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NC State
14-10, 3-9ACC
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11-15, 4-9ACC
Wolfpack Volleyball Swats Yellow Jackets, 3-0
11/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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| Postmatch Interview with Coach Bunn
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State women's volleyball team notched its seventh sweep of the season and second in conference play, as the Wolfpack defeated Georgia Tech, 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-19), Sunday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum.
With the victory, the Wolfpack improves to 14-10 overall, including a 3-9 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play. The Yellow Jackets fall to 11-15 overall and 4-9 in the conference.
Bunn's Beat
Opening statement...
"We played well today," said head coach Bryan Bunn. "We hit almost .400 as a team, served the ball tough to get them out of system and we just played really well."
On the team's hitting percentage of .398...
"We have a lot of young players and when they take care of the ball it's really good for us. They did a nice job tonight, we only had nine errors on 88 attempts."
Worth Noting
- NC State tallied a season-best attacking percentage of .398 for the match, while limiting Georgia Tech to a .189 hitting percentage.
- The Wolfpack improved to 11-0 on the season when limiting its opponents to a hitting percentage of .200 or lower.
Match Rewind
- The first set opened with the two teams trading the first 12 points to start the match tied at 6-6. The Wolfpack utilized a 10-4 run to take a 16-10 advantage, before going on to win the set, 25-21. The squad recorded a hitting percentage of .367 in the set and Perry Ramsey paced the squad with five kills.
- The Wolfpack opened the second set on a 5-2 run, before Georgia Tech rallied to tie the score at eight. From that point, NC State captured nine of the next 10 points to take an 18-9 advantage. The Pack won the set, 25-12, and recorded a hitting-percentage of .478 in the set.
- The Yellow Jackets opened with a 9-4 lead to start the third set, before NC State roared back to take its first lead of the frame, 12-11. The Pack never relinquished the lead from that point and won the final set, 25-19, to complete the sweep.
Key Performers
- Ramsey led the offensive attack with 12 kills, while Morgan Cormier recorded nine. In addition, Dariyan Hopper and Kaitlyn Kearney chipped in with eight kills, while Maggie Speaks added five.
- To go along with her five kills and .833 hitting percentage, Speaks dished out 33 assists. The sophomore setter also recorded five digs and one block.
- Defensively, Rachel Eppley led the way with 11 digs. Emily Harris and Maddie Brown recorded six digs, while Alston Kearns notched five.
- NC State recorded eight service aces in the match compared to three from Georgia Tech. Brown led the way with three aces, while Eppley (2), Harris (2) and Kearns (1) also recorded aces.
Quoting The Players
Perry Ramsey
On her efforts in today's match...
"I just tried to hit high- we work a lot in practice on hitting high and hitting off the blockers high hands. The first point I went out there and hit high and hit off the block, and I just felt really good the whole game and it kept working for me so that's what I kept going to."
On team defensive play...
"Defense was awesome today- everyone was so locked in on defense on blocking and defensively we had so many balls that we were playing. Maggie (Speaks) was able to get to every ball because everyone dug so well. Also, everyone who played back row has been working really hard and refused to let any balls drop today."
On sweeping Ga. Tech for another ACC win...
"We've come out and won a couple of sets and let up in the third, and after the second we were very focused on getting it done and making sure that there was no let up. You never know what can happen in the following sets so we knew we had to get it done in the third set. IT may have not been perfect but we knew what we needed to do and we executed."
Maggie Speaks
On season high .398 hitting percentage...
"I think it really came down to passing. We passed really well, serve received really well and played really good defense. It all started with the defense getting me a good pass and then I was able to set up the hitters and move the ball around."
On week of practice leading to the match...
"Its really nice that we had two days off this week, and one of them was a recovery day. The next three days we came out and we made sure that we were practicing hard and making sure that we doing what we needed to do to prepare. We came out and did a good job today and it showed."
Tweets of the Match
Great win today from @PackVball in a sweep against Georgia Tech. #GoPack #STATEment
-- Todd Lindenmuth (@tlindenmuth2012) November 9, 2014
Fun watching @PackVball today sweep Ga. Tech! #STATEment
-- Lizzie Bundy (@Lizzie_Bundy43) November 9, 2014
Up Next
The Wolfpack will begin its final four-match road trip of the regular season, as the squad travels to face UNC-Chapel Hill on Thursday, Nov. 13. First serve for the match is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
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