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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 21-13,12-5 Conference Carolinas
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Mount Olive MO 20-11,14-3 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
21-13,12-5 Conference Carolinas
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Final
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Mount Olive MO
20-11,14-3 Conference Carolinas
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 25 19 21 15 (3)
Mount Olive MO 21 17 25 25 13 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Volleyball Moves To Championship, Outlasts Mount Olive

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit .205 from the net and had three players with double-digit kills on the way to a 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25, 15-13) victory over Mount Olive in the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Saturday inside the North Charleston Athletic Center. 
 
The outcome for the Braves (21-13) marks the second straight victory over Mount Olive and moves UNCP into its second consecutive Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship game. The Trojans (20-11) recorded nine service aces and 10 blocks during Saturday's match. 







 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 2 (25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25, 15-13)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (21-13), Mount Olive (20-11)
ARENA North Charleston Athletic Center (Charleston, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-21 Mount Olive took a quick 5-1 lead in the opening set, but a 7-0 scoring run gave UNC Pembroke an 8-5 lead. The Braves took a 17-8 lead with a kill from Abby Peduzzi to cap off a 9-1 UNCP run. The Trojans put together five straight points to cut their deficit back to 18-6, but the Braves closed out the set on a 7-5 surge to take the opening set. 
SET 2 I 25-17 UMO used seven consecutive points to take a slight 10-8 lead early in the set following a Morgan Prots service ace. UNCP hit a match-high .304 from the net and went on a 8-0 run to push their lead out to 22-16.
SET 3 I 19-25 A kill from Katelyn Landis tied the score at 7 apiece, but Mount Olive would take a 13-11 lead after winning five points in a row. UNCP struggled to get the offense going hitting .176 from the net, as the Trojans hit .300 from the net and took an 22-15 lead following a 8-1 scoring run. 
SET 4 I 21-25 The Braves picked up an early 10-5 lead after capitalizing on a UMO attack error. Ruby Countryman pushed the UNCP lead out to 17-13 with a solo block, but an 8-0 Mount Olive run gave the Trojans a 21-17 lead. UNC Pembroke worked its deficit back to 23-20, but Mount Olive won two of the final three points to send it to a deciding set. 
SET 5 I 15-13 A kill from Katie Pressley gave UNCP a 7-4 lead in the final set. Kate Carter and Kaitlyn Landis teamed up for a block to tie the score at 13 apiece, but a Vanja Przulj kill and service ace sealed the deal for the Braves. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Vanja Przulj (22), Abby Peduzzi (16), Katelynn Swain (11)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (51), Kyleigh Coghlan (6), Vanja Przulj (2)
DIGS Vanja Przulj (26), Katie Pressley (15) Kyleigh Coghlan (14)
BLOCKS Ruby Countryman (5), Emma Fraidenburg (5), Katelynn Swain (4)
SERVICE ACES Vanja Przulj (3), Tyler Patterson (2), Katie Pressley (1)
UP NEXT
The Braves play for the Conference Carolinas Tournament title on Sunday at 3 p.m. UNCP will face the winner of Emmanuel and North Greenville at the North Charleston Athletic Center in Charleston, S.C. 
 
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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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