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

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Junior Setter-Hitter Nathalia Suisse. Volire Tisdale (7) and Patty Lake (12) both saw their share of net action during the UNC game. Tisdale was voted the ACC Tournament MVP and played on the all-ACC team. Marks. Inman Marks. Inman Mark S Inman Vol lc ball 47

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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

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Patty Lake spikes one across tilt nettoUNC ' sSaraWilson Head Coach Judy Martino motivates her squad during the UNC game Martino received her third ACC Coach of the Year award this year powers like Villanova. Georgia. Penn State. Florida State and West Virginia, it was the consistent pla of Tisdale and Dudley that earned State the regular season and tournament championship. ■ ' The were just determined to win and they did. Martino said. It was almost a surprise to be as easy as it was. I don ' t want everyone to think it was easy. the certainK had to work for it. 48 Marks. Inman Sports fi