Volleyball Goes Undefeated in Maroon Classic

SALEM, Va.—On the final day of competition of the Roanoke College Maroon Classic, the Southern Virginia University women's volleyball team was victorious in both matches Saturday, defeating Methodist 3-1 and sweeping Ferrum College 3-0 to go undefeated in Salem, Virginia, and extend its win streak to six matches. 

Match One: Southern Virginia 3, Methodist University 1

In match number one, the Knights quickly swiped the first two sets from the Monarchs, winning 25-10 and 25-21. Methodist took a tightly contested third match 27-25, but that would be as close as it would get as Southern Virginia took the fourth frame 25-19.

Senior middle blocker Kaitlyn Eaton was on point offensively, leading the Knights with 15 kills on 25 attempts. Freshman Hannah Phillips contributed eight kills of her own, while also pitching in 18 digs on the defensive end.

Setters Valerie Arkansas and Katelynn Tlustek gave Southern Virginia 22 and 19 assists, respectively, while April Bennett had 33 digs defensively to lead the Knights.

Match Two: Southern Virginia 3, Ferrum College 0

The second match saw Southern Virginia sweep the Panthers in straight sets, winning 25-16, 25-17 and 25-20.

Eaton again led the Knights offensively with 11 kills on just 14 attempts with no hitting errors, good enough for a solid .786 hitting percentage. Shannon Romito gave Southern Virginia seven kills, while also recording six blocks—three solo and three assisted.

Tlustek and Arkansas helped the Knights again offensively with 16 and 13 kills each. Tlustek also had a team best four service aces. Defensively, Bennett owned 16 digs and tied the team lead with four service aces of her own.

With the victories, Southern Virginia improves to 9-5 on the season, while Methodist and Ferrum fall to 4-5 and 0-6, respectively.

Volleyball has two days off before it returns to action at home against a tough Randolph College squad—which also went 4-0 in the Maroon Classic—on Tuesday, September 16, at Knight Sports Arena. The first serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.