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Katelyn West 111621
0
Erskine ERSKINE 13-21
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 23-10
Erskine ERSKINE
13-21
0
Final
3
UNC Pembroke UNCP
23-10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Erskine ERSKINE 14 14 13 (0)
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 25 (3)

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

Volleyball Sweeps Erskine, Heads To Semifinal Round

PEMBROKE – Redshirt junior Shannon Skryd and freshman Katelyn West each posted double-digit kill totals, and the UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit .336 at the net on the way to a 3-0 sweep (25-14, 25-14, 25-13) of visiting Erskine on Tuesday evening in the quarterfinal round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
 
It was the 12th and final home victory for the Braves (23-10) whose win total at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court this season is the most for the program in more than three decades. The setback snapped a two-match win streak for the Flying Fleet (13-21) who upended West No. 3 seed King on Saturday to advance to Tuesday's quarterfinals.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Erskine 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-13)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 23-10; Erskine 13-21
ARENA Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-14 The Braves dropped the first two points of the opening set, but strung together six-straight points after that to set the tone. Erskine rallied for three-straight points to even the game up at eight points apiece a short time later, but the Braves responded with a 5-1 run to take the lead for good, and eventually scored the last seven points of the stanza to put it away.
SET 2 I 25-14 The squads split the first 12 points of the second set, but the Braves caught fire and tacked up nine of the next 10 points to take a lead they would not relinquish. The Flying Fleet pulled to within four points, 16-12, on a kill from Laney Gaston, but the hosts raked in nine of the set's final 11 points to close it out.
SET 3 I 25-13 UNCP posted 18 kills and hit .415 at the net in a dominant third set that wrapped the night in Black & Gold. Erskine hung around for a majority of the set's first 11 points, but a kill from Brianna Warren signaled a 11-1 run for the Braves that all but put the cap on the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Shannon Skryd (13), Katelyn West (11), Brianna Warren (6)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (37), Elise Martin (3), Brianna Warren (1)
DIGS Elise Martin (16), Shannon Skryd (15), Kaila Crowder (11)
BLOCKS Katie Pressley (1), Brianna Warren (1), Erin O'Donnell (1)
SERVICE ACES Elise Martin (2), Marissa Morgan (1)
SERIES NOTE
The Braves have now won three-straight matches in the series with Erskine, including a 3-1 victory earlier this season in Due West, S.C. Tuesday's matchup marked just the second time in the 9-match-old series (2011) that the two have battled each other in Pembroke.
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will head to Bristol, Tenn., on Saturday to take on West No. 1 seed North Greenville (20-8) in the semifinal round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament. First service for that second semifinal is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. inside King University's Student Center Complex.
 
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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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