Wednesday, September 11
Raleigh, NC
4pm
NC State
2-2,0-0ACC
3
vs
1
Liberty
3-3,0-0CUSA
1
2
3
4
F
Liberty
22
15
26
15
1
NC State
25
25
24
25
3
Rice and Brizard Pace Pack in Home Opener, Top Lady Flames 3-1
9/11/2024 8:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team defeated Liberty, 3-1, in its home opener Wednesday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum.
The win moved the Pack to 2-2 on the season.
Breaking Down the Match
Kills: Amanda Rice (13)
Digs: Courtney Bryant (16)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (22)
Blocks: Sophie Groom (4)
Aces: Skye Stokes (3)
Up Next
NC State will head south to Tampa for the South Florida Invitational. The Pack will begin play on Friday, Sept. 14 against North Florida at 4pm.
The win moved the Pack to 2-2 on the season.
Breaking Down the Match
- The Wolfpack started the match with an 8-2 scoring run, forcing the Lady Flames to take an early timeout in hopes of regrouping.
- Liberty minimized the scoring deficit to two (12-10), but the Wolfpack was hot and continued to dominate. The Pack took set one, 25-22.
- Outside hitter Courtney Bryant and opposite Madison Williams led the Pack with three kills each at the conclusion of set one.
- The Lady Flames kept things close in the beginning of set two, not letting the Pack lead by more than one or two points. NC State managed to take the lead after back-to-back kills by Bryant.
- The Wolfpack continued to maintain momentum and took the second set, 25-15.
- The Lady Flames found a spark in set three and managed to maintain the lead throughout. The Pack struggled from the service line as it recorded seven errors in the third set. Liberty took the third set, 26-24.
- Similar to set three, the two teams kept things close to begin but NC State went on a 7-2 scoring run that the Flames were unable to top. Amanda Rice and Ava Brizard paced the Wolfpack in the fourth set with five kills each and the Pack took the fourth set, 25-15, after a service error by Liberty concluded the match.
- With her second service ace of the evening and the 18th point for the Pack in the second set, senior libero Skye Stokes recorded her 150th career service ace. She has recorded 48 in her two seasons with the Wolfpack and 102 at West Virginia, where she spent the first three years of her collegiate career.
- Three members of the Pack recorded double-digit kills -- Amanda Rice (13), Ava Brizard (12), Courtney Bryant (10). Bryant also recorded her first double-double of the season when she tallied 16 digs.
- The win marks the 802nd in program history and 64th under head coach Luka Slabe.
Kills: Amanda Rice (13)
Digs: Courtney Bryant (16)
Assists: Naomi Cabello (22)
Blocks: Sophie Groom (4)
Aces: Skye Stokes (3)
Up Next
NC State will head south to Tampa for the South Florida Invitational. The Pack will begin play on Friday, Sept. 14 against North Florida at 4pm.
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Team Stats
Lib
NCSU
Kills
40
54
Errors
20
20
Attempts
148
143
Hitting %
.135
.238
Points
48.0
66.0
Assists
35
44
Aces
1
6
Blocks
7
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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