NC State Volleyball Storms Back for 3-1 Road Win Against Hurricanes

Sunday, November 6

Coral Gables, Fla. (Knight Sports Complex)

1 P.M.

NC State

16-10, 9-5ACC

Miami

11-15, 5-9ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
NC State	20	25	25	25	3
Miami	25	23	15	17	1

Photo by: Greg Mintel

NC State Volleyball Storms Back for 3-1 Road Win Against Hurricanes

11/6/2016 3:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Wolfpack earns first-ever road win at Miami

MIAMI – The NC State volleyball team put the finishing touches on an excellent road trip to the state of Florida with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17) win against Miami Sunday afternoon inside the Knight Sports Complex.

After earning the program's first top-10 victory at No. 10 Florida State Friday, the Wolfpack carried that momentum into Sunday's contest to tally the program's first-ever road win at Miami.

NC State moves to 16-10 on the season and 9-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matches, while Miami falls to 11-15 and 5-9 in conference play.

Worth Noting
- The Wolfpack tallied its first road win at Miami Sunday afternoon, snapping a streak of 10 consecutive home wins for the Hurricanes in the series.
- NC State also recorded its first-ever season sweep against the Canes, following a 3-1 win in Raleigh on Oct. 7.
- Additionally, the red and white logged a season-high 12 service aces in the contest, besting the 11 posted in a win against Boise State.

Quoting Hampton-Keith
Thoughts on the weekend…
"We're so excited to be coming back to Raleigh with two road wins," said first-year head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. "We certainly had a big challenge this weekend and I'm so proud of this team and how they continue to rise to the occasion.

"We acknowledge that we didn't start the match in the best frame of mind. We were playing stressed but in the break we made a few adjustments to create what we thought would be more favorable matchups. We also made a conscientious effort to adjust our mindset and give our full attention to each play."

Match Rewind
- Both teams started the match strong, as the first set was tightly contested until the Hurricanes scored four unanswered points to take an 18-15 lead forcing a Wolfpack timeout.
- Trailing 20-18, Miami won five of the final seven rallies to earn the 25-20 first-set win.
- NC State countered with a 25-23 win in the second frame to even the match at one set apiece.
- The Wolfpack started fast in the set rushing out to a 10-8 advantage after a block assist from Maggie Speaks and Kaitlyn Kearney, resulting in a Miami timeout.
- The Canes rallied to take a 22-20 lead late in the frame thanks to a 4-1 run.
- NCSU received kills from Kearney and Sarah Konchan to knot the score at 22, enticing Miami to take a timeout. From there, NC State received a block assist from Konchan and Speaks, a service ace by Kearney and a Miami service error to claim the set.
- The Pack enjoyed its best two offensive sets of the match in the third and fourth, as the squad committed just one error across the frames.
- NC State was dominant in the third set to earn the 25-15 win thanks to 12 kills on 24 swings with zero errors to record a .500 attacking percentage.
- NCSU raced out to a 6-1 lead in the frame and continued to roll from there closing out the set on an 8-3 run.
- As well as the Wolfpack played in the third set, the squad was even better in the fourth.
- NC State opened the frame by winning 13 of the first 17 rallies to take a 13-4 lead to force a Hurricanes timeout.
- Miami tried to make a comeback, but NC State never trailed nor were there any ties en route to the 25-17 fourth-set win to claim the 3-1 win.

Top Performers
- Julia Brown led the Wolfpack offensively with 18 kills to go along with a .342 attacking percentage, while Teni Sopitan smacked 11 kills and recorded a .562 clip.
- Speaks handed out 37 assists from her setter position in addition to six digs and four kills.

Up Next
Sunday's match concludes a four-match road swing for NC State, as the Wolfpack returns home to the friendly confines of Reynolds Coliseum this weekend. NCSU plays Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 and the contest will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.

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