RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State got back to winning in a hurry Friday night. The Wolfpack swept in-state rival Wake Forest 25-19, 25-10, 25-23 at Reynolds Coliseum, and the two teams will see each other again in less than 48 hours.
Freshman Britni Silver led the attack with 11 kills, and freshman setter Eva Long piled up 27 assists and 10 digs for her eighth double-double of the year. Overall, NC State outhit Wake Forest .348 to .182 and held a 44-28 edge in kills.
The Wolfpack hit .379 in the first set, with Clara Vondran putting down five early kills, and Jordan Smith ended it. The second set was a rout. NC State hit .545 and held the Deacons to .067, Silver had six kills on 10 swings, and Elaisa Villar dropped in three aces during a big middle run before reserve Makenna Kowren served the set-ending ace.
Wake Forest made the third set a fight, with nine ties and three lead changes, and saved two match points to pull within 24-23. Talia Francom then ended it with a kill. Francom also led the Pack with three blocks, Villar finished with four aces to match her career best, and Zuzia Maciejewicz had 12 digs.
Redshirt junior Catherine Burke and graduate student Ryleigh Whitekettle kept finding kills for Wake Forest, and senior Andrea Roman added eight digs. That pushed her season total to 302, the most in the ACC. The loss closed a three-match road trip for the Deacons.
NC State improves to 13-7 and 4-5 in the ACC, while Wake Forest drops to 8-12 and 2-7. The rematch is Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. at Varsity Arena in Winston-Salem, with streaming on ACCNX.
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