Volleyball Set to Host Clemson for Final Home Match

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State volleyball team is set to host Clemson on Friday Nov. 17 for the final home match of the 2023 campaign. The Wolfpack will also honor its two seniors -- Kristen McDaniel and Riley Shaak -- in addition to three senior managers. The five will be honored on the court post matches and fans are encouraged to remain in their seats at the conclusion of the match.

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The Match Up

The Pack swept the Tigers earlier this season, the first match of ACC play
Clemson holds a 24-15 advantage of the Wolfpack in the series, but NC State has won eight of the last 10
In the meeting in September, Martyna Leoniak and Ava Brizard led the way with 13 kills each, while Brizard hit .458 on the evening (her best this season)

Grab the Tissues

Friday's match marks the last match of the 2023 season in Reynolds Coliseum and marks Senior Night
The Pack will honor fifth year setter Kristen McDaniel and senior middle blocker Riley Shaak
McDaniel has etched her name into the record book as one of the best setters in program history, as she ranks in the top five for assists in the rally scoring era and top 10 for overall career assists
Shaak leaves a lasting mark on the program as well, as she ranks in the top 10 for total blocks in the rally scoring era, in addition to blocks per set

Queen of the Service Line

Senior libero Skye Stokes has totaled a service ace in exactly half 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 38 aces and counting, a stat that ranks 8th in the ACC
Her recorded a career high of 7 at Boston College, surpassing her previous high of 6 and her season high of 4
Her 7 aces against the Eagles were the fourth most in a single match in program history

Defend the Den

The Pack is holds a 10-2 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 teams to defeat the Wolfpack on their home court this season is No. 7 Pitt and Boston College
The last time the Pack lost in Reynolds was 355 days from the Oct. 20th loss to Pitt
The squad's 10-2 record at home is the best start to the season since 2017 when the team went 12-0 in Reynolds Coliseum

Season of Milestones

The 11-1 record for 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 was one of five ACC schools in the top-30
The win at UNC was the first win for the Pack on the Tar Heels home court since 1997 (25 years!)
After the win at Virginia Tech, the 2023 squad marked the first 20 win season since 2017 (the last time the Pack played in the post season)

Have a night (or three) Big Red

Junior opposite Amanda Rice surpassed her previous career high of 18 kills like it was just anotherday in the office
In the five set loss at Duke, she tallied 27 kills on 50 attemps and finished hitting .440 on the evening
She was the first member of the Pack since 2016 to record more than 26 kills in a five set match (Julie Brown recorded 31 in 2012 against Syracuse)
The fire underneath her was still hot as she recorded 20 kills against Duke, less than 48 hours later
A week after setting a new career high and solidifying the title of ACC Offensive Player of the Week, she tallied 20 kills against Boston College
Rice is the first member of the Pack since 2021 (Melissa Evans) to record back-to-back 20+ kill matches
She is also the only member of the Pack known to record three-consecutive 20+ kill matches (no prior notes in record book)

Setting Machine

Fifth year setter Kristen McDaniel recorded her 74th match with 20 or more assists in the Pack defeated UNC on Oct. 27
She currently sits 267 assists away from 3K

Volleyball Set to Host Clemson for Final Home Match

Players Mentioned

Ava Brizard

Martyna Leoniak

Kristen McDaniel

Amanda Rice

Riley Shaak

Skye Stokes

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