Cardinals Take Down Wolfpack 3-1 in ACC Opener

Friday, September 21

Raleigh, NC

7:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

8-4, 1-0ACC

NC State

6-5, 0-1ACC

Lousville

NC State

Amanda Green hits the ball during the Cardinals game .

September 21, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

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Amanda Green leads with 13 kills, 3 aces and 14 digs.

By: Nancy Worley

Senior outside hitter Amanda Green had 13 kills, three aces and 14 digs to lead the University of Louisville volleyball team to a 3-1 win over NC State in the ACC season opener Friday night in Raleigh.

The Cards hit .227 with three aces and 13 blocks in the 25-19, 28-26, 20-25, 25-18 win to improve their record to 8-4 overall and 1-0 in the ACC. UofL got 17 kills from Melanie McHenry with Megan Sloan chipping in 10. Jasmine Bennett added 12 kills and seven blocks. NC State got 15 kills from Melissa Evans as the Pack drops to 6-5 overall and 0-1 in their ACC opener.

In the first set, UofL used .375 hitting to overcome a short-lived NCSU lead at 3-1. The Cards built the lead to 13-9 and sparked the first Wolfpack timeout when Jasmine Bennett scored one of her five kills in the set. The Wolfpack's aggressive offense kept them close but they had to take their final timeout when UofL spread the lead to 19-14. Megan Sloan had a one-woman run, scoring three straight points for the Cards to put her team up 22-18 and then Jasmine Bennett bounced a ball to seal the 25-19 win.

The Cards had a 10-4 lead early in the second set before the Pack used a 7-2 run to go up 12-11. From that point on the teams stood toe-to-toe in a slugfest that saw 16 ties and 10 lead changes. The Cards tied at 25 on a kill by Amanda Green but the Pack answered. An NC State hitting error and a kill by Melanie McHenry gave the Cards the 28-26 win.

In the third set, Uof L used a 6-0 run to take an 8-4 lead but the Wolfpack was not held at bay. An 8-0 run by NC State pushed its lead to 18-14. The Cardinals counterpunched, coming within one point at 20-19 on a block by Emily Scott and Megan Sloan. Louisville would score just once more as NC State took the 25-20 win. UofL did little to help the slide, hittting just .087 and getting blocked four times in the set.

In the fourth set, Louisville used a 4-0 run to take a 9-4 lead early but the Pack tied at 11 on a kill by Jade Parchment. That sparked a 7-2 run by the Cards to put UofL up 18-13. Marijke Van Dyke came off the bench for a block to give UofL a 21-16 lead and the Cards powered on to the 25-18 win.

UofL travels to Chapel Hill on Sunday for a 1 p.m. matchup with North Carolina as ACC action continues.