NC State Falls to Syracuse

Wednesday, November 24

Raleigh, N.C.

3 PM

NC State

15-13,9-8ACC

Syracuse

17-13,6-12ACC

Syracuse

NC State

11/24/2021 6:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH – NC State volleyball could not slow down a hot-hitting Syracuse, falling to the Orange 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 29-27) in Atlantic Coast Conference action inside of Reynolds Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.

The Wolfpack (15-13, 9-8 ACC) fought hard throughout the match, including putting up a valiant effort in the third to nearly force a fourth set but the Orange (17-13, 6-12 ACC) kept its composure to hold off and win the match.

Leading the charge for the Pack was junior Taylor Rowland who recorded her eighth double-double of the season with a team-high 19 kills on .283 hitting with a team-high 15 digs. Graduate student Melissa Evans followed behind with her sixth double-double of the season in 18 kills, hitting .317 alongside 11 digs.

Junior Kristen McDaniel controlled the offense with a match-high 45 assists and 14 digs with a service ace while graduate student Kaylee Frazier served as the libero and racked up 13 digs, her 21st double-digit dig performance this season.

Set One (NC State 21, Syracuse 25)
Both teams battled hard early in the first set as all 10 ties happened before the 13th point. Tied at 12, Syracuse reeled off a 4-0 run to force NC State to call a timeout. The Pack fought back to come within one at 17-18, but the Orange recorded a kill and used a Wolfpack attacking error to create enough space to hold one for the first set.

Set Two (NC State 19, Syracuse 25)
Neither team could hold a steady lead early in the set before Syracuse took a 15-12 lead at the media timeout. NC State came out of the break with a fierce 3-0 run that forced Syracuse to use a timeout. The Orange gave up one more point before going on a 4-1 run to take a 20-17 lead it would not relinquish.

Set Three (NC State 27, Syracuse 29)
The third set seemed to be all NC State as the Wolfpack took a quick 3-0 lead and would not trail throughout majority of the set. Syracuse would not let up, battling back to tie the score twice before the media timeout. Trailing 20-17, the Orange went on a 4-1 run to tie the score at 21-all, putting extra pressure on NC State. Syracuse would eventually get to set point but the Wolfpack did not give up, forcing three more set points. The Orange kept faith and won the set off a kill and an attacking error by NC State.

Up Next
NC State will wrap up its regular season on Saturday inside of Reynolds Coliseum. The Senior Day match is scheduled for 1 p.m. with the game broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

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