12-0 Scoring Run in Fourth Set Seals the Deal for the Pack Against Virginia

Sunday, November 15

1PM

NC State

17-10,8-8ACC

Virginia

6-19,2-14ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Virginia	25	22	25	14	1
NC State	23	25	27	25	3

Britni Silver digging a ball against Virginia 11/15/26

11/15/2026 5:11:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team opened the fourth set with a 12-0 scoring run to help secure the 3-1 win over Virginia Sunday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum.

The 12-0 run was led by freshman setter Eva Long's efforts behind the service line and seven attack errors by the Cavaliers. Long also tallied her 1,000^th assist with her eighth of the outing. The Fenton, Michigan native achieved the milestone in just 27 matches.

Set-By-Set Summary
One: In a tightly contested opening frame featuring 14 tie scores and 3 lead changes, NC State traded points evenly with Virginia behind efficient early swings from Jordan Smith (3-for-4) and Britni Silver. Despite fighting off a late set point on a kill from Smith, to pull within 23-24, a service error on the following play handed the Cavaliers the 25-23 win.
Two: NC State bounced back in the second set behind Britni Silver's five kills on a .667 hitting percentage and two early service aces. After Virginia rallied late to grab a 21-20 lead, Clara Vondran delivered a clutch kill to spark a 5-1 closing run capped off by a set-clinching kill from Long for the 25-22 victory.
Three: The Wolfpack erupted for 21 kills on a .306 hitting percentage in a back-and-forth third set that saw 13 ties and nine lead changes. Trailing 24-25 in extra points, Vondran took over the match by hammering down three consecutive kills off sets from Long and Talia Francom to steal the frame 27-25.
Four: Long opened the fourth set on a dominant 12-0 service run powered by suffocating net defense from Francom, Silver, and Smith. NC State hit a match-best .345 while holding Virginia to a .000 attack percentage, cruising to a commanding 25-14 win to clinch the 3-1 match victory.

Match Notes

Setter Eva Long posted 42 assists in the outing and tallied her 1,000^th career assist with her eighth of the afternoon. She also added 13 digs four kills, two aces and 2.0 total blocks.
Britni Silver led the offensive efforts with 20 kills, picking up her fifth 20-plus kill match this season. She added seven digs, 2.0 total blocks, two aces and an assist to her stat line.
Sophomore opposite Jordan Smith led offensively as well after posting a .435 hitting percentage with 12 kills.
The 12-0 run to start the fourth set was the longest scoring run for the Pack in a match this season and longest since 2018 (12-0 run against Wright State).
The win moves NC State to 17-10 overall and 8-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference action. It was also the 848^thoverall win, 230^th conference win and 32^nd under head coach Megan Wargo-Kearney.

Stat Leaders
Kills: Britni Silver (20)
Assists: Eva Long (42)
Blocks: Talia Francom (4.0)
Digs: Eva Long (13)
Aces: Eva Long (2), Britni Silver (2)

Next Up
NC State will hit the road for its final true road trip of the season. The Pack will head to Notre Dame (Nov. 20) and No. 5 Louisville (Nov. 22).