- Teni Sopitan recorded a kill from the outside at 14-12 to spark a 6-1 run as NCSU pulled ahead, 17-15.
- With the score knotted at 17-17, Evans logged consecutive kills to help NC State win five of the next six rallies to take a 22-18 advantage.
- Sopitan gave the Pack set point at 24-21 and then finished it off with a kill, as NCSU won the third frame, 25-22.
- NC State started the fourth set well but struggled with its passing and could not get into a rhythm offensively as Washington State went on to win it and the match, 3-1.
Top Performers
- Sopitan led the Wolfpack offensively in the match with 10 kills, while Evans pitched in with nine.
- Freshman Jade Parchment contributed seven and Chatman tallied six.
- At setter, Kylie Pickrell dished out 32 assists to go along with six digs.
- Senior libero Makenzie Kuchmaner logged a match-high 21 digs and junior defensive specialist Grace Irvin recorded seven.
- Sopitan also was a wall at the net, as she tallied three solo blocks, which is a career-high.
Up Next
NC State returns to action next weekend when it travels to Dallas, Texas for the SMU DoubleTree Classic. The Wolfpack begins play in the tournament against the host Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Team Stats
WSU
ST
Kills
49
37
Errors
15
32
Attempts
132
143
Hitting %
.258
.035
Points
68.0
45.0
Assists
45
36
Aces
6
3
Blocks
13.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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