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Celebration
Dyann Busse
Flagler sweeps UNC Pembroke on Saturday.
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Winner Flagler FLG 15-5, 8-3 PBC
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UNC Pembroke UNCP 5-19, 2-10 PBC
Winner
Flagler FLG
15-5, 8-3 PBC
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Final
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UNC Pembroke UNCP
5-19, 2-10 PBC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Flagler FLG 25 25 25 (3)
UNC Pembroke UNCP 20 12 20 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Saints fend off Braves in sweep

PEMBROKE, N.C. – Flagler College used a balanced scoring offense and all 14 players who dressed played in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-20) sweep over the University of North Carolina Pembroke in a Peach Belt Conference volleyball match Saturday afternoon at the English E. Jones Center.

Flagler completes the sweep of its two weekend matches, and the season series against UNCP. The Saints improve to 15-5 overall and 8-3 in the Peach Belt. The Braves lost their second consecutive match, as well as their fifth in their last six matches, to fall to 5-19 overall and 2-10 in conference play.

Sara Davis and Taja Valmyr each recorded a team-high nine kills to lead the Saints on the offensive end. Megan Hooks and Genel Sturgeon each added five kills. Tara Savisky tallied 30 assists and had three aces. Caitlyn Kovach paced the defense with a match-high 15 digs. Sturgeon recorded three block assists. Ashley Lechleidner-Rodriguez collected nine digs.

Flagler hit .149 (33 kills and 16 errors on 114 swings) as a team. The Saints hit .093 and .045 in the first and third sets. Flagler was red-hot in the second set with a .407 percentage.

Nicole Mathews led the Braves with nine kills and 14 digs. Bailee Jones tallied nine assists. Caroline Pridgen collected three block assists.

The Braves hit .000 (23-23-114) for the match and was held to a negative hitting percentage (-.097) in the second set.

Flagler will now get ready for a showdown with PBC leader Armstrong State University on Wednesday (Oct. 28) at 7 p.m. at Flagler Gymnasium. The match is being sponsored by Anastasia Fitness.   
 
 
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