STAUNTON, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's volleyball took on Meredith College and William Peace University in a doubleheader weekend with the Knights splitting the games. Southern Virginia fell to Meredith in four 3-1, while defeating William Peace in five 3-2. 

Game One Notable Stats

• Elle Warnick: 46 assists, 6 digs
• Courtney Pinkston: 17 kills, 5 digs
• Brenna Clyde: 12 kills

Game Two Notable Stats

• Elle Warnick: 52 assists, 6 digs, 2 blocks
• Brenna Clyde: 14 kills, .440 hitting percentage
• Sydney Hopkin: 16 kills
• Courtney Pinkston: 16 Kills
• Katelyn Chamberlain: 3 blocks, 1 service ace

Match Notes

Game One:

• The Knights found themselves down 16-9 early in the first set, but Elle Warnick set up Courtney Pinkston to spark a 5-1 run to come within three 18-15
• The Avenging Angels outscored the Knights the remainder of the set and took the 1-0 lead in the match, taking the first set 25-21
• Meredith again went ahead early in the second set, building an 8-3 lead
• The Avenging Angels maintained the lead, with both teams going back and forth, with Meredith holding the 20-14 advantage late in the set
• A final kill from Whitney Bolton gave Meredith the 2-0 lead with another 25-21 set win
• Southern Virginia pulled themselves together in the third set, mirroring Meredith with an early 8-3 lead with a kill from Courtney Pinkston and Brenna Clyde
• The Knights extended their lead to ten 18-8 late in the third with three kills each from Brenna Clyde and Courtney Pinkston, along with nine assists from Elle Warnick
• Elle Warnick and Courtney Pinkston connected with two more kill, with Katelyn Chamberlain adding an ace to deny the sweep from Meredith 25-17
• The Avenging Angels made quick work of the final set, building a 9-3 lead
• The Knights cut the deficit to three 10-7, but Meredith extended their lead back to eight pints 20-12
• The Avenging Angels used to final kills to take the set win 25-18, and take the match 3-1

Game Two:

• After falling in the first set 25-20, Southern Virginia turned it around in the second set
• The Knights held an 8-6 lead at the beginning of the second, led by two Sydney Hopkin kills
• The Pacers regained the lead 12-9, but Elle Warnick connected with Taryn Kartchner for the kill that ignited a 10-2 run (with five Brenna Clyde kills) to bring the new score to 19-14
• William Peace tied the game up at 22, but two errors from the Pacers cost them the set, with the Knights taking set two 25-22
• William Peace regained the match lead 2-1 after dominating the third set 25-17
• Brenna Clyde led all players in the third with four kills
• The fourth saw both teams neck and neck trading leads the entirety of the set 
• Elle Warnick set up Courtney Pinkston for a kill, setting up the team with set point to force an extra set
• A costly attacking error from the Pacers gave the Knights the set victory 25-23 to head into the fifth set
• Southern Virginia raced out to a 9-5 lead, led by two Sydney Hopkin kills, and a Taryn Kartchner solo block
• The Knights outscored the Pacers the remainder of the set to lock in the 3-2 victory

Southern Virginia returns home to Knight Arena to take on Averett University in a USA South Conference matchup on Thursday, October 21. Game time is scheduled for 6 pm.

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