Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 FAIRBANKS, AK - Alaska Anchorage was firing on all cylinders hitting .364 from the net and tallying 11 service aces and six blocks to defeat the UNC Pembroke volleyball team 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-11) on Saturday during the Denali State Ice Block Classic. 

 The Braves wrapped up the weekend action against host Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday evening where the Nanooks took down the Braves 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14). Alaska Fairbanks finished the match with 14 service aces and nine blocks, where UNCP had seven blocks but committed 22 errors. 

 

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Alaska Anchorage 3, UNC Pembroke 0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-11)
RECORDS	UNC Pembroke 2-4, Alaska Anchorage 6-4
ARENA	Patty Center (Fairbanks, Alaska - Denali State Ice Block Classic)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 12-25	Alaska Anchorage scored the first six points of the match, and would take a 14-4 lead with a kill from Katie Birtcil. The Seawolves hit a match-high .395 from the net and would push their lead out to 23-9 with a Kadyn Osborne kill. UNCP fended off two set points, but Larssen Anderson's kill ended the set.
SET 2 I 16-25	UAA took an early 8-4 lead, but the Braves went on a 4-0 run and used a kill from Katelyn West to tie the score at 8-8. Alaska Anchorage stopped the UNCP surge and went on a 7-0 run to lead 15-8. A Katelynn Swain kill cut the UNC Pembroke deficit back to 16-10, but the Seawolves closed out the set on a 9-6 run.
SET 3 I 11-25	UAA scored the first seven points of the set and took an 11-2 lead following a block from Leilani Elder and Tia Allen. The Braves worked their deficit back to 13-7 with a kill from Abby Peduzzi, but Alaska Anchorage ran the score out to 18-7 with a five point surge.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	McKenna Hayes (9), Abby Peduzzi (8), Katelynn Swain (4)
ASSISTS	Tyler Patterson (20), Brette Doile (3), Ruby Countryman (1)
DIGS	Anaya Carter (8), Savannah Whaley (7), Tyler Patterson (6)
BLOCKS	None
SERVICE ACES	Brette Doile (2), Anaya Carter (1), Abby Peduzzi (1)
MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Alaska Fairbanks 3, UNC Pembroke 1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14)
RECORDS	UNC Pembroke 2-5, Alaska Fairbanks 8-2
ARENA	Patty Center (Fairbanks, Alaska - Denali State Ice Block Classic)
MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 13-25	Alaska Fairbanks hit a match-high .360 from the net in the opening set and took a 14-4 lead via blocks from Josie Jansen and Rilee White. UNC Pembroke chipped away at its deficit, 18-10 with a kill from Katelynn Swain, but UNCP was limited to just five kills in the opening set as the hosts won seven out of the final 10 points.
SET 2 I 25-22	UNCP hit .190 from the net and used a kill from Abby Peduzzi to lead 18-13. The Nanooks scored six straight points to knot the score at 19, but the Braves took the lead for good, 20-19, via a kill from McKenna Hayes.
SET 3 I 15-25	Alaska Fairbanks put together a 12-1 run to take a commanding 18-6 lead, but Ruby Countryman ended the surge with a kill. The Braves scored four straight points to cut their deficit back to 22-14, but the hosts won three of the final four points in the set.
SET 4 I 14-25	UNC Pembroke took an early 3-1 lead, but Alaska Fairbanks capitalized on a 7-0 surge to take an 11-5 advantage. Abby Peduzzi's kill worked the UNCP deficit back to 15-10, but UAF closed out the set on a 10-4 scoring run to win the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Abby Peduzzi (16), Precious Daley (9), Ruby Countryman (4)
ASSISTS	Tyler Patterson (24), Karagyn Durco (4), Brette Doile (4)
DIGS	Brette Doile (14), McKenna Hayes (10), Tyler Patterson (6)
BLOCKS	Katelynn Swain (5), Precious Daley (3), Ruby Countryman (1)
SERVICE ACES	Brette Doile (2), Precious Daley (1), Abby Peduzzi (1)

 

UP NEXT

The Braves will begin Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday when they travel to Tigerville, S.C. to take on North Greenville. First serve is set for 7 p.m. inside Hayes Gymnasium.

 

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