MOUNT OLIVE – Mount Olive registered 12 service aces and hit better than .200 at the net in three sets to outlast the UNC Pembroke volleyball team 3-2 (17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 12-15) in a five set thriller on Saturday evening inside Kornegay Arena.
The setback snapped an 11-match win streak that dated back to early September. The outcome also marked the first loss to the Trojans in the last five outings.
| MATCH SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Mount Olive 3, UNC Pembroke 2 (17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 12-15) |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 15-11, 12-2 CC; Mount Olive 14-8, 7-2 CC |
| ARENA |
Kornegay Arena (Mount Olive, N.C.) |
| MATCH REPLAY |
| SET 1 I 17-25 |
Mount Olive hit .244 in the opening set and took a 17-13 lead off of a kill from Amara Eziakonwa. UNCP was able to get within two points, but the Trojans logged five service aces and two blocks to grab the opening set. |
| SET 2 I 21-25 |
The hosts scored the first five points of the set and took a 7-2 lead with a kill from Alyssa Jackson. UNC Pembroke took their first lead of the set, 15-14, with an ill-timed UMO attack error, but the Trojans finished the set on a 6-2 run to take a two-set lead. |
| SET 3 I 25-20 |
The Braves hit a game-high .308 from the net and used a Vanja Przulj service ace to push their lead out to 14-9. Mount Olive scored five points in a row to trim their deficit to 19-17, but UNCP held onto the set scoring the final three points. |
| SET 4 I 27-25 |
The Black & Gold continued to have the hot hand in the fourth set hitting .306 from the net and took a 20-16 lead with a Shannon Skryd kill. Mount Olive knotted the score at 24 apiece with a big block, but the Braves were able to score the final two points of the set to send the match to a deciding fifth set. |
| SET 5 I 12-15 |
The Trojans scored five consecutive points capped off with a kill from Neza Pec to push their lead out to 13-6. UNCP fended off four match points, but a kill from Ashlyn Stone stopped the comeback for the Braves. |
| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
| KILLS |
Shannon Skryd (17), Brianna Warren (11), Erin O'Donnell (9) |
| ASSISTS |
Morgan Gibbs (37), Katie Pressley (6), Hope Turbyfill (5) |
| DIGS |
Shannon Skryd (16), Katie Pressley (16), Vanja Przulj (15) |
| BLOCKS |
Brianna Warren (7), Taylor Osborne (5), Shannon Skryd (1) |
| SERVICE ACES |
Brianna Warren (1), Shannon Skryd (1), Elise Martin (1) |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will step out of Conference Carolinas play when they travel to Georgia to face former Peach Belt Conference foe Augusta on Tuesday. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. inside the Christenberry Fieldhouse. |
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