Friday, December 6
Lawrence, KS
5pm
NC State
16-13,11-9ACC
0
vs
3
#22 Florida
22-7,11-5SEC
1
2
3
F
NC State
18
21
13
0
Florida
25
25
25
3
Wolfpack Falls to Gators in First Round of NCAA Tournament
12/6/2024 7:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LAWRENCE, Kansas – The NC State volleyball team fell to 6-seed Florida in straight sets in the first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament Friday evening in Horseji Family Volleyball Area at the University of Kansas.
The Pack finished the 2024 campaign 16-13 overall.
Breaking Down the Match
Stat Leaders
Kills: Courtney Bryant, Amanda Rice (9)
Digs: Amanda Rice (8)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (25)
Blocks: Naomi Cabello, Lily Cropper, Jada Allen (3)
Aces: Skye Stokes, Courtney Bryant (1)
The Pack finished the 2024 campaign 16-13 overall.
Breaking Down the Match
- The Gators took a 9-4 lead over the Wolfpack to start the evening, forcing head coach Luka Slabe to use any early timeout.
- Florida would later take 14-7 lead but a kill by Courtney Bryant ended a long rally between the two teams and helped shift momentum for the Wolfpack.
- Despite a three-point scoring run by the Wolfpack, Florida took the first set 25-18.
- Bryant and Amanda Rice each tallied four kills in the opening frame.
- NC State took a 3-1 lead to open the second set, but the Gators quickly took over. A kill by Rice allowed NC State to minimize the deficit to one (11-10).
- The two teams would each score three more points before heading into the media timeout of the second set with Florida leading, 15-13.
- A kill by Bryant on an overpass by the Gators allowed NC State to tie the set 15-all but Florida quickly took a two-point lead. Slabe used his first timeout of the set with hopes of slowing the Gators.
- Florida would go on to build up a three-point lead (20-17), forcing Slabe to use his final timeout. Despite late efforts by the Wolfpack, the Gators took the second set, 25-21.
- The Pack opened the third set with a 4-1 scoring run, but Florida quickly tied things four-all. From there, a back-and-forth battle began between the two programs.
- The Gators took a 10-7 lead, forcing Slabe to use his first timeout. The Wolfpack would score six more points before the Gators took the third set, 25-13.
- Kennedy Martin led the Gators with 18 kills and Isabel Martin recorded four service aces.
Stat Leaders
Kills: Courtney Bryant, Amanda Rice (9)
Digs: Amanda Rice (8)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (25)
Blocks: Naomi Cabello, Lily Cropper, Jada Allen (3)
Aces: Skye Stokes, Courtney Bryant (1)
Team Stats
NCSU
UF
Kills
30
42
Errors
17
11
Attempts
96
88
Hitting %
.135
.352
Points
38.5
60.0
Assists
26
40
Aces
2
8
Blocks
6.5
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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