Pack Heads South For Week Three of ACC Play

Friday, October 6

Coral Gables, FL

7pm

NC State

Miami

10/4/2023 9:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

RALEIGH -- The NC State volleyball team heads south to Florida to take on Miami and Florida State for week three of Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Pack, who received votes in the Oct. 3 AVCA Coaches Poll, will take on the Hurricanes on Friday Oct. 6 at 7pm before heading north to Tallahassee to take on the Seminoles on Sunday Oct. 8 at 1pm.

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The Match Up

The Pack have a target on their back now that they defeated No. 5 Louisville
Miami holds a 15-5 advantage over the Pack, but NC State has won three of the last five meetings
When playing on the Canes home court, the Pack is 2-12
The meeting with the Seminoles will be the 39th with the Wolfpack
FSU holds a 34-4 advantage over NC State and have won four of the last five

One for the History Books

The Pack defeated No. 5 Louisville on October 1, the first in program history that the team has ever defeated a top-five opponent
Sunday evening was also the first time in program history that the Wolfpack defeated a ranked opponent in Reynolds
The win also marked only the second win over a top-25 opponent (defeated then No. 10 FSU, 3-2, in 2016)

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)

Big Red

Junior opposite Amanda Rice recorded a career high 18 kills against Rutgers and Ohio
Due to her performance at the Bobcat Invitational, she earned Tournament MVP
With her seventh kill of the evening against George Washington, she surpassed 500 on her career
She led the team with 16 kills against No. 5 Louisville and finished with a .443 hitting percentage (a season best)

Setting Machine

Fifth year setter Kristen McDaniel recorded her 68th match with 20 or more assists in the Pack win over No. 5 Louisville
The Mililani, Hawaii native hit 2000 assists on her career last season and looks to hit 3000 this season
She currently sits 466 assists away from 3K