Friday, November 1
Raleigh, N.C.
7 PM
NC State
9-14,4-7ACC
3
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Clemson
10-12,4-7ACC
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5
F
Clemson
25
17
25
19
11
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NC State
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25
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25
14
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Pack Takes Down Clemson In Five
11/2/2019 12:01:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – An all-around stellar performance for the NC State volleyball team helped them to a five-set comeback victory against Clemson (10-12, 4-7 ACC) Friday evening in Reynolds Coliseum. Despite going down 2-1, the Pack forced a decisive set five victory where they took the match, 15-11.
NC State (9-14, 4-7 ACC) had a plethora of weapons but was led by Jessica Kemp for the sixth time this season. Kemp recorded 18 kills on a .469 hitting percentage followed by Lauryn Terry's career-high 14. Melissa Evans returned after missing last weekend's matches, delivering 13 kills and three blocks.
Jade Parchment played the final three sets for NC State and came up big. Parchment hit an ACC-best .818 with nine kills on 11 attacks and no errors. The sophomore also recorded two solo blocks and six digs.
"This win builds momentum for us," said Kemp. "We've had a lot of resiliency and this just proves that it doesn't matter who's on the court, what we're doing, who we're playing – we are going to go out there and play our best volleyball."
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Clemson took a tight first set, the Pack rebounded with a very strong performance in the second that included a .417 hitting percentage. NC State only trailed once in the set, 4-2, before a 7-2 run put them ahead for good. After Clemson inched within one point, 13-12, Kemp came up big with back-to-back kills followed by consecutive errors from the Tigers for a 17-12 NC State lead.
Clemson came back in the third, taking a 2-1 lead, and then the opening point in the fourth set but the momentum quickly shifted with a 5-0 run that included three kills from Kemp. The Tigers came all the way back, taking an 8-7 lead, but NC State fired off seven unanswered points behind the serve of libero Kaylee Frazier that Clemson would not be able to come back from.
NC State, who was previously 2-5 in five-set matches this season, controlled the set from the beginning thanks to a kill from Parchment. Following a kill and service ace from Kemp, NC State went up 3-0 before stringing together three more points for a 7-3 advantage. A Clemson attack error gave the Pack match point, but the Tigers fended it off with three-straight points before Lydia Adam put down the final punch with a kill, clinching the match win.
CAREER-HIGH ROUND UP
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
NC State continues its home stand with a match against Georgia Tech, Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ACCNX.
NC State (9-14, 4-7 ACC) had a plethora of weapons but was led by Jessica Kemp for the sixth time this season. Kemp recorded 18 kills on a .469 hitting percentage followed by Lauryn Terry's career-high 14. Melissa Evans returned after missing last weekend's matches, delivering 13 kills and three blocks.
Jade Parchment played the final three sets for NC State and came up big. Parchment hit an ACC-best .818 with nine kills on 11 attacks and no errors. The sophomore also recorded two solo blocks and six digs.
"This win builds momentum for us," said Kemp. "We've had a lot of resiliency and this just proves that it doesn't matter who's on the court, what we're doing, who we're playing – we are going to go out there and play our best volleyball."
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Clemson took a tight first set, the Pack rebounded with a very strong performance in the second that included a .417 hitting percentage. NC State only trailed once in the set, 4-2, before a 7-2 run put them ahead for good. After Clemson inched within one point, 13-12, Kemp came up big with back-to-back kills followed by consecutive errors from the Tigers for a 17-12 NC State lead.
Clemson came back in the third, taking a 2-1 lead, and then the opening point in the fourth set but the momentum quickly shifted with a 5-0 run that included three kills from Kemp. The Tigers came all the way back, taking an 8-7 lead, but NC State fired off seven unanswered points behind the serve of libero Kaylee Frazier that Clemson would not be able to come back from.
NC State, who was previously 2-5 in five-set matches this season, controlled the set from the beginning thanks to a kill from Parchment. Following a kill and service ace from Kemp, NC State went up 3-0 before stringing together three more points for a 7-3 advantage. A Clemson attack error gave the Pack match point, but the Tigers fended it off with three-straight points before Lydia Adam put down the final punch with a kill, clinching the match win.
CAREER-HIGH ROUND UP
- Nina Sharpton dished out a career-high 51 assists
- In addition to her personal-best kills, Terry also recorded a career-high five digs
- Freshman Kristen McDaniel recorded a career-best 12 digs
- Adam tied her career-high with six kills in her second-consecutive match in addition to her personal-best five digs.
- Savannah Bryant had 11 digs, one off her personal-best, but her four kills were a career-high.
OF NOTE
- Friday was an outstanding defensive matchup with a combined 143 digs between the two teams.
- The Pack's last five-set win came on Sept. 14 against Appalachian State. Additionally, Friday's win is only the second this season for the Pack when trailing 2-1.
- The Pack have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against Clemson.
- NC State held Clemson to a sub-.200 hitting percentage in the three sets they won.
- As a team, the Pack hit .285, the team's highest hitting percentage in a five-set match this season.
- The win puts NC State locked in a five-way tie for eighth place in the ACC.
UP NEXT
NC State continues its home stand with a match against Georgia Tech, Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ACCNX.
Team Stats
CU
NCST
Kills
58
66
Errors
20
19
Attempts
160
165
Hitting %
.238
.285
Points
72.0
78.0
Assists
56
63
Aces
5
5
Blocks
9.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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