ATHENS, W.V. The Southern Virginia volleyball team was looking
to get back to winning ways when it faced off with Concord and King
in a tri-match day, but the Knights could not find the winning
formula, dropping both matches, 0-3 and 1-3. SVU faced off first
with King, and found the game a challenging one, as King was firing
on all cylinders. The Tornadoes have lost only for matches this
season, and SVU would not be able to give them a fifth. King
quickly established a strong lead in the first set, as they marched
to a convincing 25-16 win.
SVU was led by the trio of Brynn McGinn, Shyanne Ison and Bryndy
Anderson who each recorded 6-kills in the match. Despite the
disappointing early set loss, SVU regrouped, and put up a stronger
fight in the second match, as they got within 3-points of King, but
could not score the set win, falling 25-22. Ali Krebs was directing
the offense for the Knights, and produced 23-assists in the match.
A 2-0 whole was too much to ask of the Knights, as they could not
recover, and lost the next set 25-15, to go to the 3-0 loss to the
Tornados.
A quick turn around was required of Southern Virginia, as they
needed to face off against the hosts in the final game of the
tri-match day. SVU's offense was still sputtering in the first set
against the Lady Lions, and they fell to the hosts 25-14. Fight had
not died in the Knights, and they bounced back in a big way, with a
25-22 second set win to give the Knights hope of a victory over
Concord. McGinn was playing an unstoppable game, as she registered
12-kills total in the match. Krebs contributed 40-assists, and the
visitors had an improved offensive output.
Paige Allred had an immediate impact for the Knights, as she
played the last two sets, and recorded 6-kills without an error,
and provided solid defense from the front line. The improved effort
proved to be not enough, as Concord was able to keep the Knights at
bay in the third an fourth set, and secured another win over the
Knights this season.
The loss drops SVU to 8-15 on the season. The Knights return to
action Oct. 16 when they travel to take part in the Randolph
Invitational in Lynchburg, VA. The Knights are scheduled to take on
Randolph College, Regis (MA) College, and Methodist College.
