YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit a season-best .394 from the net and committed just six attack errors on the way to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-10) victory against Young Harris on Friday evening inside the Harp Recreation and Commencement Center.
The victory for the Braves (12-9, 7-3 CC) snapped a two-game losing skid and improve to 3-0 all-time against Young Harris. The setback for the Mountain Lions (7-11, 4-5 CC) have now lost their last three matches and fall to 2-3 when playing on their home court.
MATCH SUMMARY |
FINAL SCORE |
UNC Pembroke 3, Young Harris 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-10) |
RECORDS |
UNC Pembroke (12-9, 7-3 CC), Young Harris (7-11, 4-5 CC) |
ARENA |
Harp Recreation and Commencement Center (Young Harris, Ga.) |
MATCH REPLAY |
SET 1 I 25-17 |
UNC Pembroke used a 4-0 scoring run capped off with a Katelynn Swain kill to take an 11-8 lead in the opening set. The Braves used another scoring run to push their lead out to 16-9, and closed out the set scoring the final four points. |
SET 2 I 25-19 |
UNCP scored the first five points of the set and would take an 11-4 lead following a kill from Vanja Przulj. The Black & Gold hit .452 from the net and pushed the lead out to 20-11 after a Young Harris attack error. |
SET 3 I 25-10 |
UNC Pembroke hit a match high .483 from the net and took a 13-1 advantage after a kill from Vanja Przulj. Abby Peduzzi's kill extended the UNCP lead out to 19-5 to put the match out of reach for the Mountain Lions. |
UP NEXT |
The Braves will be back in action on Saturday against Emmanuel. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the Shaw Athletic Center in Franklin Springs, Ga. |
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