RALEIGH, N.C. — The NC State volleyball team defeated Boston College, 3-1, in Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Sunday, improving to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
The Wolfpack took the match by set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 19-25 and 25-18. Boston College fell to 10-7 and 1-5 in the ACC after the four-set result on the Raleigh campus.
NC State closed the opening set 25-16 after holding the Eagles to a .034 hitting percentage, then won the second set 25-21. Boston College answered in the third set 25-19 before the Pack sealed the match with a 25-18 fourth set and a match-high .417 hitting percentage in that frame.
Britni Silver led NC State with 13 kills, Talia Francom added 12 kills and 8.0 blocks, and Eva Long recorded a double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs. Jordan Smith paced the Pack with two service aces under head coach Megan Wargo-Kearney, who is 2-0 against Boston College with the Wolfpack.
For the Eagles, Audrey Ross finished with a match-high 19 kills on a .395 hitting percentage, plus five digs and five blocks. Brooklyn Yelland had 14 digs and two aces, and Naomi Watson added six blocks as Boston College tried to push the match the distance.
NC State University is a major Raleigh employer and the home campus for Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack next heads west to face Cal on Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 p.m. ET, while Boston College continues its road trip at Clemson the same day before facing Georgia Tech on Oct. 18. Sunday attendance filled Reynolds for the ACC home matinee as both sides traded runs across four sets.
