North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Jesse Jones (90) and Ray Frost (49) pull a Pitt halfback down in a Pitt blowout. The Panthers blanked the Pack, 34-0.

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Inside linebacker Fred Stone (48) regroups the Pack defense against East Carolina. to East Tennessee State. Perhaps the most upsetting aspect of the upset was the loss of State ' s quarterback. Poag injured his knee on the last play of the game and was put out for the year. But when Montgomery retook the starting quarterback spot, he was not about to let his team down. State traveled to Durham to beat Duke. 47-45 and Montgomery conducted a passing clinic of his own. Montgomery broke school — and Kramer — records for passing yardage and completions with 468 yards on 29 completions. Tailback Todd Varn caught most of Montgomery ' s attention and caught nine passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. For all the passing. Wolfpack place kicker Bryan Carter ended up in the hero ' s armor. With 29 seconds remaining in the game. Carter nailed a 32-yard field goal to give State the 47-45 win. In spite of all of State ' s ups and downs, it was still in contention for a share of second-place in the conference. All it needed was a win over Virginia. But it was not to be had. Even though Montgomery became the onl Wolfpack player ever to pass for over 400 yards in two games with a 402 mark against the Cavaliers. Virginia came out on top. 34-3 1 . Senior Mac Jones and freshman Chris Corders led State ' s receivers with 1 30 yards each. While the Cavaliers went on to the All American Bowl, the Wolfpack went back to work — to get ready for next 44 Sports Jim Mahaffee

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Making It Look Easy By Dwuan June The volleyball team became the third team in the ACC to win the conference championship and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The only other ACC schools to win the title are UNC and Duke. ACC Volleyball Player of the Year. Melinda Dudley led the volleyball team this season to a first round-bye in the tournament and a 5- 1 ACC regular season mark. The Pack only lost one game this season and that was to their second-round opponent, the Virginia Cavaliers. They avenged that defeat and went on to face the Duke Blue Devils, destroying them in three straight matches 1 5-4, 1 5- 1 and 15-9. Volire Tisdale was named the tourney ' s MVP and joined Dudley on the all-ACC team. For the third year in a row, Judy Martino received Coach of the Year honors. After an opening loss to U VA on October 25, the Pack went on a tear winning 1 1 out of its last 1 3 matches. Not only did State face tough oppositon in the conference from the likes of U V A, UNC and Duke, but they faced tough outside competition as well. Throughout the year, the Pack faced tough outside competition from v-ball 46 Sports