ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Host Flagler hit .366, its second-highest mark of the season, and erased an upset attempt from the UNC Pembroke volleyball squad with a straight-sets, Peach Belt Conference victory Saturday afternoon on the east coast of Florida.

MATCH INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 0, Flagler 3 (16-25, 13-25, 13-25)
Records: UNC Pembroke (4-15, 0-6 PBC); Flagler (10-3, 4-1 PBC)
Location: Flagler Gymnasium
Series: Flagler leads 17-1

HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play

FIRST SET
-The Braves fell behind early in the opening set when Flagler ripped off a 5-0 run to grab a 6-2 lead.
-Flagler scored six of seven points to extend its advantage to 21-11 before closing out the set with four of the final six tallies.

SECOND SET
-The Saints wasted no time building up a hefty lead in the second set by claiming eight of the first 10 rallies.
-A Michelle Voyer kill brought the Black & Gold within five at 17-12, but the hosts won eight of the last nine points, capped off by a service ace, to go up 2-0 in the match.

THIRD SET
-In exact fashion as set two, the Braves found themselves down 8-2 after the set's first 10 points.
-April Tankersley uncorked a kill followed by a Flagler attack error to bring the guests within four at 10-6.
-However, Flagler then rattled off another 8-2 run to take a commanding 18-8 lead and won the match 3-0 on a Taja Valmyr kill.

NOTABLES
-The Braves continued their impressive run of blocks and edged Flagler 5-4 in the block column. It was the 12th time in 19 matches UNCP has recorded more blocks than the opposition.
-Makaylah Elliott paced the Braves with six kills, while Voyer added five and Madelyn Ashwell finished with four.
-Cayce Bell's 19 digs brings her career total to 925 and just 75 shy of 1,000. Her current pace of 18.8 digs per match would see her break the 1,000-dig mark in Pembroke on Oct. 20 against Augusta.

UP NEXT
The Braves welcome a full week off before heading to Hartsville, South Carolina for the Coker Tri-Match next Saturday. UNCP will open the afternoon with a meeting with Coker at 2 p.m. before doing battle with undefeated Wingate at 4 p.m. inside the DeLoach Center.