Wolfpack Set to Travel to Duke and UNC

Friday, October 27

Durham, NC

6:30pm

NC State

Duke

10/25/2023 6:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Wolfpack volleyball team is set to travel down Tobacco Road to take on Duke and UNC for week six of Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Pack will face the Bue Devils at Cameron Indoor on Friday Oct. 27 at 6:30pm on ACCNX, before heading to Carmichael Arena to take on the Tar Heels on Sunday at 4pm on ACCNX.

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The Match Up

The Wolfpack will travel down Tobacco Road for week six of conference play
The Blue Devils hold a 29-7 advantage over the Pack in the series and won three of the last five meetings
In the 48 years that the Pack have met with the Blue Devils, NC State has not won in Cameron Indoor since the 70's
The Tar Heels lead the series 39-4, winning eight of the last 10 meetings
When playing at UNC, the Pack has won eight of the 48 matches played on the Tar Heels home court

Queen of the Service Line

Senior libero Skye Stokes has totaled a service ace in one-third of the team's matches this season
Her jump serve, which makes any gym she's in go silent, always shocks opponent due to the spin and speed
She leads the Pack with 28 aces and counting
Her season high is four in a match but her career high, set during her time at West Virginia was six (recorded during the 2021 campaign)

Block City

Junior middle blocker Jada Allen earned defensive player of the week, as announced by the ACC on Oct. 16, for her paly against Wake Forest and Virginia Tech
She combined for 15 blocks between the two matches, including nine against Wake to tie her career high set earlier this season against Howard
Since joining the program in 2021, she has appeared in ever match up until this point (78 to be exact)

Defend the Den

The Pack is holds a 10-1 record when playing in Reynolds Coliseum this season
Prior to the 2023 season, the last time NC State lost in Reynolds was Oct. 30, 2022 against then No. 10 Georgia Tech
The only team to defeat the Wolfpack on their home court this season is No. 7 Pitt
The last time the Pack lost in Reynolds was 355 days from the Oct. 20th loss to Pitt
The squad's 10-1 record at home is the best start to the season since 2017 when the team went 12-0 in Reynolds Coliseum

Second in 11 Years

Sophomore Ava Brizard recorded a career high 25 kills against Florida State, becoming only the second member of the Pack to do so since 2012 -- Melissa Evans recorded 25 v Rutgers in 2021 (Brie Merriwther recorded 26 against Clemson in 2012)
She only recorded 3 errors on 53 attacks to finish with a .415 hitting percentage

Season of Milestones

The 2023 squad as marked several milestones through the first 15 matches of the season
Against Utah Valley on Aug. 26, the Pack rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to record a reverse sweep, which was the first time since 2015 this occurred
The 11-1 record (matches through Sept. 22) was the best start to a season since 2015 and under head coach Luka Slabe
The squads 10-match win-streak (matches from Aug. 26 to Sept. 22) was the longest since 2014 and with Slabe at the helm
The win over No. 5 Louisville marked the first win over a top-five team, first win over a ranked team in Reynolds, and the second win over a top-25 team in program history
NC State also received votes in the October 2 AVCA Coaches Poll (no record of this occurring before)
In the first RPI ranking of the 2023 season (released on Oct. 3), the Pack ranked in at 27th, a program best, and is one of five ACC schools in the top-30

Setting Machine

Fifth year setter Kristen McDaniel recorded her 72nd match with 20 or more assists in the Pack defeated Virginia on Oct. 22
She currently sits 330 assists away from 3K