NC State Earns Hard-Fought Victory over Georgia

Thursday, September 16

Raleigh, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

6-4,0-0ACC

Georgia

4-6,0-0SEC

Georgia

NC State

9/16/2021 10:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH – NC State volleyball overcame a slow start to comeback and defeat Georgia, 3-1 (16-25, 31-29, 25-22, 25-23) in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night inside of Reynolds Coliseum.

The Pack was able to win the final three sets in thriller fashion to extend its win streak to four games improving to a 6-4 overall record, winning seven of its last eight sets played.

Junior Jade Parchment was on a mission as she tallied her team-best fourth double-double of the year as she posted a game- and season-high 23 kills while hitting .356 and 13 digs. Graduate student Melissa Evans recorded her ninth double-digit kill game of the season, racking up 14 kills to go along with a game-high 14 digs.

Freshman Maggie Jones stepped up in the match as she tallied 50 assists with two service aces and four digs. Both graduate student Kaylee Frazier and junior Hannah Wander helped out on the defensive end as they each had 11 digs.

Set One (NC State 16, Georgia 25)
The first set was all Bulldogs (4-6) as they held NC State to a negative hitting percentage while racking up 11 kills in the set. The Pack stuck with Georgia early and tried making a late run as it trailed 14-16 but the Bulldogs reeled off a 9-2 run to take the first set.

Set Two (NC State 31, Georgia 29)
The second set was a fight as there were 10 ties and four lead changes. Trailing 14-22, NC State went on a 5-0 run to bring the score to 19-22 forcing Georgia to call a timeout. After a couple back and forth points, the Bulldogs were at set point (24-20) before the Pack gained all the momentum with a 4-0 run to force a win-by-two situation. NC State was finally able to win back-to-back points for the set off a kill by Parchment and a Georgia error.

Set Three (NC State 25, Georgia 22)
The third set was similar to the second set as neither team could hold a lead for more than a few points as there were 10 ties including three ties after the 15-point mark. The final tie came at 22 before NC State used a Bulldog error, a crowd-roaring block from sophomore Riley Shaak and a kill from Parchment to take a 2-1 lead.

Set Four (NC State 25, Georgia 23)
Once again, both teams played tight as the largest score gap was three points. Knotted at 21, NC State recorded back-to-back kills that made all 836 fans in attendance get on their feet and force Georgia to call its final timeout. The Bulldogs tried to fight back, getting a crucial kill to make it 24-23 but Parchment stepped up and delivered the final kill to complete the victory.

Up Next
NC State will play its final non-conference game of the season on Friday at 7 p.m. against Arkansas for its ACC/SEC Challenge finale.