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UNC Pembroke UNCP 7-15, 0-6
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Winner Lander LU 18-4, 4-2
UNC Pembroke UNCP
7-15, 0-6
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Final
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Lander LU
18-4, 4-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 19 11 19 (1)
Lander LU 23 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Red-Hot Lander Rallies To Top Volleyball In Four Sets

GREENWOOD, S.C. – The visiting UNC Pembroke volleyball team strung together a late push on the way to grabbing the opening set, but the red-hot Bearcats hit at nearly a .400 clip the rest of the way out on the way to a 3-1 victory (23-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-19) over the Braves on Monday evening in Horne Arena.
 
It was the third-straight setback for the Black & Gold (7-15, 0-6 PBC) who had dropped 22-straight sets in the series heading into Tuesday's action in Greenwood, S.C. Lander (18-4, 4-2) stayed within a half-game of Peach Belt Conference-leading USC Aiken by grabbing its fifth win in the last six outings, while also staying perfect at home (6-0).
 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE Lander 3, UNC Pembroke 1 (23-25, 19-25, 11-25, 19-25)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (7-15, 0-6 PBC); Lander (18-4, 4-2 PBC)
ARENA Horne Arena (Greenwood, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-23 Lander led 7-2 after an attack error by the Braves in the early going, but Kaila Crowder's kill moments later sparked the visitors on a 7-1 run that gave them a 9-8 lead. The Bearcats forged a 17-13 lead on Kaitlyn Krafka's kill, but UNCP steadily chipped away at its deficit and eventually surged ahead, 20-19, on an attack error from the hosts. Knotted up at 23 apiece, the Black & Gold took the lead for good on a kill by Shannon Skyrd, and then put the first set away on an equally-as-impressive kill from Ashley Caesar.
SET 2 I 19-25 The Bearcats strung together six-straight points to grab a 13-7 advantage in the second set, but UNCP answered with a 6-2 win to pull to within two points, 15-13, minutes later. Lander padded its advantage out to 21-17 on a Hannah Hritz kill, and then answered a late rally by the visitors with four-straight points to knot the night back up.
SET 3 I 11-25 Lander hit .481 and committed just one attack error on the way to grabbing set three. A tight set early on, the hosts put together a 7-1 run midway through on the way to a 12-5 advantage, and then captured eight of the last nine points to grab all of the momentum.
SET 4 I 19-25 The hosts used a service ace to grab a 10-4 lead, and then strung together five-straight points moments later to pad their lead out to 15-7. The Braves made a late run and eventually closed the gap to just four points, 21-17, but the Bearcats closed out the night with a 4-2 run to clinch the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Kaila Crowder (12), Shannon Skryd (12), Aquia Jones (9)
ASSISTS Bailee Jones (41), Raven Oates (2), Shannon Skryd (1)
DIGS Raven Oates (21), Bailee Jones (10), Anna Heinz (9)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (2), Ashley Caesar (1), Amber Tyndall (1)
SERVICE ACES Ashley Caesar (1), Anna Heinz (1), Bailee Jones (1)
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will return home again on Tuesday when they open up a three-match home stand against Converse (5-19) at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. First serve has been scheduled for 6 p.m. and admission to all 2018 UNCP Volleyball home matches is free. The Braves topped the Valkyries, 3-0, earlier this season at the Coker/FMU Invitational.
 
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JOIN THE BRAVES CLUB
Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Volleyball program by joining the Braves Club. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu.
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