Silver and Long Pace Pack in Sweep of Demon Deacons

Friday, October 23

6PM

NC State

13-7,4-5ACC

Wake Forest

8-12,2-7ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Wake Forest	19	10	23	0
NC State	25	25	25	3

Volleyball team celebrating against Wake Forest 10/23/26

10/23/2026 8:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. – Freshmen Britni Silver and Eva Long paced the NC State volleyball team in its straight-set sweep over Wake Forest Friday evening in Reynolds Coliseum to put the Pack back in the win column.

The Pack moves to 13-7 on the season and 4-5 in conference action.

Set-By-Set Summary
One: NC State set an aggressive tone early, hitting .379 with 16 total kills in the opening set. Clara Vondran led the early attack with five kills, while setter Eva Long distributed 10 assists to keep the Wake Forest defense off-balance. Jordan Smith capped off a decisive closing run with a kill to seal the 25-19 set win.
Two: The Wolfpack delivered a dominant performance in the second frame, hitting a staggering .545 while limiting Wake Forest to a .067. Britni Silver took charge at the net with six kills on ten attempts, supported by Elaisa Villar's three service aces during a blowout mid-set run. Makenna Kowren provided the final exclamation point, coming off the bench to serve an ace for the 25-10 win.
Three: Wake Forest pushed back in a tight third set that featured nine ties and three lead changes. NC State stayed steady with 15 kills, powered by Talia Francom's attack. After the Demon Deacons fended off two match points to close the gap to 24-23, Francom put down the match-winning kill to finish the set 25-23 and secure the 3-0 match sweep.

Match Notes

Setter Eva Long posted her eighth double-double of the season after finishing with 27 assists and 10 digs. She also added four kills and 2.0 blocks for the Wolfpack.
Fifth-year Elaisa Villar led the Pack from the service line with four aces to tie a career high.
Freshman middle blocker Norah Busch earned her third career start and finished with four kills, 2.0 blocks, two digs, and a service ace.
12 of the 17 members of the Pack saw the taraflex for at least one point Friday evening.
The win marks the 844^th for the program, 226^th in conference action, 28^th under head coach Megan Wargo-Kearney, 18^th over Wake Forest in program history, 13^th win of the season, fourth conference win of the year, second win over Wake Forest under MWK and first over the Demon Deacons this season.

Stat Leaders
Kills: Britni Silver (11)
Assists: Eva Long (27)
Blocks: Talia Francom (3.0)
Digs: Zuzia Maciejewicz (12)
Aces: Elaisa Villar (4)

Next Up
The Pack will face the Demon Deacons for a second time on Sunday, but this time in Winston-Salem. First serve is slated for 1pm and the match will be streamed on ACCNX.