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2
Mount Olive UMO 9-13,4-8 CC
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 19-8,11-2 CC
Mount Olive UMO
9-13,4-8 CC
2
Final
3
UNC Pembroke UNCP
19-8,11-2 CC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Mount Olive UMO 24 25 16 25 5 (2)
UNC Pembroke UNCP 26 21 25 16 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Volleyball Fends Off Mount Olive In Five Sets

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team offset 33 attack errors with 10 service aces and eight blocks, and used a dominant performance in the fifth set to ward off an upset bid by visiting Mount Olive with a 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-5) on Saturday afternoon in Pembroke.
 
It was the third-straight victory for the Braves (19-8, 11-2 CC) who improved to 9-1 this season on Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court – the most home wins for the program since the 2014 season. The result quelled a two-match win streak for the Trojans (9-13, 4-8) who have now dropped three-straight outings in the series with the Black & Gold.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-5)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 19-8, 11-2 CC; Mount Olive 9-13, 4-8 CC
ARENA Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 26-24 The Braves hit .242 at the net in the opening set, but had to fight off a late rally by the Trojans in order to gain the early advantage. UNCP tacked up six-straight points to grab a late 22-19 lead, but the Trojans eventually knotted the set back up at 23 points apiece and fought off a set-point situation before succumbing.
SET 2 I 21-25 Mount Olive offset an early 5-4 deficit with a 7-2 run that helped it even up the afternoon. The Braves pulled to within a lone point, 22-21, late, but the Trojans slammed the door on the rally by raking in the final three points of the set.
SET 3 I 25-16 UNCP turned in 16 kills to retake the lead in the match with a victory in the third set. Mount Olive used three-straight points to grab an 8-7 advantage, but UNCP collected 12 of the next 14 points to recapture the momentum.
SET 4 I 25-16 The Trojans turned the table and sent the match into a fifth and deciding set with a big triumph in set No 4. The Trojans hit .275 and totaled 13 kills in the fourth set, and broke a 16-all deadlock with nine-straight points.
SET 5 I 25-16 UNCP regained its composure and hit an afternoon-best .389 with just one attack error in a dominant fifth-set rout. The Braves used four kills, two blocks and a service ace to eventually forge a 9-2 lead in the stanza, and then tacked up five of the final six points for good measure.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Brianna Warren (12), Shannon Skryd (12), Erin O'Donnell (10)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (53), Elise Martin (3), Marissa Morgan (1)
DIGS Elise Martin (25), Shannon Skryd (18), Katie Pressley (16)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (7), Katie Pressley (3), Elly Hicks (2)
SERVICE ACES Katie Pressley (3), Brianna Warren (2), Shannon Skryd (2)
SERIES NOTE
UNCP has captured 11 of 12 matchups at home in the series with Mount Olive, and have now registered four-straight victories over the Trojans at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Saturday's outcome marked just the sixth five-set contest in the 30-match history between the two schools.
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will step back outside of Conference Carolinas play on Tuesday when they head to Newberry (9-10) for a rematch with the Wolves. UNCP swept Newberry earlier this season in the home opener for the Black & Gold.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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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