Four Double-Digit Kill Performances Lead Pack to First ACC Road Win

Friday, October 18

Charlottesville, Va. (Memorial Gym)

6:30 PM

NC State

8-11,3-4ACC

Virginia

9-11,3-4ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
NC State	25	25	22	25	3
Virginia	21	21	25	18	1

Four Double-Digit Kill Performances Lead Pack to First ACC Road Win

10/18/2019 10:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Four NC State volleyball players recorded double-digit kills Friday night in a 3-1 victory against Virginia, including double-doubles from Melissa Evans and Jade Parchment. The Pack have now won three of its last four matches and two-straight against ACC opponents. Friday was also NC State's fourth-straight win over Virginia, as head coach Linda Hampton-Keith remains undefeated against the Hoos.

NC State (8-11, 3-4 ACC) was led by Jessica Kemp's 14 kills followed by 13 from Lauryn Terry, who tied her career-high. Evans tallied 12 kills with 10 digs on a match-best .333 hitting percentage followed by Parchment's 10 kills and team-best 15 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
NC State controlled most of the match, taking an early 9-4 lead off back-to-back service aces from Kemp. Virginia (9-11, 3-4 ACC) inched back within two, 14-12, before eventually narrowing the gap to one, 21-20. Following a timeout, the Pack ended the set with a 4-1 run featuring two kills from Terry.

The Pack had to work from behind in the second set as Virginia jumped out to an 8-4 lead. Down 11-9, NC State took advantage of five-straight Cavaliers miscues and tacked on two kills of its own for an 18-12 lead, putting them in position to win the second set. Parchment was a highlight of the first two sets, recording six kills on 16 swings, with no errors.

Virginia avoided the sweep with a third set win but NC State came back hitting an outstanding .419 in the fourth set. NC State only trailed 0-1 in the set, jumping out to as large as an eight-point lead, 20-12. The Wolfpack led in every statistical category, except for service aces where Virginia had the 8-7 edge.

OF NOTE

While it was NC State's fourth-straight win against Virginia, it is the first victory for the Pack in Memorial Gym since 2013.
Kemp tallied a career-best five service aces.
49 of the team's 51 kills came from Evans, Parchment, Kemp and Terry.
NC State has put up five or more blocks against six of its seven conference opponents following it's 11 against the Cavs.

UP NEXT
NC State concludes the weekend with a meeting against #3 Pitt on national television Sunday, Oct. 20. The Pack will take on ACC undefeated Pitt at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.