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.