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Precious Daley and McKenna Hayes Block 112224
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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 17-17,11-7 Conference Carolinas
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Mount Olive MO 20-8,16-2 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
17-17,11-7 Conference Carolinas
3
Final
0
Mount Olive MO
20-8,16-2 Conference Carolinas
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 25 28 25 (3)
Mount Olive MO 16 26 22 (0)

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

Volleyball Sweeps Mount Olive, Punches Ticket To Championship

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit a match-best .417 in the third set and finished the match with nine blocks on the way to a 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-22) sweep over Mount Olive in the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Friday inside the North Charleston Athletic Center. 
 
The Braves (17-17, 11-7 CC) have now won their last six games and will play in their third-straight Conference Carolinas Tournament championship on Saturday. The setback for the Trojans (20-8, 16-2 CC) snapped a five-game winning streak. 




 
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE UNC Pembroke 3, Mount Olive 0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-22)
RECORDS UNC Pembroke 17-17, 11-7 CC, Mount Olive 20-8, 16-2 CC
ARENA North Charleston Athletic Center (North Charleston, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-16 UNC Pembroke took an early 11-4 lead with blocks from Abby Peduzzi and Ruby Countryman in the opening set. The Braves hit .275 from the net and would eventually push their lead out to 17-9 with a kill from McKenna Hayes. Mount Olive chipped away at its deficit 20-14, but UNCP outscored the Trojans 5-2 to take the first set. 
SET 2 I 28-26 Mount Olive got the quick start taking a 10-4 advantage following Ashlyn Stone's kill. UNC Pembroke would put together a 6-0 run capped off with a service ace from Abby Peduzzi to gain a 14-13 lead, but the Trojans stopped the run with a kill to knot the score at 14 apiece. Both teams traded points before the Braves took a slight 25-24 lead with a kill from Precious Daley. Mount Olive fended off a set point to give them their own set point, but UNCP tied the score at 26 following a UMO service error. The Braves won the final two points of the set to polished off with a kill from Abby Peduzzi.
SET 3 I 25-22 Mount Olive took a 14-11 lead midway through the set after back-to-back service aces from Breanna Tanton. UNC Pembroke rattled off an 8-2 surge to take a 19-16 lead after a kill from Tyler Patterson. The Braves hit a match-best .417 from the net and never relinquished their lead. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS Precious Daley (12), Ruby Countryman (8), McKenna Hayes (8)
ASSISTS Tyler Patterson (35), Karagyn Durco (2), Savannah Whaley (2)
DIGS Savannah Whaley (13), Karagyn Durco (12), Brette Doile (12)
BLOCKS Ruby Countryman (5), McKenna Hayes (4), Tyler Patterson (3)
SERVICE ACES Abby Peduzzi (4), Karagyn Durco (1), Savannah Whaley (1)
 
UP NEXT
The Braves will face Converse in the Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship on Saturday. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. inside the North Charleston Athletic Center. 
 
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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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