RALEIGH, N.C. – Salem College women's volleyball (18-5, 9-3 USA South) continued its winning streak Tuesday evening, sweeping Meredith College (17-6, 8-5 USA South) in straight sets at Weatherspoon Gymnasium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (SALEM 25, MEREDITH 18)
Salem established control early, opening the match with a 7-3 advantage behind kills from
Ellie Scherer and
Leah Rymer. The team extended its lead to 11-4, forcing a Meredith timeout. Salem continued to build momentum, stretching its advantage to 19-11 before closing out the opening set, 25-18. Rymer paced Salem with six kills in the opening frame, while McDonald added four.
SET 2 (SALEM 25, MEREDITH 18)
The second set featured five ties and three lead changes before Salem began to pull away. After holding an 11-9 advantage, Salem used an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 19-9. Scherer contributed two kills during the stretch as Salem capitalized on Meredith's attacking errors.
Meredith attempted a late comeback, cutting the deficit to 24-18, but Rymer delivered the final kill to secure the second set, 25-18.
SET 3 (SALEM 25, MEREDITH 19)
Salem carried its momentum into the third set, jumping out to a 6-2 lead behind kills from
Sadie Rich and
Tessa Vance, along with an
Ariana Noplos service ace.
Meredith narrowed the gap to 12-10, but Salem maintained control and extended its advantage to 20-13. Meredith made a late push to bring the score to 22-19 before Salem scored three consecutive points to complete the sweep. Rich delivered the match-winning kill. Salem recorded 14 kills and hit a match-best .393 in the final frame.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Salem finished with 41 kills, 39 assists, 44 digs and five service aces while hitting .305 as a team.
- Leah Rymer recorded her eight triple-double with 10 kills, 16 assists, 11 digs and one service ace, hitting a team-best .474.
- Ellie Scherer added 10 kills and two block assists.
- Jolina Bun led Salem with 17 assists.
- Salem held Meredith to a .160 hitting percentage.
UP NEXT
Salem will continue its road trip on Saturday, Oct. 24, traveling to Rocky Mount, N.C., to face North Carolina Wesleyan University. First serve is scheduled for noon.
