WILMINGTON, N.C. – Hannah Forbes posted a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs as UNCW rallied to win the final two sets and complete a Coastal Athletic Association series sweep of North Carolina A&T in five sets on Saturday at Hanover Hall.
The Seahawks evened their conference record at 2-2 while improving to 3-10 on the season. The Aggies, meanwhile, slumped to 4-7 and 0-2. The Aggies grabbed a 2-1 lead with a 25-21 win in the third set before seeing the Seahawks force a fifth set with a 25-21 victory of their own in the fourth.
In the fifth set, the Seahawks bolted out to an 8-4 lead before seeing NC A&T even the set at 13-all on a kill from Mikala Simpson. Lauren Young’s cross-court kill gave UNCW a 14-13 lead and she followed it with a match-winning ace the following point…