SOUTH BEND, IND. – The NC State volleyball team defeated Notre Dame 3-1 Sunday afternoon in South Bend, Ind. After a back and forth battle in the third and fourth set, the Pack secured its seventh win in conference play.
Sophomore Martyna Leoniak recorded her fourth double double when she tallied 15 kills and 18 digs.
Vanja Bukilic and Amanda Rice added 14 kills each for the Pack. Madison Williams added 10 kills to help the Wolfpack in the win.
Naomi Cabello led the setters with 28 assists.
Jada Allen recorded four blocks to lead NC State.
Set One (25-20)
Leoniak started the Pack off strong with a kill on the first play of the match. The Irish came within one of the Pack twice, but were unsuccessful in their efforts. Leoniak led the Wolfpack with seven kills and was on trend to record her fourth double-double, as she also tallied 10 digs.
Set Two (22-25)
The Wolfpack started off strong and carried the momentum from set one. NC State took a 4-0 lead to start and the Irish made their comeback. Notre Dame minimized the Pack’s lead to one after making it 8-7, but NC State responded by taking the next two points. The battle continued for the Fighting Irish, but the Wolfpack continued to dominate. After the media timeout in the middle of the set, the Pack came out to take two straight points. The Irish tied the set 19-19 and took the next point to take their first lead of the afternoon. Slabe called a timeout and Amanda Rice ended Notre Dame’s three point streak with back to back kills. The Fighting Irish came out on top after taking three straight points to end the set,
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