Braves outlast Patriots in five games

PEMBROKE, NC - UNC Pembroke broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and deciding game with a 5-0 run and went on to claim a five-game (11-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7) win over Francis Marion University, Wednesday night (Nov. 4) in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action.

After splitting the first two games of the match, the two squads were tied 19-19 in the third game. UNCP (11-18, 2-10) ran off four straight points en route to winning the game. However, FMU rallied to win the fourth game and force a fifth game.

Francis Marion (11-17, 3-9) was led by sophomore Ardelia Morris with a career-high 18 kills and four blocks. Two Patriots posted double-doubles with senior setter Jess O'Leary recording 37 assists and 22 digs and sophomore hitter Ashlyn Underhill tallying 10 kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Hallie Legg played libero for FMU and dug up a team-high 23 balls.

The Patriots will conclude their regular-season slate with road matches at Armstrong Atlantic State University on Friday at 6 p.m. and at Flagler College on Saturday at 2 p.m.

UNC Pembroke def. Francis Marion Univ. 11-25,25-23,25-20,19-25,15-7

Francis Marion Univ. (11-17, 3-9 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Morris,

Ardelia 18-0-4; Underhill, Ashlyn 10-0-2; Drewry, Liz 5-5-0; Mitchell,

Amanda 4-0-0; O'Leary, Jess 4-1-1; Simpson, Caitlin 3-0-4; Eggert,

Mallory 3-0-5; Whitehead, Casey 1-0-0; Legg, Hallie 0-1-0; Totals

48-7-9.0. (Assists) - O'Leary, Jess 37. (Dig leaders) - Legg, Hallie

23; O'Leary, Jess 22; Underhill, Ashlyn 13; Drewry, Liz 12; O'Connors,

Katie 8

UNC Pembroke (11-18, 2-10 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - O'Connor, Lizzie

12-0-2; Hartley, Jessica 11-0-2; Anderson, Tiara 8-1-2; Smith, Sam

7-0-1; Young, Rachel 5-0-3; Varno, Tricia 4-0-3; Peterson, Shay 3-1-0;

Al-Aswadi, Eman 1-0-2; Haworth, Caitlin 0-0-1; Ridge, Morgan 0-5-0;

Laza, Andrea 0-1-0; Totals 51-8-10.0. (Assists) - Wylie, Sam 36. (Dig

leaders) - Laza, Andrea 28; Ridge, Morgan 14; Hartley, Jessica 8;

Haworth, Caitlin 8

Site: Pembroke, N.C. (English E. Jones Ctr)

Date: Nov 04, 2009 Attend: 471 Time: 2:09

Referees: Peggy Schaffer, Brian Jones

Ardelia Morris

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Home \| Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule/Results \| Statistics \| News \| Media Guide \| Recruiting Questionnaire \| Archives Nov 4, 2009 Braves outlast Patriots in five games PEMBROKE, NC - UNC Pembroke broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and deciding game with a 5-0 run and went on to claim a five-game (11-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7) win over Francis Marion University, Wednesday night (Nov. 4) in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action. After splitting the first two games of the match, the two squads were tied 19-19 in the third game. UNCP (11-18, 2-10) ran off four straight points en route to winning the game. However, FMU rallied to win the fourth game and force a fifth game. Francis Marion (11-17, 3-9) was led by sophomore Ardelia Morris with a career-high 18 kills and four blocks. Two Patriots posted double-doubles with senior setter Jess O'Leary recording 37 assists and 22 digs and sophomore hitter Ashlyn Underhill tallying 10 kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Hallie Legg played libero for FMU and dug up a team-high 23 balls. The Patriots will conclude their regular-season slate with road matches at Armstrong Atlantic State University on Friday at 6 p.m. and at Flagler College on Saturday at 2 p.m. UNC Pembroke def. Francis Marion Univ. 11-25,25-23,25-20,19-25,15-7 Francis Marion Univ. (11-17, 3-9 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Morris, Ardelia 18-0-4; Underhill, Ashlyn 10-0-2; Drewry, Liz 5-5-0; Mitchell, Amanda 4-0-0; O'Leary, Jess 4-1-1; Simpson, Caitlin 3-0-4; Eggert, Mallory 3-0-5; Whitehead, Casey 1-0-0; Legg, Hallie 0-1-0; Totals 48-7-9.0. (Assists) - O'Leary, Jess 37. (Dig leaders) - Legg, Hallie 23; O'Leary, Jess 22; Underhill, Ashlyn 13; Drewry, Liz 12; O'Connors, Katie 8 UNC Pembroke (11-18, 2-10 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - O'Connor, Lizzie 12-0-2; Hartley, Jessica 11-0-2; Anderson, Tiara 8-1-2; Smith, Sam 7-0-1; Young, Rachel 5-0-3; Varno, Tricia 4-0-3; Peterson, Shay 3-1-0; Al-Aswadi, Eman 1-0-2; Haworth, Caitlin 0-0-1; Ridge, Morgan 0-5-0; Laza, Andrea 0-1-0; Totals 51-8-10.0. (Assists) - Wylie, Sam 36. (Dig leaders) - Laza, Andrea 28; Ridge, Morgan 14; Hartley, Jessica 8; Haworth, Caitlin 8 Site: Pembroke, N.C. (English E. Jones Ctr) Date: Nov 04, 2009 Attend: 471 Time: 2:09 Referees: Peggy Schaffer, Brian Jones Ardelia Morris
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