NC State Drops Rivalry Match

Wednesday, October 20

Chapel Hill, N.C.

8 PM

NC State

11-9,5-4ACC

North Carolina

16-4,5-4ACC

NC State

North Carolina

10/20/2021 10:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – NC State could not find a consistent rhythm and dropped a 3-1 (11-25, 25-22, 12-25, 22-25) decision to North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball action on Wednesday night in Carmichael Arena.

The Wolfpack (11-9, 5-4 ACC) had three players record double-digit kills but the Tar Heels (16-4, 5-4 ACC) offense was too much to handle on the road.

Graduate student Melissa Evans led the charge for NC State with 13 kills while senior Jade Parchment followed behind with 12 kills on .324 hitting. Junior Taylor Rowland added 10 kills, seven digs and a pair of blocks.

Junior Kristen McDaniel posted her fifth double-double of the season with 22 assists and a team-high 14 digs. Graduate student Kaylee Frazier served as our libero and recorded 11 digs.

Set One (NC State 11, North Carolina 25)
The Pack started off slow and never picked up its momentum in the set. UNC jumped out to an early 9-0 run, forcing NC State to use both of its timeouts early and never let up.

Set Two (NC State 25, North Carolina 22)
Neither team dominated this set as there were 11 ties and six lead changes. The final tie came at 20-all when NC State called a timeout the recorded back-to-back kills that created enough momentum to hold off UNC and tie the match at one. The Pack held UNC to a .000 hitting percentage in the set.

Set Three (NC State 12, North Carolina 25)
North Carolina came out of the break on fire as the Tar Heels hit .606 in the set while limiting the Pack to only nine kills. The Wolfpack tried to stay close but UNC reeled off an 8-2 run that diminished all hopes of NC State gaining a lead.

Set Four (NC State 22, North Carolina 25)
The final set was a battle all the way through as there were 16 ties and five lead changes. Neither team was able to gain a lead of more than two points until the end. Trailing 19-21, Evans subbed in and immediately recorded a kill and a bad set by UNC allowed the Pack to tie the score at 21. Carolina answered with a kill that got the crowd on their feet, giving UNC enough momentum to claim the final set.

Up Next
NC State will return to Reynolds Coliseum for a Tobacco Road rivalry match against Duke on Sunday. First serve is set for 4 p.m. with the game televised live on ACC Network.

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