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Game Recap: Volleyball |

Hawks Battle Braves In Non-Conference Tilt

PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team dropped a non-conference match to UNC Pembroke on the road on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 0, UNC Pembroke 3

RECORDS | Chowan 4-8, UNC Pembroke 4-11

LOCATION | Pembroke, N.C.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Milica Vejnovic registered a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs.

Kayla Gates and Courtney O'Keefe tallied 10 kills each.

Meghan Mutter led the Hawks with a career-high 16 digs.  Micayla Pope posted 34 assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set:

Chowan and UNC Pembroke rallied early as the Hawks led 7-4 as Milica Vejnovic notched a kill.

The Braves rallied with a 9-3 run to take the lead 13-10.  Courtney O'Keefe notched a kill before UNCP pushed the lead to 17-11.

Courtney O'Keefe posted a kill followed by a service ace by Sydney Hiner allowed the Hawks to close the gap to 21-17.

Kayla Gates and Milica Vejnovic posted kills before UNCP took the set 25-21.

Second Set:

The battle continued with both teams swapping points midway through the set with UNCP leading 11-10 after a Milica Vejnovic kill.

Milica Vejnovic tallied a service ace to put the Hawks up 14-13.  The Hawks would move the score to 18-16 after Courtney O'Keefe and Sydney Hiner notched a kill with Hiner posting a service ace.

Following a UNCP timeout, the Braves scored four straight points to lead 20-18.  The Hawks rallied with kills by Courtney O'Keefe and Milica Vejnovic to regain the lead 21-20.

UNCP countered with five of the next six points to take the set 25-22.

Third Set:

The Braves jumped out to a 7-2 lead as Courtney O'Keefe tallied the lone kill during the spurt.

Kayla Gates' kill would bring the Hawks to within one, 9-8, but the Braves kept the Hawks at-bay.

UNCP would stretch their lead to 19-10 before a kill by Milica Vejnovic and Kayla Gates slowed the run.  Vejnovic and Gates continued to attack to narrow the gap to 22-19.

A block by Courtney O'Keefe and kills by Sydney Hiner and Milica Vejnovic brought the Hawks to within one, 24-23.  UNCP would finish off the set and match with a kill.

UP NEXT

Chowan travels to Wilson, N.C. to face Barton in a non-conference match on Tuesday, October 2.  First serve is at 6pm.

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