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Pack Wins Season Finale at Syracuse
11/26/2022 2:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SYRACUSE, NY – The NC State volleyball team defeated Syracuse 3-1 in the season finale in New York.
Sophomore Martyna Leoniak led the team with 16 kills with three errors on 26 attempts to finish with a .500 hitting percentage. She also recorded four aces in the match with three straight at the end.
Amanda Rice added 12 kills for the Pack.
Riley Shaak led the team with five blocks and Vanja Bukilic added four.
Set One (25-18)
The Pack went on a 4-1 run to open the match. Syracuse challenged the Pack's fourth point and won to give NC State only a one point lead. A monster block by Leoniak and Jada Allen allowed the Pack to maintain the lead through the front part of the set. At one point, the Wolfpack held a seven point lead over the Orange, with Leoniak leading the way with four kills. At the first timeout of the set, the Wolfpack led 18-12 and Syracuse tallied six errors. A block by Allen and Bukilic allowed the Pack to take set one.
Leoniak led the team with eight kills on 12 attempts and finished the set with a .667 hitting percentage.
Set Two (20-25)
Syracuse took its first lead of the match to start set two. The Orange led 7-5, but an attack by Madison Williams allowed the Pack to make it a one point set. A block by Riley Shaak tied the set eight all and an ace by Cabello allowed the Pack to take its first lead of the set.
The Orange tied the match 11 all after a bad dig by the Pack – from there, it was a back-and-forth battle. After back-to-back receiving errors by the Wolfpack, the Orange took a 18-16 lead. Head coach Luka Slabe took his final timeout of the set with the Orange leading by three. Syracuse arrived on match point, with the Pack trailing by six, but the Wolfpack wasn't ready for it to end. A kill by Leoniak and an ace by Shaak allowed for the Pack to minimize the lead to four, but Syracuse took the set to tie the match 1-1.
Leoniak continued to lead the team with 12 kills on 16 attempts with no errors and a .776 hitting percentage. Williams and Amanda Rice each tallied five kills by the end of the second set.
Set Three (28-26)
The Pack struggled to gain momentum. The Orange recorded back-to-back aces to take a 9-6 lead over NC State and Slabe took his first timeout of the set to help regroup the team. The Pack went on to tie the set several times, but a kill by Leoniak allowed the Pack to lead for the first time in the set, 14-13. The Pack held the lead for a bit before Syracuse tied it 17 all.
Leoniak continued to have herself an afternoon as she recorded an ace to help the Pack take back the lead, 19-17. The Pack maintained the lead after a monstrous kill by Allen. The two teams continued to battle and the Pack arrived on set point with the Orange trailing by one. Syracuse took a timeout and the Pack recorded a service error on the next play to tie it 24 all. NC State took the set after a huge kill by Williams.
Leoniak continued to lead with 16 kills, while Rice added nine and Williams added eight.
Set Four (25-15)
Rice started the Pack off strong with back-to-back kills and Hannah Wander recorded an ace to give NC State a 3-0 lead. Syracuse used an early timeout after the Pack took a 5-1 lead. Syracuse caught up and minimized the Pack's lead to one, forcing Slabe to take a timeout. The Pack went on too take three straight points to make it 12-8. The Pack maintained the lead and went on to record three straight service aces and a kill to end the match.
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Sophomore Martyna Leoniak led the team with 16 kills with three errors on 26 attempts to finish with a .500 hitting percentage. She also recorded four aces in the match with three straight at the end.
Amanda Rice added 12 kills for the Pack.
Riley Shaak led the team with five blocks and Vanja Bukilic added four.
Set One (25-18)
The Pack went on a 4-1 run to open the match. Syracuse challenged the Pack's fourth point and won to give NC State only a one point lead. A monster block by Leoniak and Jada Allen allowed the Pack to maintain the lead through the front part of the set. At one point, the Wolfpack held a seven point lead over the Orange, with Leoniak leading the way with four kills. At the first timeout of the set, the Wolfpack led 18-12 and Syracuse tallied six errors. A block by Allen and Bukilic allowed the Pack to take set one.
Leoniak led the team with eight kills on 12 attempts and finished the set with a .667 hitting percentage.
Set Two (20-25)
Syracuse took its first lead of the match to start set two. The Orange led 7-5, but an attack by Madison Williams allowed the Pack to make it a one point set. A block by Riley Shaak tied the set eight all and an ace by Cabello allowed the Pack to take its first lead of the set.
The Orange tied the match 11 all after a bad dig by the Pack – from there, it was a back-and-forth battle. After back-to-back receiving errors by the Wolfpack, the Orange took a 18-16 lead. Head coach Luka Slabe took his final timeout of the set with the Orange leading by three. Syracuse arrived on match point, with the Pack trailing by six, but the Wolfpack wasn't ready for it to end. A kill by Leoniak and an ace by Shaak allowed for the Pack to minimize the lead to four, but Syracuse took the set to tie the match 1-1.
Leoniak continued to lead the team with 12 kills on 16 attempts with no errors and a .776 hitting percentage. Williams and Amanda Rice each tallied five kills by the end of the second set.
Set Three (28-26)
The Pack struggled to gain momentum. The Orange recorded back-to-back aces to take a 9-6 lead over NC State and Slabe took his first timeout of the set to help regroup the team. The Pack went on to tie the set several times, but a kill by Leoniak allowed the Pack to lead for the first time in the set, 14-13. The Pack held the lead for a bit before Syracuse tied it 17 all.
Leoniak continued to have herself an afternoon as she recorded an ace to help the Pack take back the lead, 19-17. The Pack maintained the lead after a monstrous kill by Allen. The two teams continued to battle and the Pack arrived on set point with the Orange trailing by one. Syracuse took a timeout and the Pack recorded a service error on the next play to tie it 24 all. NC State took the set after a huge kill by Williams.
Leoniak continued to lead with 16 kills, while Rice added nine and Williams added eight.
Set Four (25-15)
Rice started the Pack off strong with back-to-back kills and Hannah Wander recorded an ace to give NC State a 3-0 lead. Syracuse used an early timeout after the Pack took a 5-1 lead. Syracuse caught up and minimized the Pack's lead to one, forcing Slabe to take a timeout. The Pack went on too take three straight points to make it 12-8. The Pack maintained the lead and went on to record three straight service aces and a kill to end the match.
#GoPack | @PackVball
Team Stats
NCSU
SU
Kills
51
44
Errors
15
19
Attempts
107
111
Hitting %
.336
.225
Points
72
61
Assists
44
41
Aces
12
11
Blocks
9
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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