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Aquia and Tank Block 102318
3
Winner UNCP UNCP 9-17
1
SWU SWU 7-14
Winner
UNCP UNCP
9-17
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Final
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SWU SWU
7-14
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNCP UNCP 25 25 15 25 (3)
SWU SWU 18 20 25 22 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Tops Southern Wesleyan In Midweek Road Contest

CENTRAL, S.C. – Senior Aquia Jones logged a team-best 16 kills and the UNC Pembroke volleyball team used some early momentum to grab the first two sets on the way to a 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 15-25, 25-22) victory at Southern Wesleyan on Tuesday evening.
 
It was the sixth-straight non-conference victory for the Braves (9-14) who tacked up their ninth victory of the season – the most wins for the club since the 2014 campaign. The setback marked the third-straight loss for Southern Wesleyan (7-14) who fell to 1-1 all-time in the series with the Black & Gold.
 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Southern Wesleyan 1 (25-18, 25-20, 15-25, 25-22)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (9-17); Southern Wesleyan (7-14)
ARENA Tysinger Gymnasium (Central, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-18 The Braves hit better than .360 in the opening set and committed just two attack errors to grab the early advantage. The Warriors tacked up three-straight points to trim their deficit back to 13-11, but UNCP strung together a 10-3 run to gain all of the momentum. Down 24-15, Southern Wesleyan rallied for three-straight points, but a service error by the hosts handed the opening set to the Braves.
SET 2 I 25-20 Southern Wesleyan led 12-11 after a ball-handling error by the Black & Gold, but UNCP responded with three-straight points and did not trail again. The Warriors knotted the score back up again thanks to a block from Olivia Johnson, but a kill by Bailee Jones moments later sparked UNCP on a 6-2 run that proved to be the difference.
SET 3 I 15-25 The Braves took their foot off the gas pedal in the third set, and Southern Wesleyan took advantage. UNCP trimmed an early deficit down to just one point, 7-6, on a Kaila Crowder kill, but the Warriors lit up the scoreboard with seven-straight points and got behind a train of momentum the rest of the way out.
SET 4 I 25-22 The Warriors led for much of the opening half of the fourth set, but the Braves put together a couple of key runs to fuel the match-clinching victory. Southern Wesleyan threatened to take a late lead by scoring two-straight points and evening things up at 19 apiece, but a service error by the hosts quelled the momentum and ignited the Braves on a 5-1 run that eventually put the visitors up 24-20. The Warriors threatened with a late rally, but Aquia Jones closed out the night with a kill.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Aquia Jones (16), Kaila Crowder (9), Ashley Caesar (7)
ASSISTS Bailee Jones (44), Shannon Skryd (2), Anna Heinz (2)
DIGS Anna Heinz (22), Raven Oates (16), Abby Farr (14)
BLOCKS Ashley Caesar (5), Aquia Jones (3), Shannon Skryd (3)
SERVICE ACES Shannon Skryd (2), Bailee Jones (1)
 
UP NEXT
UNCP will step back into Peach Belt Conference play with three road games this weekend. UNCP will travel to Georgia College (11-9, 4-4 PBC) on Friday evening, and will take part in a pair of league contests on Saturday at both Augusta (18-5, 5-3) and league-leading USC Aiken (16-3, 6-1).
 
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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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