Box Score PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit at nearly a .200 clip and matched a season-best with 10 blocks as the Braves capped off a perfect day of competition with a sweep (25-9, 25-20, 25-19) of Mount Olive on Tuesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
It was the fourth-win in the last five outings for the Braves (7-12) who matched last season's victory total with the result as well. The setback snapped a two-match series win streak for the Trojans (4-14) who have yet to taste a victory against the Black & Gold in Pembroke.
 

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-19)
RECORDS	UNC Pembroke (7-12); Mount Olive (4-14)
ARENA	Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court (Pembroke, N.C.)

GAME REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-9	The Braves surrendered the first point of the set, but it was all Black & Gold after that. UNCP led 12-4 after a kill from Brianna Warren, and then scored seven-straight points to go up 20-7. The Trojans dug into their deficit with points on back-to-back serves, but the Braves tacked up the final five points of the set and continued to build momentum.
SET 2 I 25-20	UNCP posted the first six points of the set and kept that distance for a majority of the way out. The Braves led 21-14 following a kill from Kaila Crowder, but Mount Olive began to creep back, scoring six of the next eight points to pull to within 23-20 late. Consecutive kills from Aquia Jones and Shannon Skryd would keep the Black & Gold in the driver's seat, however.
SET 3 I 25-19	The Braves hit just .051 and trailed for much of the third set, but used a late run to finish off the sweep of Mount Olive. The visitors led 17-15 after a kill from Andrea Rivera-Reyes late in the match, but an Aquia Jones kill moments later sparked the hosts on a run of four-straight points that gave them the lead for good. The Trojans scored a point coming out of a timeout to pull to within a lone point, 19-18, but UNCP tacked up six of the next seven points to close it out.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Aquia Jones (10), Kaila Crowder (8), Brianna Warren (7)
ASSISTS	Bailee Jones (36), Raven Oates (2), Aquia Jones (1)
DIGS	Shannon Skryd (14), Anna Heinz (14), Raven Oates (12)
BLOCKS	Brianna Warren (4), Ashley Caesar (3), Aquia Jones (3)
SERVICE ACES	Ashley Caesar (3), Bailee Jones (1), Abby Farr (1)

 

UP NEXT

The Braves will jump back into Peach Belt Conference play on Friday when they make the short trip south to battle Francis Marion (9-9, 1-4 PBC) inside the Smith University Center. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. UNCP will face the Patriots again on Saturday at home, with start time slated for 1 p.m. Admission to all 2018 UNCP Volleyball home matches is free.

 

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