Pack Sweeps Virginia Tech for Second Time

Friday, October 30

Raleigh, N.C.

5 PM

NC State

4-4,4-4ACC

Virginia Tech

5-4,4-4ACC

Virginia Tech

NC State

10/30/2020 7:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NC State ends its fall season with four-straight wins

RALEIGH, N.C. – After sweeping the Hokies last night, NC State successfully downed Virginia Tech, Friday, to clinch the Pack's fourth-straight win. NC State (4-4) closes out the fall season winning its last nine consecutive sets thanks to Friday's sweep (25-15, 25-19, 25-10).

Jade Parchment continued to be a force on the floor with a match-high 15 kills and a .407 hitting percentage. It is the seventh-straight match in double-digits for the junior in addition to her 13 digs and two service aces. With her performance Friday evening, Parchment also surpassed 700 career kills which pushed her into the top-10 in the NC State rally scoring era for career kills.

"We've been trying to be disciplined all along," said Parchment. "And to finally see the consistency we've been looking for all along in our team, to get the outcome that we've been looking for, it really feels good to watch everything fall into place."

The NC State attack was extremely balanced with seven different players registering a kill, thanks to a solid distribution from setter Kristen McDaniel. McDaniel recorded 26 assists with eight digs and three blocks while leading NC State to a .289 team hitting percentage.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Virginia Tech (5-4, 4-4 ACC) looked challenge the Wolfpack early, keeping the first set tied, 7-7. From there the Wolfpack fired off three-straight points to take the go ahead set lead, 10-7. NC State kept its foot on the gas, outpacing Virginia Tech for a quick second and third set.

After giving up the first two points of the second set to Virginia Tech, Jade Parchment paced the way through the second set with six kills and a .667 hitting percentage. With a 19-17 lead, NC State successfully used a challenge to reverse a point pushing the team's lead to three. Hannah Wander entered as a defensive substitution, spurring a 5-2 run behind her serve to end the set.

Wander's serve once again proved to be a spark for NC State in the third set, giving the team a 10-5 lead after six unanswered points. Despite a Virginia Tech kill out of a timeout, the Wolfpack offense could not be slowed, reaching as large as a 14-point lead.

OF NOTE

Parchment closes out the fall season with a team-high 4.21 kills per set which currently ranks fourth in the ACC.
Friday marked the 18^th career double-double for Parchment, the most of any active NC State player.
NC State held Virginia Tech's offense to a season-low .040 hitting percentage Friday.
The Pack had five players record a total of seven service aces, highlighted by two apiece from Evans and Parchment.
Nwoke had one of her best performances of the season with a .400 hitting percentage, two blocks and the first service ace of her career.
With its two wins against the Hokies this weekend, NC State has now won seven-straight against Virginia Tech. Tech still leads the series by a narrow 21-17.