Friday, October 31
Raleigh, NC
7pm
NC State
vs
Stanford
Pack Looks to Move Back to the Win Column, Set to Host #5 Stanford and Cal
10/28/2025 11:18:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NC STATE NOTES | STANFORD NOTES | CAL NOTES
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State volleyball team looks to move back into the win column as it is scheduled to host fifth-ranked Stanford on Friday, October 31 before facing Cal on Sunday.
The Cardinal will visit Reynolds Coliseum on Friday at 7pm for the Pack's 11th conference match of the season before the Golden Bears arrive on Sunday at 1pm. Both matches will be strreamed on ACCNX.
Due to construction on Morrill Dr, fans should expect major delays and allow more time - 20 to 30 minutes - to arrive on campus on Saturday. For egress, patrons will be directed to use Cates Ave to Pullen Road or Dan Allen Dr to access Western Blvd. On Sunday, most of Hillsborough St will be closed due to the City of Oaks marathon. Fans should allow more time and plan to use an alternate route to get to Reynolds Coliseum.
The Basics of the Matchup
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State volleyball team looks to move back into the win column as it is scheduled to host fifth-ranked Stanford on Friday, October 31 before facing Cal on Sunday.
The Cardinal will visit Reynolds Coliseum on Friday at 7pm for the Pack's 11th conference match of the season before the Golden Bears arrive on Sunday at 1pm. Both matches will be strreamed on ACCNX.
Due to construction on Morrill Dr, fans should expect major delays and allow more time - 20 to 30 minutes - to arrive on campus on Saturday. For egress, patrons will be directed to use Cates Ave to Pullen Road or Dan Allen Dr to access Western Blvd. On Sunday, most of Hillsborough St will be closed due to the City of Oaks marathon. Fans should allow more time and plan to use an alternate route to get to Reynolds Coliseum.
The Basics of the Matchup
- NC State will host Stanford and Cal for the first time in program history and since the two schools joined the conference in July of 2024.
- Stanford visits Reynolds Coliseum ranked fifth in the nation and on a six-game winning streak.
- The last time the Cardinal and Wolfpack met, NC State took a set from then fifth-ranked Stanford.
- Cal will visit Reynolds on Sunday for the first time. The Golden Bears have lost seven of the last eight matches.
- When NC State visited Berkeley last year, Cal took the match in straight sets.
- Be the fourth conference win of the season.
- Be the 11th win of the 2025 campaign.
- Be the 11th win of the MWK Era.
- Be the 828th win in program history.
- Be the 218th conference win of the season.
- Be the first win over the Cardinal in program history
- Be the fourth win over a top-10 team in program history.
- Freshman middle blocker Talia Francom tallied a career high 11 total blocks in the Pack's five set win over Florida State on Oct. 5. She is the first freshman since Kaitlyn Kearney in 2014 to record 11 or more total blocks in a match.
- As of October 28, she ranks fifth in the ACC and 17th in the nation for blocks per set (1.41). She is the only freshman to rank in the top ten in the conference and one of three to rank in the top-20 nationally - she is one of two P4 freshman to rank in the top-20 (Aurora Papac of Kansas is ranked 20th).
- She is the first person since Jada Allen (11/30/24 vs #10 SMU in five sets) - a fellow middle blocker - to tally at least 10 in a match.
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