North Carolina State University Athletics
2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Beyond the Howl - NC State Volleyball
Wednesday, April 22
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Wednesday, April 22
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. Gear and Uniforms
Wednesday, April 22
Pack Volleyball Then and Now. How the Game is Played
Wednesday, April 22
Jersey Number 2
Grace Irvin
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Raleigh Charter
- Height:
- 5-7
Honors / Awards
ACC Freshman of the Week (10/14/16)
Ranks sixth in the rally scoring era with 69 career service aces
2019 - Senior Season
2018 - Junior Season
2017 - Sophomore Season
2016 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
ACC Freshman of the Week (10/14/16)
Ranks sixth in the rally scoring era with 69 career service aces
2019 - Senior Season
- Appeared in all 30 matches and was the only NC State player to play in all 123 sets
- Ranked third on the team with 283 digs, averaging 2.30 per set
- Played as libero in four matches, including against Virginia Tech (10/4) where she recorded a career-high 31 digs. Also contributed 14 assists for her first career double-double.
- Also had 28 digs against North Carolina (10/2)
2018 - Junior Season
- Appeared in all 28 matches, including making 20 starts
- Was one of four Wolfpack players to surpass 200 digs, totalling 211, and ranked third on the team with 1.92 digs/set
- Notched a season-best 14 digs against Utah Valley
- Dished out 24 assists on the season
- Logged seven double-digit dig performances while recording at least four digs in every appearence
2017 - Sophomore Season
- Appeared in 26 matches, starting six of those contests and played in a total of 77 sets
- Finished the season with 164 digs
- Tallied a career-best 25 digs in the Wolfpack’s five-set win against UNCW
- Logged a .975 reception percentage with only six reception errors on 244 attempts
- Notched double-digit digs in five matches
- Handed out 33 assists on the year, highlighted by a season-high five versus the Seahawks
- Collected five service aces
- Recorded a kill against Cincinnati
2016 - Freshman Season
- Appeared in 30 matches during her freshman season and played in 111 sets
- Earned the start in 12 contests
- Tabbed ACC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 24, the first weekly honor of her collegiate career
- Finished fourth on the team with 255 digs, an average of 2.30 digs per set
- Logged double-digit dig performances in 13 matches, highlighted by a career-best 19 versus High Point
- Recorded a .977 reception percentage as one of the Wolfpack’s primary passers from the back row, committing only nine reception errors on 384 attempts
- Also tied for third on the squad with 19 service aces and charted 37 assists on the year
- Tallied a kill against Arkansas State, Clemson and Virginia Tech
High School / Prep Career
- Attended Raleigh Charter High School and played club ball with the NC Elite Volleyball Club
- Named to the all-conference team in each of her final three seasons of high school
- Collected team MVP honors following her junior and senior seasons
- In 2012, she garnered the NCHSAA Sportsmanship Award
- Helped lead Raleigh Charter to the state championship game in her freshman and sophomore years
- Tabbed a 2015 AAU Academic All-American
- Member of the student government each year in high school and served as the class president
- Older sister, Maddie, played collegiate volleyball at William Peace University
- Older brother, Donald, also attends NC State
- Has 20 cousins, 17 on her mom’s side
- Grew up a Wolfpack fan