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3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 7-4
0
St. Andrews SAU 0-1
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
7-4
3
Final
0
St. Andrews SAU
0-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 25 (3)
St. Andrews SAU 20 20 13 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Gets Back On Track, Sweeps St. Andrews

LAURINBURG – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit better than .340 at the net and committed just 13 hitting errors on the night on the way to snapping a two-match skid with a 3-0 sweep of neighboring St. Andrews on Wednesday evening at Harris Court.
 
The victory marked the third-straight series victory for the Braves (7-4) who have been victorious in seven of their last nine outings. St. Andrews (5-8) has now dropped three of its last four contests.
 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, St. Andrews 1 (25-20, 25-20, 25-13)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (7-4); St. Andrews (5-8)
ARENA Laurinburg, N.C. (Harris Court)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-20 The Braves came out of the gates on fire for the second-straight night, this time hitting at a .384 rate at the net on the way to a five-point victory. The Knights trailed by just one, 8-7, following a kill from Shalia Powell, but UNCP put together a 5-1 run before hitting cruise control the rest of the way out. The Braves led 23-16 after a kill from Raven Oates, and won two of the last three points to close out the set.
SET 2 I 25-20 St. Andrews used a 5-1 run to eventually forge a 12-7 lead and force a timeout by the Braves, but UNCP came out of the break with a purpose and slowly chipped away at its deficit. The Knights righted their ship and padded their advantage out to three points, 18-15, on Alex Blackwell's key, but the Black & Gold tacked up six of the next seven points to storm ahead for good. The Braves would close out the set with a 4-1 run.
SET 3 I 25-13 UNCP continued its momentum into the third set and posted a .484 hitting percentage to leave no doubt. The Braves led 18-4 after a kill from Ashley Caesar, and extended their lead out to as many as 16 points, 23-7, following April Tankersley's slam. A late run from the Knights was interrupted by an attack error that pushed the visitors' point total to 24, and a kill from Raven Oates closed out the night.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS April Tankersley (13), Raven Oates (13), Ashley Caesar (8)
ASSISTS Casey O'Quinn (22), Morgan Gibbs (13), Anna Heinz (4)
DIGS Casey O'Quinn (15), Anna Heinz (15), Raven Oates (8)
BLOCKS Ashley Caesar (5), April Tankersley (5), Brianna Warren (1)
SERVICE ACES Abby Farr (1), Brianna Warren (1)
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will continue a 12-match stretch away from home this weekend when they head to Aiken, S.C., for the USC Aiken Invitational. UNCP will open up its portion of tournament play on Friday with a 2:30 matchup against Valdosta State (5-4), before closing out day-one action with a 5 p.m. contest against Converse (1-8).
 
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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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