WINGATE – Augusta hit .225 from the and tallied nine service aces on the way to a 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-25) victory over the UNC Pembroke volleyball team on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament.
The Braves (21-14) have now finished two consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins and were an impressive 15-2 when playing on their home court. Augusta (25-7) has now won the last three meetings against UNCP.
| MATCH SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Augusta 3, UNC Pembroke 1 (18-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-25) |
| RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke 21-14, Augusta 25-7 |
| ARENA |
Cuddy Arena (Wingate, N.C.) |
| MATCH REPLAY |
| SET 1 I 18-25 |
UNC Pembroke used a big kill from Shannon Skryd to trail 9-8 in the opening set. Augusta hit .306 from the net and committed just two total attack errors, and took a 20-13 lead with a service ace from Samantha Zittrauer. |
| SET 2 I 25-19 |
The Braves hit .222 from the net and used a five-point run to take a 23-17 lead. The Jaguars hit just .027 from the net and were forced into seven total attack errors, and UNCP scored the final two points of the set with a kill from Brianna Warren and Shannon Skryd. |
| SET 3 I 22-25 |
Three consecutive points pushed the UNCP lead out to 11-7 capped off with blocks from Morgan Gibbs and Erin O'Donnell. Augusta knotted the score at 12 apiece with a block, and closed the set out on a 5-2 run to take control of set three. |
| SET 4 I 15-25 |
The Jaguars got a quick start taking a 10-3 lead with a service ace from Samantha Zittrauer. Augusta hit a game-best .414 from the net and took the lead for good on a 5-0 scoring surge. |
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