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NC State Volleyball 7-0, Best Start in School History

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RALEIGH, N.C. – For the first time in the history of the program, NC State volleyball is 7-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play after defeating Virginia in straight sets, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17), Friday night inside Reynolds Coliseum.

The Wolfpack picks up its 12th win in its last 13 matches, eighth consecutive victory and fourth straight 3-0 sweep.

NC State moves to 12-6 overall and remains one of just two unbeaten teams in conference play at 7-0, while Virginia falls to 4-14 and 0-7 in league action.

Worth Noting

– The 2017 NC State squad owns the best start to ACC play in program history, as the Wolfpack has never been 7-0 in conference play.

– NC State’s .362 attacking percentage is the highest in a conference match this season, besting the .341 mark set against Wake Forest.

– The Wolfpack has not dropped a set (12-0) in the month of October, as NCSU has won all four of its matches 3-0.

Quoting Hampton-Keith

Overall thoughts…

“We came in with the mindset to compete and got the outcome we wanted, but were mainly focused on the process, that’s what we kept trying to tell ourselves,” said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. “There were times we were struggling a little bit and worked through it, so there was a lot of good stuff. We will continue to keep growing and get better, so that’s nice.”

On the best start to ACC play…

“All credit to this team and especially our seniors. They’ve had to endure a lot, and even our juniors for that matter, they’ve had to go through a lot. They’ve had to go through a coaching change and a whole new style, whole new culture and whole new everything. We’re doing things here that have never been done before, we’re changing history for the course of the program and that’s a really big deal.

“Now, that doesn’t mean we’re done with that, it’s step one but I told them let’s just take a moment to acknowledge how committed you have to be and just completely invested in order to come out and change the course of history, and that’s what we set out to do in the first place.”

Match Rewind

– Both teams started the match well and the first set was even early until NC State scored three unanswered points to take a 16-13 lead following back-to-back service aces from Julia Brown.

– A Virginia service error sparked a 4-0 run for the Wolfpack, as a pair of attacking errors by the Cavaliers and a kill from Brown extended the NCSU advantage to 23-18.

– Lauryn Terry swatted a kill to give NC State set point and a UVA attacking error capped the set at 25-20 to give the Pack a 1-0 lead in the overall match.

– With the score knotted at 10 in the second set, NCSU went on an 8-2 run to grab an 18-12 lead after a kill from Teni Sopitan.

– After Virginia trimmed the deficit to 19-14, Kylie Pickrell’s kill led to four unanswered points by the Pack to grab a 23-14 lead and NC State went on to win the set, 25-19.

– NC State went on a 5-1 run early in the third set to take a 12-8 lead and force a timeout by Virginia after a pair of kills from Brown and one from Sopitan.

– Bree Bailey’s kill pushed the Wolfpack’s lead to 17-12 and Sopitan swatted a kill at 19-15, resulting in the use of the Cavaliers’ second timeout.

– Virginia cut the NC State lead to 19-16 after a kill, but Brown answered with a kill and the Wolfpack closed out the set by winning six of the final seven rallies to take it 25-17 and the match, 3-0.

Top Performers

– Brown swatted a match-high 12 kills to go along with a .379 attacking percentage, as she committed just one error on 29 swings.

– Bailey put down nine kills complemented by a .389 clip and Sopitan equaled her total with nine kills and a .412 attacking percentage.

– At setter, Pickrell led all players with 33 assists in addition to five digs, three kills and two blocks.

– Defensively, libero Emily Harris notched a match-high 10 digs and Kassie Kasper pitched in with seven.

– Kearney collected eight blocks in the contest, highlighted by a solo block.

Up Next

NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon against the Virginia Tech Hokies at 2 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum.

 

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NC State Falls Out of the Top-10 After Losses to UNC & Duke

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After losing to rivals UNC and Duke last week, the NC State Women’s Basketball team fell out of the Top-10 in the Week 17 AP Poll, landing at #12. NC State started the 2023-24 season unranked, but jumped to #14 in the first Poll after the Preseason Poll. The Wolfpack have been ranked in the Top-10 since November 20th, which equals 14 straight polls.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

5. Virginia Tech
12. NC State
17. Notre Dame
19. Syracuse
22. Louisville
27. Duke
29. UNC
30. FSU

The Wolfpack will host #19 Syracuse on Thursday night at 7pm.

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NC State’s Week 1 Depth Chart Against UCONN (with Notes)

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NC State will kick off their 2023 Football season next Thursday night against UCONN at 7:30pm. The Wolfpack released their Depth Chart for the game today.

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Notes

  • Redshirt Sophomore Anthony Carter Jr. is listed as the starting Left Guard. If Redshirt Sophomore Lyndon Cooper wasn’t missing the first game due to injury, I wonder if Carter would be starting. Doeren did praise Carter in his press conference today. Also, he stated that Cooper should be back for the Notre Dame game.
  • Noticeably, Graduate Transfer Offensive Lineman Dawson Jaramillo is also missing from the Depth Chart. Unfortunately, Jaramillo has suffered an injury, and will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. This is a huge blow for Jaramillo, and a huge blow for the depth of the Wolfpack Offensive Line. Jaramillo was a Swiss Army knife, having the ability to play in numerous positions.
  • Very often, Doeren has stated that the “Or” in between two names means that the coaching staff sees both players as starters. There is an “Or” in between Chris Toudle and Trent Pennix at Tight End, with the former being listed first. Maybe it doesn’t matter whose name is listed first, but I’m shocked Pennix’s name wasn’t the one at the top.
  • I’m not shocked that Julian Gray and Keyon Lesane are listed as the starters at the X and Y Wide Receiver positions. They both have had a lot of buzz surrounding them in Fall Camp, and Lesane was named a captain. Obviously, with Gray’s speed, Offensive Coordinator Robert Anae is going to want to find a way to get the ball in his hands. With that being said, and this is no disrespect to the two of them, but both of them are 5’11”, which isn’t exactly the way you would sculpt your prototypical outside receivers. I expect Terrell Timmons and Bradley Rozner to both be heavily in rotation at the X and Y, to give the outside receivers a good dose of speed as well as height.
  • True Freshman Running Back Kendrick Raphael might be buried at the bottom of the Depth Chart at his position, but I bet he sees a carry before Mimms or Jones. Doeren mentioned that we would see Raphael against UCONN, but didn’t mention Jones or Mimms. Anae likes to run 2 Running Back sets, with one of them almost functioning like a Full Back. As a result, I’m not shocked to see Jones and Mimms where they are in the Depth Chart.
  • Props to True Freshman Kevin Concepcion for earning the starting job at the Inside Wide Receiver position. Get ready to hear his name a lot this year. KC is backed up by Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit, who Doeren spoke highly of today.
  • Junior Porter Rooks is no longer sitting behind Thayer Thomas on the Depth Chart. Doeren said that Rooks has had a great camp. The former 4-Star prospect has an opportunity to show that those stars meant something by his name. With that being said, he will be pushed by True Freshman Javonte “Juice” Vereen, who even has national media buzzing about him heading into the season.
  • Three True Freshman are on the Offensive Depth Chart: Left Guard Kamen Smith, IWR Kevin Concepcion and FLEXY Juice Vereen.
  • True Freshman Kamal Bonner is 2nd on the Depth Chart at the Will Linebacker spot, backing up Payton Wilson. What’s noteworthy, is that he’s ahead of former 4-Star prospect Jordan Poole in the Depth Chart. Bonner must have made a heck of a first impression.
  • As expected, ODU Graduate Transfer Robert Kennedy is starting at Nickel.
  • True Freshman Brandon Cisse is backing up Aydan White at Right Corner, and Doeren said we should expect him to contribute.
  • Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit will be filling in the shoes of Thayer Thomas at Punt Returner.

 

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Elliot Avent is interviewed on MLB Network about rule changes and Wolfpack Alums

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March 10, 2023

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Elliot Avent gave a great interview on MLB Network.

Avent talks about the rules changes in baseball and doesn’t seem too pleaseed about them, while also breaking some news that they might be naming the hitting facility after Trea Turner and the Pitching lab after Carlos Rodon.

Give it a watch.

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Mady Traore Will No Longer Enroll at NC State

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December 15, 2022

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This unfortunately seemed inevitable.

According to 247Sports’ Travis Branham, 3-Star Mady Traore is no longer planning on enrolling at NC State.

Traore was a member of the Wolfpack’s 2022 recruiting class, but wasn’t able to enroll in the Fall because of Visa issues and the English Competency Test.

Back on November 29th, I posted the following article, saying that Traore was set to join the team for the 2nd semester. Traore himself told me when I posted it, that he was expecting to join the team in December.

I received the intel 2 weeks prior to posting, and prior to things beginning to brew between NC State and Isaiah Miranda. In hindsight, I wish I would have posted it when I got the intel (haha).

4-Star Mady Traore Expected to Suit up for NC State Soon

Obviously, that didn’t happen, and isn’t happening.

When I posted the article, things were in flux, because there was one scholarship available. If Miranda came, he was going to get the scholarship, and the staff was hoping Traore would be willing to wait and enroll in April. If Miranda didn’t come, then the expectation was for Traore to join the team in December, in the way that Miranda just did.

I still believe my source’s info was solid, and there are always a lot of moving pieces in play that can change scenarios quickly.

From what I hear, the staff was genuinely hopeful they could add Miranda in December, and Traore in April, but it didn’t work out that way, and that’s the way it goes sometimes.

We wish you the best Mady! You’ve got a special future in basketball.

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