AUGUSTA, Ga. – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team fought off two match points in the fifth set after battling back from a two-set deficit, but fell short to Peach Belt Conference leading Augusta 3-2 (22-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-19, 13-15) on Tuesday evening in a non-conference match inside the Christenberry Fieldhouse.
The setback for the Braves (15-12) marked the second straight loss to the Jaguars
(17-5), but the first time since the meeting on Nov. 4, 2011, that the match has gone to five sets.
Morgan Gibbs logged an impressive 53 assists to establish a new career-best, while
Brianna Warren surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark with a 14 kill performance.
| MATCH SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Augusta, UNC Pembroke 2 (22-25, 14-25, 25-19, 25-19, 13-15) |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 15-12, Augusta 17-5) |
| ARENA |
Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, Ga.) |
| MATCH REPLAY |
| SET 1 I 22-25 |
UNC Pembroke used an early 5-0 scoring run to take an 8-4 lead in the opening set. Augusta hit .237 from the net and took the lead for good, 17-14, with an ill-timed attack error to cap off three consecutive points. |
| SET 2 I 14-25 |
The Jaguars used a 7-1 scoring surge to take a large 19-7 lead in the second set. UNCP struggled to find the offensive rhythm hitting just .030 from the net, while the hosts made just three attack errors to take a two-set lead. |
| SET 3 I 25-19 |
Brianna Warren's kill started a 6-1 scoring advantage for the Black & Gold, who took an 18-12 lead with blocks from Warren and Morgan Gibbs. Augusta stayed in the set with a kill from Jazmyn Wheeler to trim the deficit back to 23-19, but UNCP secured the final two points of the set. |
| SET 4 I 25-19 |
A pair of Hope Turbyfill service aces and a kill from Precious Daley and Brianna Warren helped the Braves to a quick start taking a 7-4 lead. UNCP extended their lead out to 19-13 with three consecutive points ended with an attack error from Augusta. The Jaguars scored four straight points to cut their deficit to 21-18, but UNCP stayed in the driver's seat scoring four of the final five points to send the match to a deciding fifth set. |
| SET 5 I 13-15 |
Augusta got the quick start taking an early 6-1 lead with an Ally Thees service ace. UNC Pembroke rallied back and eventually came within one point, 14-13, with a kill from Taylor Osborne, but the hosts stopped the comeback scoring the final point of the match. |
| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
| KILLS |
Vanja Przulj (18), Brianna Warren (14), Taylor Osborne (11) |
| ASSISTS |
Morgan Gibbs (53), Katie Pressley (3), Shannon Skryd (1) |
| DIGS |
Katie Pressley (20), Morgan Gibbs (17), Vanja Przulj (13) |
| BLOCKS |
Hope Turbyfill (4), Katie Pressley (3), Morgan Gibbs (1) |
| SERVICE ACES |
Brianna Warren (2), Morgan Gibbs (1), Erin O'Donnell (1) |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will jump back into Conference Carolinas play on Saturday when they travel to Central, S.C. to face Southern Wesleyan (3-18, 1-11 CC). First serve is slated for 2 p.m. inside the Tysinger Gymnasium. |
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