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Junior defensive specialist Alexa Micek celebrates as the Pack defeated the Liberty Flames 3-0 at Reynolds Coliseum Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. State won all three of its matches in the Courtyard Midtown Classic giving the team a school-record tying 12 consecutive victories. Photo by Brent Kitchen.
Although the Pack finished 8-12 (eighth) in the conference and fell short of the postseason, the program made some huge strides in the right direction. In Bryan Bunn’s second year as head coach, State improved its record by six wins and started the season by going on a 13-game winning-streak after losing its first match against Appalachian State. The Wolfpack also ripped through 19 straight sets in its non-conference schedule. Its eight-win mark in the conference is a school record and its overall is the first 20-win season for State since 1996. State also ranked first in opponent hitting percentage and fourth in blocks on the season. Even though this season was dominated statistically by the upperclassmen, freshmen Nicole Glass was second in kills and Alston Kearns was third in digs. With Bunn’s history of improving programs and a freshman class that produced at a high level, the Pack definitely took a huge step forward.