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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The NC State women’s volleyball team opened its 2015 campaign with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-17) sweep against the North Carolina Central Eagles, Friday afternoon inside the Carolina Volleyball Center.

The Wolfpack (1-0) opens the season with a win for the fourth time in head coach Bryan Bunn’s six-year tenure, while the Eagles fall to 0-1.

Match Rewind
– With the score tied at two in the first set, NC State used a 12-3 run to take a comfortable 14-5 lead in the frame. The Wolfpack went on to win the set, 25-16, and did not allow NC Central to get any closer than six points.

– Senior Morgan Cormier had a strong first set for the Pack, putting down four kills in the frame.

– NC State got all of its season-opening jitters out in the first set, as the Wolfpack was much more efficient offensively in the second set to record an attacking percentage of .364, the highest in any set on the night.

– The Eagles led very early in the second set, but with freshman Kassie Kasper at the service line the Wolfpack countered with a 5-0 run to take the lead, 8-3, and proceeded to win the set, 25-14.

– In the third set, NC State never trailed nor was the score ever tied as the Wolfpack raced out to a 10-0 lead on the strength of some strong serves from senior Tanna Aljoe. NC Central tried to mount a rally, but freshman Sarah Konchan’s kill cemented the Pack’s third set win, 25-17 and 3-0 win in the match.

Bunn’s Beat

Overall thoughts…
“We served the ball really tough tonight and got some of the first game jitters out,” said Bunn. “NC Central did a nice job defensively, so it challenged our hitters but overall it was a pretty good performance.”

On sophomore Julia Brown’s performance…

“She started off a little bit slow, but picked it up in the second and third sets. Ten kills in three sets is a good match for an outside hitter.”

On the team’s 10-0 run to open the third set…

“We served the ball really well during that stretch. Tanna Aljoe was serving some tough balls and they were out of system a lot. When we had an opportunity to put the ball away, we did.”

Top Performers
– Offensively, sophomore Julia Brown paced the Wolfpack with 10 kills. Blayke Hranicka, Kaitlyn Kearney and Maggie Speaks each contributed five kills, while Morgan Cormier and Perry Ramsey chipped in with four.

– At the setter position, Speaks dished out a match-high 20 assists to go along with her five kills, six digs and three blocks.

– Kasper, a freshman from Algonquin, Ill., earned the start at libero and recorded seven digs, while classmate Makenzie Kuchmaner and sophomore Emily Harris had five apiece.

– Hranicka led the Pack with five blocks.

Up Next
NC State will return to the court on Saturday at 10 a.m. to take on Southeastern Louisiana in the second match of the Gamecock Invitational for both teams. Later in the day, the Wolfpack will take on host South Carolina at 7 p.m. in a match that will air live on the SEC Network +.

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Former NC State DT Nick Campbell Commits to App St.

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Nick Campbell (6’4″/300) has committed to play for Appalachian St.

Campbell was a 3-Star prospect out of the state of Florida in the Wolfpack’s 2022 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #45 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2022 class.

In 2022, Campbell played 9 snaps against UCONN, redshirting the season. Last year, the only game he saw action is was against VMI.

Campbell has three years of eligibility remaining.

I’m a little surprised NC State hasn’t added a Nose Tackle out of the Portal yet. With CJ Clark and Nick Campbell transferring, the only two scholarship players at the position are Brandon Cleveland and DJ Jackson. When True Freshman Justin Terrell arrives in the Fall, there will be 3. NC State needs another depth piece at Nose Tackle.

NC State has had 23 players enter the Transfer Portal

NT Nick Campbell – App St.
WR Julian Gray – Liberty
RB Delbert Mimms III – Eastern Michigan
TE Fred Seabrough
Nickel Cecil Powell – Troy
WR Christopher Scott – Austin Peay
OL Jaleel Davis – Florida International
WR Josh Crabtree – Murray St. 
OL Lyndon Cooper – Pitt
WR Terrell Timmons – Colorado
LB Torren Wright – Temple
NT C.J. Clark – Miami
QB MJ Morris – Maryland
S Jakeen Harris – UNC
TE Cedd Seabrough – West Georgia
WR Porter Rooks – Eastern Michigan
DB Nate Evans – Delaware
LB Daejuan Thompson
RB Jordan Houston – Marshall
RB Michael Allen – UNLV
DB Darius Edmundson – UNC-Pembroke
WR Anthony Smith – East Carolina
TE Christopher Toudle – Western Michigan 

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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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