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Ashley Caesar 10082019
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 9-12
1
Catawba CAT 3-8
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
9-12
3
Final
1
Catawba CAT
3-8
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 17 25 (3)
Catawba CAT 23 18 25 23 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Stops Skid With Win At Catawba

SALISBURY – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team turned in double-digit blocks for the sixth time this season and got big offensive nights from sophomores Ashley Caesar and Brianna Warren on the way to a 3-1 victory over Catawba on Tuesday evening inside Goodman Gym.
 
The triumph snapped a five-match losing streak for the Braves (9-12) who have now taken two of the last three matchups in the series with the Indians. It was the fourth-straight loss for Catawba (3-8) who fell to 2-3 at home in 2019 as well.
 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Catawba 1 (25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (9-12); Catawba (3-8)
ARENA Salisbury, N.C. (Goodman Gym)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-23 The Braves scored the first three points of the night and did not trail at any point in the opening set. UNCP led by as many as five points, 19-14, after an attack error by the hosts, but Catawba used a late scoring spurt to pull to within a lone point, 24-23, thanks to a pair of block assists. A service error by the Indians moments later, however, would close out the set in favor of the Braves.
SET 2 I 25-18 UNCP hit a respectable .218 in the second set, and used a pair of mild runs to take control of the night. The Indians made it a two-point set, 9-7, on a kill from Allie Grubb, but the visitors responded with five-straight points to push their lead out to 14-7. Catawba trimmed its deficit back to four points, 19-15, but the Black & Gold answered with a 4-0 run to pull away for good.
SET 3 I 17-25 Catawba turned the tables on the visitors in the third set, hitting .250 while also taking advantage of eight hitting errors by the Braves to produce a 25-17 win. The squads split the first dozen points of the set, but the Indians used a 10-3 run to take control. UNCP got consecutive points on a kill from Brianna Warren, as well as block assists from April Tankersley and Ashley Caesar, to whittle its deficit back to 21-17, but Catawba tacked up the last four points to close it out.
SET 3 I 25-23 The Braves hit a blistering .351 at the net in what would be the evening's final set, while committing just three hitting errors in the process as well. The visitors used a mild 4-1 run to forge a 15-10 advantage midway through, but the Indians steadily chipped away at their deficit and eventually evened the score up at 20 points apiece. The hosts negated a pair of late deficits, including a kill from Kylie Morgan that tied it up at 23-all, but the Braves took the lead on a kill from Morgan Gibbs, and finished off the night with another kill, this time from Raven Oates.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Ashley Caesar (11), Brianna Warren (10), Kaila Crowder (9)
ASSISTS Morgan Gibbs (20), Casey O'Quinn (19), Anna Heinz (5)
DIGS Anna Heinz (30), Raven Oates (15), Casey O'Quinn (11)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (7), Savannah Bean (5), Ashley Caesar (3)
SERVICE ACES Morgan Gibbs (2), Casey O'Quinn (1), Brianna Warren (1)
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will step back into Peach Belt Conference play on Friday when they make the short trip to Florence, S.C., to battle Francis Marion (9-8, 0-2 PBC) in the Smith University Center. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
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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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