BUENA VISTA, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's volleyball team earned their seventh consecutive victory, downing Greensboro College in five sets 3-2. 

Notable Stats

Elle Warnick: 46 assists, 7 kills, 14 digs

Sydney Hopkin: 15 kills, 1 service ace, 11 digs

Courtney Pinkston: 18 kills, 2 service aces, 12 digs

Taryn Kartchner: 7 blocks, 8 kills

Game Notes

First Set:

• The Knights jumped to a 5-2 advantage with points from four different players with a kill from Brenna Clyde, Taryn Kartchner, and Sydney Hopkin, and a service ace from Courtney Pinkston
• Both teams traded points and the lead before Greensboro pulled away at the end of the set after a 10-0 run to put them up 23-17
• The Pride took the 1-0 lead in the match after Southern Virginia had a service error, giving Greensboro the 25-20 set win
• Courtney Pinkston and Sydney Hopkin led the team with four kills each

Second Set:

• Elle Warnick guided the squad to a 9-4 lead before both teams went back and forth throughout the set
• With the score at 17-14, the Knights extended their lead to seven with a 5-1 run sparked by a Taryn Kartchner and Courtney Pinkston block
• Greensboro cut their deficit to two, following a 6-1 scoring run
• Following a timeout, the Knights closed out the set capitalizing on an attacking error from the Pride and a final block from Elle Warnick and Katelyn Chamberlain

Third Set:

• Midway through the third, both teams were knotted at 17 before the Pride ran ahead to a set point after a 7-1 run
• Sydney Hopkin sparked five consecutive points from the squad to come within one 23-24, but a kill from Greensboro secured the 25-23 set win and 2-1 lead in the match
• Sydney Hopkin led the team with five kills

Fourth Set:

• With both teams knotted at eight, Elle Warnick recorded a kill that ignited a 10-1 run, doubling up the Pride 18-9
• Greensboro came within three points 20-23, but a service error from the Pride and a kill from Ella Burrows forced a fifth set, taking the 25-20 set win 

Fifth Set:

• Southern Virginia made quick work of the fifth set, with precision serving from Elle Warnick to go up 7-0 early 
• Elle Warnick connected with Courtney Pinkston, who followed up her kill with a service ace to extend the lead to 10-3
• After a quick 4-1 spurt from the Pride, the Knights locked in their 15-8 set victory with an ace from Julia Monson, a kill from Elle Warnick, and two kills from Sydney Hopkin

Southern Virginia travels to Staunton, Virginia, for back-to-back games on Saturday, October 16, against Meredith and William Peace. Game one is scheduled for 2 pm, and game two is slated for 4 pm. 

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