WINSTON-SALEM – Four UNC Pembroke volleyball players logged double-digit kills to power the Braves to a .230 hitting percentage and their third-straight victory in a straight-sets win over host Winston-Salem State on Wednesday night at Whitaker Gymnasium.

MATCH INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 3, Winston-Salem State 1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 25-15)
Records: UNC Pembroke (7-24); Winston-Salem State (18-7)
Location: Whitaker Gymnasium
Series: UNC Pembroke leads 11-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play

FIRST SET
-The Braves turned a 20-18 lead into a 24-19 advantage with a 4-1 run thanks to three kills and a Winston-Salem State attack error before converting their third set point on an Aquia Jones kill.

SECOND SET
-Three-straight UNCP points brought the Braves within one at 23-22, but the Rams took advantage of a Black & Gold attack error and notched a block on set point to tie the match at one set apiece.

THIRD SET
-A 9-0 run turned a 4-2 UNCP deficit into an 11-4 lead and the Braves extended the lead to 10 (23-13) with four-straight points.
-Tyler Fitzpatrick unleashed a kill on the Braves' second set point to give the guests a 2-1 lead in the match.

FOURTH SET
-Bailee Jones served nine-straight UNCP points to begin the set before the Rams got on the board to cut the lead to 9-1.
-Up 22-15, two kills from Madelyn Ashwell and an April Tankersley service error put a cap on the 3-1 UNCP victory.

NOTABLES
-Wednesday marked the first time since Oct. 18-22, 2014 that the Braves have won three-straight matches.
-The Braves held an advantage in kills (53-47), aces (10-4), assists (46-43) and digs (57-55). UNCP's 53 kills are its second-most in a four-set match this season (54, vs. Augusta on 10/20).
-Aquia Jones paced the Braves with 13 kills, Fitzpatrick matched a career high with 11 and Makaylah Elliott and Michelle Voyer each tacked on 10. Voyer also tied a career high in kills.
-Aquia Jones led all Braves with four block assists, while Elliott and Tankersley tacked on three each.
-Miranda Cada crossed the 20-assist plateau for the sixth time this season with 25 and added a season-high four service aces and Bailee Jones dished out 18 assists. Cayce Bell had a match-high 21 digs, which was her 15th instance of at least 20 digs this season.

UP NEXT
The Braves wrap up the regular season when Peach Belt Conference foe Flagler invades Pembroke on Friday. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court in what will serve as Senior Night for UNCP. The Saints (19-3, 8-1 PBC) sit atop the league standings are in the midst of a 14-match winning streak dating back to Sept. 26. Flagler won a 3-0 affair over the Black & Gold back on Oct. 7 in St. Augustine, Florida.