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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 11-5,4-0 Conference Carolinas
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Mount Olive MO 5-8,0-3 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
11-5,4-0 Conference Carolinas
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Final
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Mount Olive MO
5-8,0-3 Conference Carolinas
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 29 (3)
Mount Olive MO 23 21 27 (0)

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

Lucky 7! Volleyball Posts Road Sweep Of Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team registered double-digit blocks for the fourth time this season, and fought off a trio of pesky rallies by Mount Olive to register a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 29-27) sweep of the Trojans on Saturday afternoon in Kornegay Arena.
 
The result gave the Braves (11-5, 4-0 CC) their seventh-straight victory – the longest winning skein for the program since the 1994 squad strung together nine-straight triumphs on the way to tallying a program-best 31 victories. It was also the fifth-straight road win for the Black & Gold – their longest streak of success away from home since the 2014 team strung together six-straight road wins. It was the seventh-straight loss for Mount Olive (5-8, 0-3).

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 0 (25-23, 25-21, 29-27)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 11-5, 4-0 CC; Mount Olive 5-8, 0-3 CC
ARENA Mount Olive, N.C. (Kornegay Arena)
MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-23 UNCP overcame eight attack errors in the opening set to take control early, but had to fight off a last-gasp rally by the hosts in order to do so. The Braves put together an 8-2 run and eventually forged a 24-18 lead after a kill from Elly Hicks, but the Trojans fought off five-straight set points before succumbing. Morgan Gibbs quelled the scoring drought for the Braves on a kill to the left side.
SET 2 I 25-21 The Braves hit .216 at the net in the second set, but still had to ward off a late surge by UMO in order to take control of the match. The Trojans grabbed a 15-12 lead via a bad set by the Black & Gold, but UNCP responded with a 10-2 run to scurry out in front for good. The hosts pulled to within two points, 22-20, late, but the visitors got the benefit of an ill-timed service error, as well as kills from Erin O'Donnell and Shannon Skryd, to close it out.
SET 3 I 29-27 It took extra time to decide a back-and-forth third set, but UNCP rallied again to cap the team win. Shannon Skryd's kill set the Braves up with a set point in regulation, 24-21, but Mount Olive strung together four-straight points to gain a set point opportunity of its own moments later. The Trojans fought off a set point situation down 27-26, but the Braves wrapped the day in Black & Gold thanks to a kill from Brianna Warren, as well as block assists seconds later by Warren and Katelyn West.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Brianna Warren (11), Elly Hicks (10), Shannon Skryd (10)
ASSISTS Morgan Gibbs (33), Elise Martin (3)
DIGS Elise Martin (16), Shannon Skryd (15), Morgan Gibbs (12)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (10), Elly Hicks (4), Katelyn West (2)
SERVICE ACES Brianna Warren (2), Kaila Crowder (1), Shannon Skryd (1)
SERIES NOTE
UNCP has now captured three of the last four matchups with Mount Olive, but stopped a three-match road losing skid in the series with Saturday's result. Heading into the weekend, the Black & Gold had come away empty on nine of its last 10 trips to Kornegay Arena.
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will return home again on Tuesday when they suit up to host Conference Carolinas foe Barton (3-3, 0-1 CC) on Most Valuable Professors (MVP) Night at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Start time is scheduled 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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