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Vanja Przulj 110623
3
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 18-13,12-5 Conference Carolinas
1
Mount Olive MO 20-10,14-3 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
18-13,12-5 Conference Carolinas
3
Final
1
Mount Olive MO
20-10,14-3 Conference Carolinas
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 21 25 25 25 (3)
Mount Olive MO 25 19 20 22 (1)

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

Volleyball Wins East Division Title, Rattles Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team recorded 63 kills and hit .240 from the net on the way to a key 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22) victory over Mount Olive on Monday evening inside Kornegay Arena.
 
The victory for the Braves (18-13, 12-5 CC) marked the fifth consecutive win and improve to 23-11 all-time against Mount Olive. The setback for the Trojans (20-10, 14-3 CC) snapped a 23-game Conference Carolinas home winning streak and stopped a four-match win streak as well. 





 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke (18-13, 12-5 CC), Mount Olive (20-10, 14-3 CC)
ARENA Kornegay Arena (Mount Olive, N.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 21-25 Mount Olive scored the first six points of the match and took a 10-4 lead following a kill from Kate Carter. UNC Pembroke scored three straight points to take a 18-17 advantage, but the Trojans hit .313 from the net and closed out the set on a 7-3 run. 
SET 2 I 25-19 Six consecutive points for UNCP gave the Braves an early 9-4 lead after a Mount Olive attack error. The Trojans knotted the score at 12 apiece and took a slight 15-14 lead after a kill from Callie Mullins. The Braves hit a match-high .350 from the net and scored five straight points to take the lead for good, 20-15. 
SET 3 I 25-20 Emma Fraidenburg and Katelynn Swain picked up a big block at the net to give UNCP a 12-8 lead. Katie Pressley's kill extended the Black & Gold's lead out to 20-12, but UMO continued to chip away at their deficit, 23-19, with a kill from Karoline Cox. UNCP hit .164 from the net and used a kill from Katelynn Swain to win the set. 
SET 4 I 25-22 Mount Olive jumped out to a quick 7-3 lead after a UNC Pembroke attack error. The Braves whittled away at their deficit and put together a 4-0 scoring surge to lead 19-18, but a UNCP error tied the score at 20 apiece. The Braves won the final two points of the match highlighted by a key block on match point from Katelynn Swain and Katie Pressley. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Vanja Przulj (27), Ruby Countryman (15), Abby Peduzzi (12)
ASSISTS Katie Pressley (53), Kyleigh Coghlan (5), Abby Peduzzi (1)
DIGS Kyleigh Coghlan (23), Abby Peduzzi (19), Vanja Przulj (15)
BLOCKS Vanja Przulj (3), Ruby Countryman (2), Katelynn Swain (2)
SERVICE ACES Tyler Patterson (2), Katie Pressley (1), Hope Turbyfill (1)
UP NEXT
The Braves will play the winner of Chowan vs. King on Sunday. UNCP will play at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court at 3 p.m. on Sunday. 
 
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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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