North Carolina State University Athletics
Sunday, October 24
Raleigh, N.C.
4 PM
NC State
vs
Duke
Volleyball Set for Tobacco Road Rivalry
10/23/2021 10:05:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH – NC State volleyball will take a break from road games as the team welcomes Duke to Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday at 4 p.m.
The game will be televised live on ACC Network as the Pack (11-9, 5-4) looks to bounce back from a tough rivalry loss to North Carolina on Wednesday.
DUKE MATCHUP
The game will be televised live on ACC Network as the Pack (11-9, 5-4) looks to bounce back from a tough rivalry loss to North Carolina on Wednesday.
DUKE MATCHUP
- Sunday's contest will serve as the 103rd meeting between the Wolfpack and Blue Devils
- Duke currently holds a 68-34 advantage in the all-time series
- The Pack snapped Duke's three-game win streak with a hard-fought five-set 3-2 (25-16, 14-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-6) victory in the last outing on Feb. 26.
- Be the 758th win in program history (757-788)
- Be the 174th ACC win in program history (173-405)
- Be the second win against Duke in the Luka Slabe era (1-2)
- Be the 13th ACC win for Luka Slabe (12-13)
- 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.
- 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.
- NC State currently sits in the top five in the ACC in assists, kills and digs per set
- NC State averages 13.13 assists per set, which is third-best in the ACC and ranks 12th in Division I
- The Pack is second in the ACC in kills per set, recording 14.20 a set, 10th-best in Division I
- The Wolfpack tallies 14.73 digs per set, good enough for the fifth-highest in ACC
- Junior Taylor Rowland of NC State volleyball has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Player of the Week as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
- The outside hitter stuffed the stat sheets all weekend as she recorded her fourth and fifth double-doubles this season. Rowland racked up 29 kills, third-most on the team with a .343 hitting percentage alongside 21 digs, three assists and a pair of blocks.
- Red Out – wear RED, early arriving students will receive a free t-shirt
- Gold Medal – arrive early to the match to take photos with head coach Luka Slabe's gold medal
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