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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 9-5, 2-0 CC
0
Belmont Abbey BAC 0-11, 0-1 CC
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
9-5, 2-0 CC
3
Final
0
Belmont Abbey BAC
0-11, 0-1 CC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 25 (3)
Belmont Abbey BAC 15 16 19 (0)

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

Volleyball Stuffs Belmont Abbey For Fifth-Straight Win

BELMONT – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team registered a dozen blocks and took advantage of 25 attack errors by winless Belmont Abbey to roll to a 3-0 victory (25-15, 25-16, 25-19) over the Crusaders on Wednesday evening in the Wheeler Center.
 
The triumph marked the fifth-straight victory for the Braves (9-5, 2-0 CC), as well as the fourth-straight road win for the club – its longest winning skein away from Pembroke in two seasons. The setback signaled the 12th-straight loss for the Crusaders (0-11, 0-1) dating back to an abbreviated spring season.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Belmont Abbey 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-19)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 9-5, 2-0 CC; Belmont Abbey 0-11, 0-1 CC
ARENA Belmont, N.C. (Wheeler Center)
MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-15 The Braves stormed out of the gates early, using a .333 hitting percentage to take the early advantage in the match. The squads split the first six points of set No. 1, but UNCP strung together four-straight points moments later to pull away for good. A five-point run later in the set padded the lead out further.
SET 2 I 25-16 UNCP raked in 12 of the first 15 points of the second set on the way to rolling to match control. The Crusaders put together a 7-1 run and eventually pulled to within three points, 15-12, following a kill from Mia Samaha, but the Braves answered with a 7-1 run of their own to swing the momentum back.
SET 3 I 25-19 The sides combined for 18 attack errors in a frightful third set, but a late run by the Black & Gold helped it finish off the evening sweep. The hosts strung together four-straight points to stake claim to a 16-12 advantage midway through the stanza, but the visitors signaled their intentions by rattling off 11 of the next 13 points to eventually forge a 23-18 advantage. Belmont Abbey quelled a 5-0 spurt by UNCP on Mia Samaha's kill, but the Braves finished it out with a kill by Brianna Warren, as well as block assists from Warren and Katie Pressley.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Shannon Skryd (11), Brianna Warren (9), Kaila Crowder (5)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (27), Elise Martin (4), Shannon Skryd (2)
DIGS Kaila Crowder (16), Elise Martin (15), Shannon Skryd (14)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (5), Katie Pressley (3), Morgan Gibbs (1)
SERVICE ACES Brianna Warren (7), Elly Hicks (4), Erin O'Donnell (4)
SERIES NOTE
Wednesday's result snapped a six-match series losing skid for the Braves who had not tasted victory against Belmont Abbey since Aug. 29, 2009. The Black & Gold logged wins in just five sets over that six-match span as well. All four UNCP victories in the series (BAC leads, 6-4) have come via shutout.
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will make their long-awaited return home on Friday when they lace up to take on Conference Carolinas foe Chowan (4-7, 1-0 CC) as part of Social Media Night at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Start time is slated for 6 p.m. and admission to all 2021 UNCP home volleyball matches is free.
 
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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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