<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2sQYiP_0vlCxVXj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2sQYiP_0vlCxVXj00" width="1928" height="1076" ><figcaption>Photo by: Kerrigan Zambrana</figcaption></figure>RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State volleyball team is set to host Virginia Tech and Virginia for opening weekend of conference play. The Pack will host the Hokies at 7pm on Friday, Sept. 27 before facing the Cavaliers on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1pm -- both games will be streamed on ACCNX. The Wolfpack enters conference play with an overall record of 5-3, while the Hokies are 6-4 and the Cavaliers are 10-1. The Basics of the Matchup(s) <ul><li>Friday's match up the Hokies will be the 34th meeting between the two programs. Virginia Tech holds a 19-14 advantage in the series, but NC State has won the last 11 meetings dating back to 2015.</li><li>Sunday's meeting with the Cavaliers will mark the 46th between the two teams. The Pack won the last 12 meetings, dating back to 2016, despite the Cavaliers leading the series, 27-18.</li></ul>A Win/Wins Would ... <ul><li>be the 199th and 200th ACC win in program history</li><li>be the 806th and 807th overall win in program history</li><li>be the 68th and 69th under head coach Luka Slabe</li><li>be the first and second conference win this season</li><li>be the sixth and seventh win of the season</li><li>(on Friday) mark the fourth ACC opener won under Slabe (excludes 2020-21 season as the only opponents played were from the ACC).</li></ul>Milestone Watch<ul><li>Sophie Groom - 63 kills from 500</li><li>Ava Brizard - 286 kills from 1,000</li><li>Martyna Leoniak - 89 kills from 500</li><li>Jada Allen - 56 blocks from 400</li><li>Amanda Rice - 207 kills from 1,000</li></ul>Big Red's Makes a Statement<ul><li>Senior Amanda Rice tallied 37 kills during opening weekend for the Pack and recorded double-digit kills in all three matches.</li><li>In the final weekend of non-conference play, the Lemont, Ill. native tallied 30 kills, averaged 3.75 kills per set, recorded a .333 hitting percentage -- marks that ranked first in the ACC among any opposite.</li><li>As of Monday, the Rice ranks sixth in the nation, in all of D1, among opposites for kills per set (3.41) and ranks second in the ACC in kills per set by an opposite (Naya Shime from SMU averages 3.47 - ranks first in ACC and fifth in the nation).</li></ul></div></body>

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Wolfpack Set to Host Hokies and Cavaliers for Opening Weekend of ACC Play

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State volleyball team is set to host Virginia Tech and Virginia for opening weekend of conference play. The Pack will host the Hokies at 7pm on Friday, Sept. 27 before facing the Cavaliers on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 1pm -- both games will be streamed on ACCNX.