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NC State Volleyball Splits 1st Road Matches at SMU DoubleTree Classic

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DALLAS –The NC State volleyball team split its first road matches of the season, as the Wolfpack earned a 3-1 win against the host SMU Mustangs before dropping a 3-0 decision against 15th-ranked Creighton Friday evening inside Moody Coliseum.

NC State moves to 2-2 on the year, while Creighton is 3-2 and SMU is 0-3. The Wolfpack will conclude play in the SMU DoubleTree Classic against Arkansas State Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Quoting Hampton-Keith

Overall thoughts…

“We’re very pleased with the work we put in today,” said head coach Linda Hampton-Keith. “To start with a great win over a strong SMU team on their home court and to play our best volleyball so far against a ranked team, we experienced a lot of growth in one day of competition.

“It’s still very early in the season and we’re focused on our side of the net and continuing to clean up our execution, so from that standpoint it was a great day for the Wolfpack!”

Match Rewind Versus SMU

– Both teams started the match well, but NC State started to pull away in the middle of the set as a kill from Teni Sopitan capped a 5-1 run and forced an SMU timeout at 16-13.

– Four unanswered points gave the Wolfpack a 22-16 advantage following a kill from Jade Parchment, block from Melissa Evans and Keira Moore and a service ace by Grace Irvin.

– Another block from Evans and Moore gave NC State set point and Lauryn Terry finished it off with a kill from the middle, as the Pack won the opening frame, 25-18.

– It was all NC State early in the second set, as the Pack led 6-3 but a 7-1 run gave the Mustangs a 10-7 advantage and they never relinquished it.

– A kill from Evans trimmed the deficit to 20-18 but SMU went on to win the set, 25-21.

– In the third set, there were 14 ties and five lead changes. After the Mustangs pulled ahead, 15-12, the Wolfpack won four of the next five rallies to level the tally at 16-16.

– SMU took a 19-17 lead to force an NC State timeout, but Erin Chatman tallied a kill from the outside and Makenzie Kuchmaner recorded a service ace to even the score at 19.

– Tied at 22, Sopitan logged back-to-back kills to give NCSU a 24-22 lead and she closed out the set with a kill to lift the Wolfpack to a 2-1 advantage in the match.

– NC State took control of the fourth set with five unanswered points to take a 19-16 lead thanks to strong serving from Parchment and consecutive kills from Sopitan.

– After SMU cut the NC State lead to 21-20, the Wolfpack took a timeout and then scored four consecutive points to win the set, 25-20, and the match, 3-1.

Top Performers

– Sopitan charted a match-high 15 kills, while Parchment put down 12 kills in the first road match of her Wolfpack career.

– Evans also reached double-digit kills with 10 and collected 16 digs to notch her first career double-double.

– At the setter position, Kylie Pickrell led all players with 43 assists to go along with six digs and five kills.

– Defensively, senior libero Kuchmaner recorded a match-high 23 digs and defensive specialist Grace Irvin pitched in with 10.

Match Rewind Versus #15 Creighton

– NC State battled against the 15th-ranked Creighton Bluejays but was not able to slow down the squad’s potent offensive attack.

– The Wolfpack opened strong against the Bluejays, as Parchment put down a kill from the outside on the first point of the match and the Wolfpack led 3-1 after an attacking error by the Bluejays.

– A 6-1 run gave Creighton an 11-6 lead, but NC State countered with four consecutive points to narrow the margin to 11-10.

– The Jays won six consecutive rallies to grab a 20-13, forcing the Pack to use both of its timeouts, before winning the frame, 25-19.

– After NC State narrowed the lead to 8-7 in the second set, Creighton went on a 5-1 run to take a 13-8 advantage and the Wolfpack used its first timeout at that point.

– Trailing 20-15, the Pack won three of the next four rallies to trim the Bluejays advantage to 21-18.

– Creighton held on down the stretch to win the set, 25-21, and take a 2-0 lead in the overall match.

– NC State tallied more kills than Creighton in the second (18-10), but the Wolfpack also committed more attacking errors (10-1).

– The Pack was within a few points of the Bluejays throughout most of the third set before CU pulled away with four unanswered points to take a 22-17 lead.

– NC State fought off match point three times before Creighton was able to convert to win the third set, 25-22, and the match, 3-0.

Top Performers

– Parchment led the Wolfpack with 13 kills in the contest, while Sopitan pitched in with 10.

– Evans tallied nine kills and Moore contributed eight.

– Pickrell led all players in the match with 39 assists in addition to six digs and two kills.

– Defensively, Kuchmaner, Evans and Parchment each tallied seven digs.

Up Next

NC State returns to action Saturday afternoon when the Wolfpack will conclude play in the SMU DoubleTree Classic against Arkansas State. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. inside Moody Coliseum.

 

(Photo Credit: Sharon Ellman Photography)

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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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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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