BREVARD, N.C. – Salem College women's volleyball (13-3, 4-1 USA South) earned a 3-1 victory over Brevard College (6-8, 3-1 USA South) Wednesday evening at Boshamer Gymnasium. Salem took the opening set 25-23 before Brevard evened the match with a 25-22 win in the second. Salem responded by taking the final two sets, 25-16 and 25-15, to secure the road victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Salem 25, Brevard 23)
The opening set featured eight ties as the two sides battled throughout. After trailing 20-15, Salem put together a late push, using a
Sadie Lippard service ace and a
Tenley McDonald kill to pull within one at 20-19. With the score tied at 21,
Leah Rymer delivered an ace before
Ariana Noplos eventually closed the set with a kill for the 25-23 victory.
SET 2 (Brevard 25, Salem 22)
Neither team was able to create much separation in a second set that featured 12 ties and five lead changes. Salem erased a five-point deficit to tie the set at 19 before the Tornados regained control down the stretch. Brevard scored four of the final five points to take the set 25-22 and even the match at one set apiece.
SET 3 (Salem 25, Brevard 16)
Salem found its rhythm offensively in the third, recording 14 kills with just two errors while hitting .300. With Salem leading 10-8, the visitors used a 6-1 stretch to create a 16-9 advantage. The lead continued to grow before
Ellie Scherer put away the final kill to give Salem a 2-1 advantage in the match.
SET 4 (Salem 25, Brevard 15)
Salem carried its momentum into the fourth, jumping out to a commanding 10-1 lead. Noplos helped fuel the early run with two service aces, while Scherer added four kills during the opening stretch. Salem never surrendered the advantage and hit a match-best .316 in the set to close out the four-set victory.
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