<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://uncpbraves.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>UNCP Athletics</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for UNCP Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://uncpbraves.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Volleyball Cools Off Shorter</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/11/volleyball-cools-off-shorter.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/11/volleyball-cools-off-shorter.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Addie Decker 091126" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/11/Addie_Decker_091126.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team hit a match-best .371 in the fourth set to help fuel a 3-1 victory over Shorter in Conference Carolinas action on Friday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/Addie_Decker_091126.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/Addie_Decker_091126.jpg"><media:title>Addie Decker 091126</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/Addie_Decker_091126.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:25:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13007</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Picks Up First Conference Win At Mount Olive</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/9/volleyball-at-mount-olive.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/9/volleyball-at-mount-olive.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Danika Kunkle 090926" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/9/Danika_Kunkle_16oRJ.jpg" /><br /><br />MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke volleyball team recorded 16 service aces and had eight blocks on the way to a 3-1 victory over Mount Olive in the Conference Carolinas opener on Wednesday evening inside Kornegay Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/Danika_Kunkle_16oRJ.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/Danika_Kunkle_16oRJ.jpg"><media:title>Danika Kunkle 090926</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/Danika_Kunkle_16oRJ.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2026 19:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13005</s:story_id></item><item><title>2025-26 UNC Pembroke Athletics Annual Report</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/9/general-2025-26-unc-pembroke-athletics-annual-report.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/9/general-2025-26-unc-pembroke-athletics-annual-report.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track &amp; Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Women's Track &amp; Field, Volleyball, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025-26 Annual Report Cover" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/10/2025-26_Annual_Report_Front_Cover__New_.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/10/2025-26_Annual_Report_Front_Cover__New_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/10/2025-26_Annual_Report_Front_Cover__New_.jpg"><media:title>2025-26 Annual Report Cover</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/10/2025-26_Annual_Report_Front_Cover__New_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2026 10:07:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12963</s:story_id></item><item><title>Peduzzi, Carney Named Braves Of The Week</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/6/volleyball-peduzzi-carney-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/6/volleyball-peduzzi-carney-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Braves of the Week 090726" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/6/BOTW_97.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina Pembroke announced on Monday morning that volleyball's Abby Peduzzi and men's cross country's Ed Carney have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on September 6, 2026.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/6/BOTW_97.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/6/BOTW_97.jpg"><media:title>Braves of the Week 090726</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/6/BOTW_97.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 6 Sep 2026 21:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13002</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Knocks Off Middle Georgia In Four Sets</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/5/volleyball-knocks-off-middle-georgia-in-four-sets.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/5/volleyball-knocks-off-middle-georgia-in-four-sets.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tyler Patterson 090526" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/5/Tyler_Patterson_090526.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke hit a match-best .457 in the final set to defeat Middle Georgia 3-1 in the final match of the UNC Pembroke Invitational on Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/Tyler_Patterson_090526.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/Tyler_Patterson_090526.jpg"><media:title>Tyler Patterson 090526</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/Tyler_Patterson_090526.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 5 Sep 2026 17:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12999</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Downs Virginia State, Falls To Embry-Riddle On Friday</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/4/volleyball-uncp-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/9/4/volleyball-uncp-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Abby Peduzzi 090426" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/4/Abby_Peduzzi_090426_lzrnQ.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke hit .218 to start the day, highlighted by hitting .345 in the second set, on the way to a 3-0 sweep over Virginia State in the UNC Pembroke Invitational on Saturday. UNCP closed out the day battling Embry-Riddle where the Eagles swept the Braves 3-0.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/Abby_Peduzzi_090426_lzrnQ.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/Abby_Peduzzi_090426_lzrnQ.jpg"><media:title>Abby Peduzzi 090426</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/Abby_Peduzzi_090426_lzrnQ.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2026 15:58:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12997</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Wraps Up Shark Invitational With A Split</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/8/29/volleyball-wraps-up-shark-invitational-with-a-split.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/8/29/volleyball-wraps-up-shark-invitational-with-a-split.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Volleyball Generic 2026" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/29/VB_generic_2026.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – UNC Pembroke hit .250, including a season-high .321 in the second set on the way to a 3-0 sweep of Middle Georgia in the first match of the day, but fell 3-1 to Nova Southeastern for the second day in a row to close out the Shark Invitational on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/29/VB_generic_2026.png" /><media:content 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/><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Palm Beach Atlantic hit .327 at the net and tallied six service aces on the way to a 3-0 sweep of UNC Pembroke in each team's season opener Friday at the Shark Invitational.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/19/Abby_Peduzzi_091925.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/19/Abby_Peduzzi_091925.jpg"><media:title>Abby Peduzzi 091925</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/19/Abby_Peduzzi_091925.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:48:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12992</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Picked Third In Preseason Coaches Poll</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/8/20/volleyball-picked-third-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2026/8/20/volleyball-picked-third-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Volleyball generic" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/20/Coker_vs_UNCP__volleyball__353970.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. – After a 17-15 season in 2025, including a 13-7 mark in league play, the Braves were picked to finish third in the release of the Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches Poll on Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/20/Coker_vs_UNCP__volleyball__353970.jpg" /><media:content 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/><br />PEMBROKE – A beginning season tournament in Florida along with 16 home contests highlight the 31-match UNC Pembroke volleyball schedule that was released by head coach Jaleesa Harper on Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Volleyball_Huddle_2025.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Volleyball_Huddle_2025.jpg"><media:title>Volleyball Huddle 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Volleyball_Huddle_2025.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2026 13:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12970</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>