Wolfpack Falls to Seminoles After Intense Four Set Battle

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The NC State volleyball team fell to 24^th-ranked Florida State in four sets Sunday afternoon at Tully Sports Complex in Tallahassee.

The Wolfpack moves to 12-10 on the season and 7-7 in ACC play.

Breaking Down the Match

The Wolfpack opened the afternoon scoring the first two points before a battle started between the two programs. The Seminoles would eventually go on a 4-0 scoring run to build a four-point lead (9-5) and force NC State to use an early timeout.
The Pack went on a 6-3 scoring run, spearheaded by Courtney Bryant and Amanda Rice who combined for four kills, to minimize the Seminoles lead to one (17-16).
Graduate setter Naomi Cabello tallied a service ace that gave NC State a 22-21 lead, forcing Florida State to use its final timeout of the opening frame. The Seminoles responded by scoring the next two points to regain the lead, but a kill by Rice allowed NC State to tie the frame 23-all.
With it being set point Florida State, Rice tallied her sixth kill of the afternoon to tie it 24-all. Florida State would take the next two points to close out set one on top, 26-24.
Rice led all scorers with six kills and two service aces through the opening frame.
The Seminoles took a 6-2 lead over NC State to begin the second set, forcing head coach Luka Slabe to take an early timeout in hopes of regrouping the Wolfpack.
The Pack struggled to gain momentum as Florida State led by as many as six (11-5). The Seminoles took set two, 25-16.
NC State worked to keep the third set close, minimizing the Seminoles lead to one (8-7).
With her 15^th kill of the afternoon, Rice tallied the 11^th point for the Wolfpack in set three, tying the set. The Pack continued to keep the frame close and led by one (15-14) at the media timeout.
The Pack continued to dominate the frame. Senior libero Skye Stokes tallied a service ace to give NC State the third set, 25-19 and force a fourth to be played against the 24^th-ranked Seminoles.
Rice continued to lead all scorers with 18 kills on 29 attacks with a .483 hitting percentage.
Set three was a battle between the two programs. Rice continued to dominate offensively and tallied her 20^th kill with a .500 hitting efficiency on the ninth point of the frame for NC State. The match marked her first 20-piece this season.
On the 15^th point for the Wolfpack, Bryant tallied her 10^th kill of the afternoon and added 10 digs to the stat line to record her fourth double-double of the season.
A kill by junior middle blocker Sophie Groom tied the set 18-all and prompted Florida State to use its final timeout. The two teams exchanged service errors, but it was Florida State that took a 22-21 lead, forcing Slabe to use his final timeout.
Florida State took set four, 25-23, after a service ace. The Seminoles took the match, 3-1.

Stat Leaders
Kills: Amanda Rice (20)
Digs: Skye Stokes (24)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (25)
Blocks: Sophie Groom, Jada Allen (3)
Aces: Skye Stokes, Amanda Rice (2)

Up Next
The Wolfpack will return to Raleigh for a midweek meeting with Wake Forest. The Pack will face the Demon Deacons in Reynolds Coliseum on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7pm. The match will be streamed on ACCNX.

Wolfpack Falls to Seminoles After Intense Four Set Battle

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Team Stats

Amanda Rice

Courtney Bryant

Jada Allen

Madison Williams

Players Mentioned

Jada Allen

Courtney Bryant

Naomi Cabello

Sophie Groom

Amanda Rice

Skye Stokes