North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Boone, N.C. (Holmes Convocation Center)
4 pm
NC State
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Western Carolina
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NC State
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Western Caro.
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Volleyball Rebounds with Statement Performance Against WCU
9/13/2019 8:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – Despite dropping the first set of the match, the NC State Volleyball team roared back to a 3-1 victory against Western Carolina Friday night in Boone, N.C. The Wolfpack tallied four double-digit kill performances, including a career-high tying-20 from Melissa Evans. The offense also had five hitters hit above .400.
As a team, the Wolfpack totaled nine career-highs in addition to nine different season highs. Included in those, was Kaylee Frazier's 27 digs. Frazier has now bested her previous career-high in three consecutive matches. The 27 digs are the second most in a single-match this season among ACC teams.
Jessica Kemp notched a career-high 13 kills followed by Jade Parchment's season-high of 12 and Lauryn Terry's 10. Nina Sharpton distributed the offense, notching her own career-high of 40 assists. The redshirt sophomore also tallied 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
HEAD COACH LINDA HAMPTON-KEITH'S THOUGHTS
"I was thrilled with our team's performance today. We started off really rocky dropping the first set and I thought we had kind of a pivotal moment there where we could've gone either way. To see our team step up and confidently gut out the second set, 29-27, and then from there regain their footing and some confidence. We started playing a lot cleaner from there, that was really a positive note of the day. I'm really thrilled that our team showed that kind of maturity in that moment, where it could've gone either way and they chose to go by the way of confidence and execution at a high level."
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Western Carolina (2-7) worked their way to a 25-20 victory in the first set, the Catamounts also mounted a 10-5 lead in the second. NC State recorded four-straight points to pull within one, 10-9, but WCU pushed out to a four-point lead, 14-10. Kemp tied the match for NC State, 14-14, with three-straight kills. The set continued to go back-and-forth, tied all the way to 27 before Pam Chukwujekwu and Parchment clinched the final two points needed.
Even with six early ties in the third set, NC State controlled the tempo early and took a 12-9 lead with four unanswered points. The Wolfpack lead reached 22-15, in part due to Parchment's six kills in the set. Western Carolina tried to mount a late comeback, holding off two set points from NC State. Evans finally closed out the set with a kill.
The fourth set also remained tightly contested in the first half with the teams even at 10 before NC State turned it on, outscoring the Catamounts 15-6 to end the match.
STAT RECAP
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
NC State continues action in Boone, N.C. with two matches tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 14 against Iowa State and host, Appalachian State.
As a team, the Wolfpack totaled nine career-highs in addition to nine different season highs. Included in those, was Kaylee Frazier's 27 digs. Frazier has now bested her previous career-high in three consecutive matches. The 27 digs are the second most in a single-match this season among ACC teams.
Jessica Kemp notched a career-high 13 kills followed by Jade Parchment's season-high of 12 and Lauryn Terry's 10. Nina Sharpton distributed the offense, notching her own career-high of 40 assists. The redshirt sophomore also tallied 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season.
That's a Wolfpack WIN!@PackVball takes the final three sets of the match to close out the 3-1 victory over Western Carolina!#GoPack pic.twitter.com/KYhbKl2ks6
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) September 13, 2019
HEAD COACH LINDA HAMPTON-KEITH'S THOUGHTS
"I was thrilled with our team's performance today. We started off really rocky dropping the first set and I thought we had kind of a pivotal moment there where we could've gone either way. To see our team step up and confidently gut out the second set, 29-27, and then from there regain their footing and some confidence. We started playing a lot cleaner from there, that was really a positive note of the day. I'm really thrilled that our team showed that kind of maturity in that moment, where it could've gone either way and they chose to go by the way of confidence and execution at a high level."
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Western Carolina (2-7) worked their way to a 25-20 victory in the first set, the Catamounts also mounted a 10-5 lead in the second. NC State recorded four-straight points to pull within one, 10-9, but WCU pushed out to a four-point lead, 14-10. Kemp tied the match for NC State, 14-14, with three-straight kills. The set continued to go back-and-forth, tied all the way to 27 before Pam Chukwujekwu and Parchment clinched the final two points needed.
Even with six early ties in the third set, NC State controlled the tempo early and took a 12-9 lead with four unanswered points. The Wolfpack lead reached 22-15, in part due to Parchment's six kills in the set. Western Carolina tried to mount a late comeback, holding off two set points from NC State. Evans finally closed out the set with a kill.
The fourth set also remained tightly contested in the first half with the teams even at 10 before NC State turned it on, outscoring the Catamounts 15-6 to end the match.
STAT RECAP
- Frazier's career-high digs (37) came in conjunction to tying her career-high assists (6) and service aces (2).
- Grace Irvin's strong defensive efforts totaled for a season-high 13 digs.
- Evans hit .405, a season-high hitting percentage, in addition to her season-high digs (6) all while matching her career-best 20 kills.
- Daniela McDonald recorded a career-high three blocks.
- Savannah Bryant recorded the first dig of her collegiate career.
- Parchment's season-high 12 kills came in addition to tying her season-high assist mark (1).
- In addition to her career-high 13 kills, Kemp contributed a tying season-high three blocks.
- Sharpton's fourth double-double of the season came with her career-high 40 assists and career-high 12 digs.
- It was a season-high hitting percentage night for Terry, who finished with a .476. The senior also tallied the second service ace of her career.
OF NOTE
- NC State hit .293 over the course of the match, highlighted by a .365 clip in the second set. The team's 68 kills are a season-high.
- The Wolfpack led in nearly every statistical category including blocks (8) and service aces (5).
- In the first meeting between the two programs since 2012, NC State moved to a 13-0 lead in the series.
UP NEXT
NC State continues action in Boone, N.C. with two matches tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 14 against Iowa State and host, Appalachian State.
Team Stats
NCSU
WCU
Kills
68
59
Errors
17
20
Attempts
174
182
Hitting %
.293
.214
Points
81
70
Assists
67
50
Aces
5
4
Blocks
8
7
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
5
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