LEXINGTON, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's volleyball team completed day one at the Washington and Lee Tournament Friday night, splitting both games, defeating Bridgewater College 3-2, and falling to Washington and Lee 0-3. 

Day One Notable Stats

Courtney Pinkston: 34 kills, .200, 3 service aces, 26 digs

Elle Warnick: 76 assists, 15 digs

Emma Steiger: 43 digs, 4 service aces

Game Notes

Game One:

First Set:

• Both teams went toe-to-toe throughout the first set, with Bridgewater taking a 14-10 lead
• Courtney Pinkston sparked a 6-1 scoring run to give the Knights their first lead of the game
• Bridgewater and Southern Virginia traded the lead, with the Knights pulling ahead 23-21
• The Eagles tie up the match off of a Graces Hayes kill and a costly attacking error from the Knights
• After an attacking error by Bridgewater, Emma Steiger locked in the 1-0 lead with a service ace to end the set

Second Set:

• Southern Virginia kept the momentum going, building a comfortable 10-4 lead with four different Knights contributing points
• Bridgewater was unable to come back with Southern Virginia maintaining the six-point lead the remainder of the set and going up 2-0 early
• Courtney Pinkston led all players with five kills in the set

Third Set:

• The Eagles flipped the switch in the third set, going up 8-2 early
• Bridgewater doubled up the Knights 18-9 and did not look back, taking the third set 25-13

Fourth Set:

• The Eagles had hopes of another easy set going up 8-4, but Brenna Clyde led the charge of a 10-2 scoring run to put the Knights up 14-10
• Both teams traded points and the lead, but Bridgewater managed to force a fifth set, taking set four 25-23

Fifth Set:

• Southern Virginia came out hot in the fifth set, going up 9-4 led by four Pinkston kills
• The Eagles did not quit, fighting back down 14-10 to force extra points
• After a costly attacking error from Bridgewater, Ella Burrows and Sydney Hopkin secured the victory with a final block to win 3-2

Game Two:

First Set:

• After a close beginning to the set 6-5 in favor of the Generals, Washington and Lee used six consecutive points to go up 12-5 and did not look back
• The Generals used their combined 13 kills to take the first set 25-15

Second Set:

• Set two followed the script of the first set, with Washington and Lee getting the upper hand of the Knights early 5-0
• Midway through the set, the Generals established a 14-5 lead, eventually taking the second set 25-15 as well

Third Set:

• Southern Virginia kept fighting, keeping set three close 5-4 early on
• Washington and Lee did not let up, completing the sweep 25-16 in the third

Southern Virginia continues competition at the Washington and Lee tournament, taking on Berry Saturday, September 11. Game time is scheduled for 11 am. 

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