Wolfpack Battles with 10th-Ranked Mustangs, Falls in Five Sets

Friday, November 22

Raleigh, NC

7pm

NC State

14-11,9-8ACC

#10 SMU

22-6,14-3ACC

SMU

NC State

Huddle during set two vs #10 SMU 11/22/24

Wolfpack Battles with 10th-Ranked Mustangs, Falls in Five Sets

11/22/2024 11:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team battled with 10^th-ranked SMU Friday evening in Reynolds Coliseum, falling in five sets.

The Pack moves to 14-11 overall and 9-8 in conference play.

With her second block of the evening, senior middle blocker Jada Allen tallied her 400^th career block, becoming just the third person in the rally scoring era to tally 400 or more career blocks.

Fellow senior Amanda Rice, an opposite, tallied her 1,000^th career kill with her 13^th of the evening. She became the sixth person in the rally scoring era to achieve the milestone and first under head coach Luka Slabe to do so.

Breaking Down the Match

The Wolfpack opened the evening with a 4-1 scoring run and never looked back. SMU struggled from the service line early which allowed NC State to capitalize.
Headed into the media timeout, NC State held a three-point lead over the Mustangs. A kill by Rice pushed Pack's lead to seven (19-12), its largest of the evening, and forced SMU to use its final timeout.
The Wolfpack took set one, 25-16, shocking the Mustangs. Courtney Bryant led the Pack with five kills in the opening frame.
NC State continued to dominate in set two, taking a 5-0 lead to start. Headed into the media timeout, the Pack led, 15-12.
SMU found momentum toward the end of the set, eventually tying the second frame 20-all. From there it was a back-and-forth battle that the Mustangs eventually won. After going on a 3-0 scoring run, SMU took set two, 28-26. Rice led the Pack with five kills in the second set.
The Mustangs continued to build the momentum in set three, eventually taking the set, 25-15.
The Pack struggled in the beginning of the fourth set but regained a lead after a kill by Rice pushed NC State ahead 16-15. The Wolfpack dominated the end of the fourth set, eventually finishing on top, 25-19.
Rice continued to lead the Wolfpack and tallied 14 kills through set four.
The Mustangs came out hot in set five, taking a 10-4 lead over NC State, forcing Slabe to use his final timeout of the match.
The Pack would score five more points before the Mustangs finished the fifth set on top, 15-9.

Stat Leaders
Kills: Amanda Rice (15)
Digs: Skye Stokes (16)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (29)
Blocks: Amanda Rice (7)
Aces: Jada Allen (3)

Up Next
NC State will host top-ranked Pitt on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1pm in Reynolds Coliseum. The match is set to be streamed on ACCNX.