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NC State Volleyball Defeats VCU 3-2 in Season Opener

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State volleyball team held off a pesky comeback attempt from the VCU Rams, the defending Atlantic 10 Conference Champion and preseason favorite, to open the 2018 season with a 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 17-25, 15-11) victory Friday night inside Reynolds Coliseum.

The Wolfpack raced out to a 2-0 lead in the match before the Rams countered to win the next two sets and force a decisive fifth frame. NC State scored first in the fifth set and never trailed en route to the 15-11 win to clinch the match, 3-2.

NC State has now won its last 12 matches inside Reynolds Coliseum dating back to last season. The Pack moves to 1-0 on the year while VCU, an NCAA Tournament team last season, opens the season 0-1.

Match Rewind
– The Pack opened the match strong, winning the first set, 25-21.
– After VCU pulled ahead 6-5 in the frame, NC State countered with a 5-1 run to take a 10-7 advantage and never relinquished the lead.
– Three consecutive Wolfpack points made the tally 18-14 and forced the Rams to call a timeout.
– A kill from Melissa Evans capped the first set to put NC State ahead in the match, 1-0.
– NC State was dominant in the second set, as the Pack won it, 25-15.
– The Wolfpack jumped out to a 3-0 lead and extended the margin to 15-7 after junior Grace Irvin served six consecutive points.
– A service ace from Kylie Pickrell stretched the advantage to 23-12 before NCSU closed out the set, 25-15.
– With the score knotted at 12 in the third set, VCU scored five consecutive points to pull away and take the frame, 25-21.
– The Rams started hot in the fourth set, but the Wolfpack did not go away and narrowed the margin to 21-15 with a 7-1 run prior to VCU winning the set, 25-17.
– In the final set, a block from Evans and Erin Chatman to start the frame quickly gave NC State momentum.
– A kill from freshman Jade Parchment put the Pack up 6-3 and Teni Sopitan tallied a kill at 12-10 to force a VCU timeout.
– After an attacking error, NC State closed out the match with three consecutive points to clinch the fifth set, 15-11.

Top Performers
– Evans led all players in the match with 20 kills to go along with a .311 attacking percentage. She also contributed eight digs and three blocks with a service ace.
– Pickrell notched a double-double in her first outing of the year, handing out 41 assists in addition to 13 digs and three service aces.
– Sopitan also reached double digit kills in the contest with 11.
– Defensively, libero Makenzie Kuchmaner pace the Pack with 14, while Parchment and Grace Irvin each chipped in with 10.

Up Next
NC State returns to action Sunday afternoon when the Washington State Cougars visit Reynolds Coliseum. First serve is slated for 12:30 p.m. and the match will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.

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

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February 26, 2024

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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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August 25, 2023

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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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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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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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