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Box Score

Lander LU 1-6, 1-6 PBC

UNC Pembroke UNCP 4-3, 4-3 PBC

Lander LU

1-6, 1-6 PBC

Final

Mar. 25, 2021

UNC Pembroke UNCP

4-3, 4-3 PBC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Lander LU	17	13	19	(0)
UNC Pembroke UNCP	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | March 25, 2021 | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Volleyball Steamrolls Lander, Snaps Skid

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit a season-best .264 at the net and got a dozen kills from both Shannon Skryd and Brianna Warren to fuel a straight-sets (25-17, 25-13, 25-19) victory over visiting Lander on Thursday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

The result snapped a two-match skid for the Braves (4-3, 4-3 PBC) who tallied its best hitting percentage against a Peach Belt Conference opponent since hitting .266 in a 5-set win over Montevallo on Nov. 5, 2011. It was the fifth-straight loss for the Bearcats (1-6, 1-6) who brought a 16-match series win streak into the contest, and had not lost to the Black & Gold since Oct. 29, 2011.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	UNC Pembroke 3, Lander 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-19)
RECORDS	UNC Pembroke 4-3, 4-3 PBC; Lander 1-6, 1-6 PBC
ARENA	Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-17	The Braves registered an impressive 72 percent on sideout opportunities and committed just four errors on the way to a win in the opening set. Lander took a short-lived lead on a kill from Christina Aguayo, but UNCP responded with five-straight points to take the lead for good. Block assists by Brianna Warren and April Tankersley closed out the 25-17 triumph.
SET 2 I 25-13	UNCP continued to heat up in the second set, hitting at a .294 clip on the way to a convincing victory, as well as a 2-0 set lead in the matchup. The Bearcats pulled to within a point, 10-9, midway through, but the Black & Gold tacked up six consecutive points to provide the early signal of a runaway set. The Braves, indeed, sealed that theory by registering the set's final five points, three of which came via kills from Shannon Skryd.
SET 3 I 25-19	The Braves won the first six points in what would be the night's final set and never looked back, hitting .289 with just five hitting errors on the way to a 25-19 victory. The Bearcats pulled to within four points, 17-13, following a kill from Christina Aguayo, but the hosts answered with a 6-1 run to pad their lead out to nine points, 23-14, a short span later. Erin O'Donnell's kill stopped a late rally by the visitors, and finished off the win for the Braves.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Brianna Warren (12), Shannon Skryd (12), Erin O'Donnell (5)
ASSISTS	Morgan Gibbs (15), Katie Pressley (13), Elise Martin (5)
DIGS	Morgan Gibbs (12), Elise Martin (12), Kaila Crowder (10)
BLOCKS	Brianna Warren (3), April Tankersley (3), Erin O'Donnell (2)
SERVICE ACES	Morgan Gibbs (3), Kaila Crowder (2), Elise Martin (2)

UP NEXT
The Braves will close out a short two-match stay at home when they suit up to take on Young Harris (0-6, 0-6 PBC) in a 3 p.m. contest at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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