Volleyball Downs Virginia in ACC Opener

Friday, September 24

Raleigh, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

7-5,1-0ACC

Virginia

7-4,0-1ACC

Virginia

NC State

9/24/2021 9:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH – NC State was able to hold off a fierce Virginia squad as it earned a 3-1 (27-25, 14-25, 25-21, 25-20) victory in Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball action inside of Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night.

The Wolfpack (7-5, 1-0 ACC) held the Cavaliers (7-4, 0-1 ACC) to a .131 hitting percentage on the night as NC State improved to 3-0 against Virginia under head coach Luka Slabe.

Junior Jade Parchment led the way for the Pack as she recorded her fifth double-double of the season in a game-best 18 kills (.229) and 10 digs alongside two blocks. Graduate student Melissa Evans added 11 kills.

Junior Kristen McDaniel posted a solid performance with a match-high 42 assists to go along with a season-high tying three kills and 10 digs. Defensively, libero Kaylee Frazier tallied a game-high 21 digs while freshman Jada Allen posted a season-high tying six blocks.

Set One (NC State 27, Virginia 25)
The Pack was cruising throughout the set as it took the early lead and never looked back. Virginia made a push at the end by going on a 3-0 run to knot the score at 24. NC State was able to claim the set off a Virginia error and a kill from freshman Amanda Rice. Parchment had six kills in the set, the most by any player.

Set Two (NC State 14, Virginia 25)
NC State could not find a consistent rhythm in the set as the team posted nine kills and nine errors. The Cavaliers used NC State's errors to their advantage to gain enough momentum to hit .261 and only needed eight kills to tie the game at 1-all.

Set Three (NC State 25, Virginia 21)
After the intermission, NC State found life and hammered down on the Cavaliers as the Pack began the set on a 5-0 run and did not allow Virginia to tie the score. Rice played a crucial role in keeping the momentum in the set as she recorded her third service ace of the day and secured three kills in four swings.

Set Four (NC State 25, Virginia 20)
The final set was a hard-fought battle as there were 10 ties and three lead changes. In the previous three sets there were only five ties and three lead changes combined. The final tie came at 19 forcing NC State to call its final timeout. Coming out of the break, Allen and McDaniel teamed up for a fierce block that made all 917 fans in attendance get on their feet. Allen put the team on her back, recording three straight kills before Parchment posted the game-winning kill.

Up Next
NC State will wrap up its home stand welcoming #4 Pitt to Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Panthers defeated UNC, 3-1 in its ACC opener on Friday night in Chapel Hill to improve to 11-0 on the season.