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RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell volleyball fell Friday night, Sept. 18 to NC State in three sets (25-12, 25-13, 25-21). McKenzie Fell lead the offense with nine kills and a block assist while Madison Linxwiler added six kills and a block assist of her own as the Camels move on to 4-7 entering day two of the NC State Double Tree Cary Classic.
"It took us a while to get going," said head coach Greg Goral. "NC State is a really quality team with a lot of quality attackers who put pressure on us for most of the first two games. We finally got more of the momentum in game three and I was more impressed with how out team played. They showed a little more poise in game three and almost pulled it out. If we can start games the way we finish, we are going to win a lot of matches."
The Pack got out to an early lead 7-1 when the Camels got on a roll after a service error by Makenzie Kuchmaner. Mary Crema score a couple quick points on two service errors and Jessica Stocking got a kill to bring the score within three (8-5). The Orange and Black kept it close until a few errors allowed the Pack to get a six point lead (17-11) at the first timeout called by CU. The Camels called their second timeout just minutes later as the score climbed to 21-11. Jenny Tait scored off of a nice kill but the Orange and Black ran out of time and fell in set one to the Wolfpack 25-12. Katelyn Layden tallied three of the teams' seven kills.
Set two started off strong as the Camels trading points with the Wolfpack early. Fell had a kill to tie the score six all before NC State went on an 8-2 run leading into the first timeout (14-8). The Orange and Black got a point off a service error by Kuchmaner before they called their second timeout down 17-9. Tait, Stocking and Fell all recorded kills late in the set as Campbell fell 25-13 to NC State.
After a short intermission, the Camels came back with renewed energy. The Pack got out to an early lead on a few kills, errors and a service ace, but that did not break the Camels who fought to stay within five points at the first timeout (13-8). Campbell got a run going late, after Tait served the ball resulting in a Linxwiler kill and at the second timeout taken by the Camels they trailed just four points (21-17). When action resumed, Fell knocked down a kill followed by an ace from Crema and two NC State errors to bring the score 22-21 and a Pack timeout. The Orange and Black fought hard to catch up but ram out of time as NC State went on to take the third set 25-21.
Summer Schuitema dished out 13 assists and Rebecca Ramirez added 12 for the Camels who tallied 27 assists. The Camels finished with 29 kills on the night with Katelyn Layden scoring five and Jessica Stocking four more in addition to the 15 from Fell and Linxwiler. Mary Crema led the defense with 10 digs and had three services aces for the Orange and Black.
The Camels will play again tomorrow when they face the Tennessee Volunteers at 10 a.m. followed by a 4:30 p.m. match against Hampton University.
