Wolfpack Set to Host Orange and Eagles

RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State volleyball team is set to return to Reynolds Coliseum to host Syracuse and and Boston College for the next two conference matches of the season.

The Pack is set to host the Orange at 7pm on Friday, Nov. 2 on ACCNX before hosting the Eagles on ACC Network on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 12pm.

Fans attending the game Sunday should prepare for potential traffic due to the City of Oaks Marathon taking place on Hillsborough Street.

The Basics of the Matchups

Friday's marks the 15th all-time meeting with the Orange. The Pack has won seven of the last 10 and the last three straight. Under Slabe, the Pack is 3-1 against Syracuse.
Sunday's meeting with Boston College will mark the 29th with the Eagles. The Wolfpack has won three of the last five against Boston College.
When playing four or five sets against the Eagles, NC State is 8-8.

A Win/Wins Would ...

be the 210th and 211th ACC win in program history
be the 812th and 813th overall win in program history
be the 74th and 75th under head coach Luka Slabe
be the seventh and eighth conference win this season
be the 12th and 13th win of the season

Milestone Watch

Sophie Groom - 9 kills from 500
Ava Brizard - 185 kills from 1,000
Martyna Leoniak - 86 kills from 500
Jada Allen - 22 blocks from 400
Amanda Rice - 96 kills from 1,000

Big Red's Makes a Statement

Senior Amanda Rice tallied 37 kills during opening weekend for the Pack and recorded double-digit kills in all three matches.
In the final weekend of non-conference play, the Lemont, Ill. native tallied 30 kills, averaged 3.75 kills per set, recorded a .333 hitting percentage -- marks that ranked first in the ACC among any opposite.
As of Monday, the Rice ranks 18th in the nation, in all of D1, among opposites for kills per set (3.39) and ranks third in the ACC in kills per set by an opposite (Olivia Babcock from Pitt averages 4.35 per set and ranks third in the nation, first in the ACC).

Skye's the Limit

Senior libero Skye Stokes has recorded at least one service ace in 88 games throughout her career. She leads all active players in the ACC for most games with a service ace in their career.
She currently ranks 13th in the nation for active career leaders (D1) in service aces and is the only student-athlete in the ACC that ranks in the top 15 for the stat.
Stokes totaled at least one service ace in 18 of the squad's 29 matches last season.
She recorded a career high seven in four set win at Boston College and marked the fourth most in a single match in program history. Her seven aces against the Eagles marked just the second time an athlete in the ACC recorded that many in a match in 2023 (Georgia Tech's Bianca Bertolino recorded that many against Louisville seven days prior).
Entering the 2024 season, she sat at 145 career service aces (102 at West Virginia plus 43 at NC State) - a mark that ranks eighth in program history for most in a career. She also recorded a mark of 0.39 aces per set in 2023 to take the top spot in the record book for career average - breaking a record that sat for 20 years (Julia Reiss recorded 0.33 aces per set in her lone season with the Pack in 2003).
Her jump serve made any gym she's in go silent, always shocked opponents due to the spin and speed of the ball. This season, she has transitioned to a float serve.

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Players Mentioned

Jada Allen

Ava Brizard

Sophie Groom

Martyna Leoniak

Amanda Rice

Skye Stokes