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Katie Pressley 041621
0
Lincoln Memorial LMU 0-1
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 1-0
Lincoln Memorial LMU
0-1
0
Final
3
UNC Pembroke UNCP
1-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lincoln Memorial LMU 15 16 23 (0)
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 25 (3)
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 2-0
1
Carson-Newman C-N 0-1
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
2-0
3
Final
1
Carson-Newman C-N
0-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 20 25 25 (3)
Carson-Newman C-N 18 25 16 14 (1)

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

Volleyball Perfect On Opening Day Of USC Aiken Invitational

AIKEN, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit nearly .250 at the net and surrendered just one set on the afternoon on the way to registering a perfect opening-day performance at the USC Aiken Invitational on Friday. The Braves opened the 2021 season with a 3-0 win over Lincoln Memorial, before closing out day one with a 3-1 triumph over Carson-Newman.
 
The output gave the Black & Gold (2-0) its first 2-0 start since the 2007 campaign, while the noon sweep of the Railsplitters gave UNCP a season-opening win for the second-straight year. It was the first win for the Braves in the 4-match-old series with Lincoln Memorial.
 
Friday's results also marked the first two victories of first-year head coach Carly Wehling's collegiate head coaching career. Wehling was announced as the 11th head coach in the 48-year history of the UNC Pembroke volleyball program in May.

 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Lincoln Memorial 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-23)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 1-0; Lincoln Memorial 0-1
ARENA Aiken, S.C. (Convocation Center - USC Aiken Invitational)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-15 The Railsplitters forged a quick 4-1 lead to set the tone early, but the Braves responded by tacking up 10 of the set's next 11 points to take control for good. Lincoln Memorial used a mild run to climb to within six points, 19-13, but the Black & Gold closed it out by capturing six of the final eight points.
SET 2 I 25-16 Lincoln Memorial overcame a slow start with three-straight points that helped it pull to within two points, 8-6, but UNCP hit .565 in the second set to overwhelm the Railsplitters. The Railsplitters used three-straight points to pull to within a lone point, 7-6, early, but the Braves won 15 of the next 20 points to eventually pad their lead out to 22-11.
SET 3 I 25-23 The third set saw a dozen tie scores and 12 lead changes as the squads combined to register 13 errors, but it was the Black & Gold that posted the final two points of the set to close out the season-opening victory. The Braves led 21-16 following a service ace from Katie Pressley, but the Railsplitters took seven of the next nine points to eventually knot the score up at 23 apiece. UNCP took the lead for good thanks to an LMU service error, and then capped the match on Taylor Osborne's kill.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Brianna Warren (10), Katelyn West (9), Shannon Skryd (8)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (30), Hope Turbyfill (3), Marissa Morgan (1)
DIGS Hope Turbyfill (16), Shannon Skryd (13), Katie Pressley (8)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (4), Katie Pressley (3), Taylor Osborne (2)
SERVICE ACES Elise Martin (3), Shannon Skryd (3), Katie Pressley (2)
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Carson-Newman 1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 25-14)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 2-0; Carson-Newman 0-1
ARENA Aiken, S.C. (Convocation Center - USC Aiken Invitational)
MATCH SUMMARY
SET 1 I 25-18 Carson-Newman used an 8-2 run to forge a 15-12 advantage and force a UNCP timeout that would prove to quell the momentum altogether. The Braves came out of the timeout and captured eight of the next nine points to take the lead for good.
SET 2 I 20-25 The Eagles came out of the second-set gates on fire, winning the first three points and eventually taking a 19-9 lead on two-straight kills from the hand of Erin Edwards. The Braves won six-straight points later in the set to pull to within two, 22-20, but Carson-Newman used two-straight kills, as well as a set-point attack error from the Black & Gold, to knot the match up.
SET 3 I 25-16 UNCP hit .444 at the net and committed just three errors on the way to cruising to a convincing win in the third set that swung the momentum for good. The clubs split the first 14 points of the stanza before the Black & Gold posted a 7-1 run to give a preview of the eventual outcome.
SET 1 I 25-14 The Braves broke a 3-3 tie on a kill from Elly Hicks that signaled a 7-1 run that fueled the outcome. Carson-Newman kept itself in the match on consecutive errors from the Braves that shrunk the lead back to four points, 12-8, but an ensuing 7-2 run by the Black & Gold all but put the final bow on the victory. Consecutive kills from Brianna Warren and Katelyn West took care of that to close out the day. 
UP NEXT
KILLS Erin O'Donnell (12), Shannon Skryd (11), Brianna Warren (10)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (40), Hope Turbyfill (3), Elise Martin (3)
DIGS Marissa Morgan (15), Shannon Skryd (10), Elise Martin (9)
BLOCKS Brianna Warren (3), Shannon Skryd (3), Erin O'Donnell (1)
SERVICE ACES Katie Pressley (3), Hope Turbyfill (3), Shannon Skryd (3)
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will close out action at the USC Aiken Invitational with a pair of matches on Saturday inside the Convocation Center. UNCP will take on the host Pacers (2-0) at noon, before wrapping up the weekend against Auburn Montgomery (1-0) at 3 p.m.
 
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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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