Sunday, November 9
Raleigh, NC
1pm
NC State
11-13,4-10ACC
2
vs
3
Notre Dame
9-13,6-8ACC
1
2
3
4
5
F
Notre Dame
21
25
25
18
15
3
NC State
25
20
21
25
8
2
Pack Drops Five Set Heartbreaker to Notre Dame
11/9/2025 5:54:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team dropped a five-set battle to Notre Dame Sunday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum.
The match was the first for redshirt-junior setter Elaisa Villar to tally a stat in each of the major stat categories. She finished the outing with 36 assists, 12 digs, two kills, and a block.
Three members of the Pack tallied double-digit kills in the outing: Rebecca Ring (14), Courtney Bryant (11), and Jordan Smith (11).
After an early 6-0 scoring run allowed the Pack to take a four-point lead (13-9) and would later take the set, 25-21. NC State hit .344 in the opening frame as Ring led the team offensively with five kills.
Notre Dame was hot in sets two and three. The Irish took the second set, 25-20, after holding NC State to a negative hitting efficiency (-0.056). The Irish would later take the third set, 25-21, after finding success from the service line as it aced the Pack four times.
The Wolfpack offense out-killed the Irish 14-13 in the third set and finished with a .273 hitting efficiency, despite dropping the frame.
The Wolfpack battled back to take the fourth set, 25-18. The roles were reversed in the frame as Notre Dame out-killed the Pack, 14-12, but NC State still held a higher hitting efficiency (.200). Ring led all scorers in the fourth frame with four kills as senior middle blocker Lily Cropper had a pair of service aces.
The fifth set was controlled by the Irish, as it jumped out to a 5-1 lead. The Wolfpack rallied back with a 4-0 scoring run to tie it four-all, but the momentum came to an end when Notre Dame responded with a 7-2 scoring run after the media timeout to close out the frame on top, 15-7.
NC State drops to 11-13 overall and 4-10 in conference action.
Next Up
The Pack will begin a four-game road stretch starting in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. NC State will face Boston College on Friday, November 14 at 7pm and the match will be broadcast on ACCNX.
The match was the first for redshirt-junior setter Elaisa Villar to tally a stat in each of the major stat categories. She finished the outing with 36 assists, 12 digs, two kills, and a block.
Three members of the Pack tallied double-digit kills in the outing: Rebecca Ring (14), Courtney Bryant (11), and Jordan Smith (11).
After an early 6-0 scoring run allowed the Pack to take a four-point lead (13-9) and would later take the set, 25-21. NC State hit .344 in the opening frame as Ring led the team offensively with five kills.
Notre Dame was hot in sets two and three. The Irish took the second set, 25-20, after holding NC State to a negative hitting efficiency (-0.056). The Irish would later take the third set, 25-21, after finding success from the service line as it aced the Pack four times.
The Wolfpack offense out-killed the Irish 14-13 in the third set and finished with a .273 hitting efficiency, despite dropping the frame.
The Wolfpack battled back to take the fourth set, 25-18. The roles were reversed in the frame as Notre Dame out-killed the Pack, 14-12, but NC State still held a higher hitting efficiency (.200). Ring led all scorers in the fourth frame with four kills as senior middle blocker Lily Cropper had a pair of service aces.
The fifth set was controlled by the Irish, as it jumped out to a 5-1 lead. The Wolfpack rallied back with a 4-0 scoring run to tie it four-all, but the momentum came to an end when Notre Dame responded with a 7-2 scoring run after the media timeout to close out the frame on top, 15-7.
NC State drops to 11-13 overall and 4-10 in conference action.
Next Up
The Pack will begin a four-game road stretch starting in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. NC State will face Boston College on Friday, November 14 at 7pm and the match will be broadcast on ACCNX.
Team Stats
ND
NCSU
Kills
62
50
Errors
32
22
Attempts
170
164
Hitting %
.176
.171
Points
88.0
67.0
Assists
56
45
Aces
10
4
Blocks
16
13
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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