LYNCHBURG, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's volleyball team remained undefeated Wednesday night, sweeping the University of Lynchburg 3-0 on the road. 

Coach's Corner

"I am very glad that we went in and we served tough and that we passed well," said head coach Debby Baker. "It's always fun to see our freshman come in and produce the numbers that we need them to, and to have our back row hitting well too. I'm happy with the progress that we've made, but we still have a long way to go."

Notable Stats

• Third consecutive sweep for the Knights
• Southern Virginia is 12-1 in total sets on the year
• Katelyn Chamberlain: 8 kills, game-high .375 hitting percentage, game-high 5 blocks
• Courtney Pinkston: Game-high 11 kills, 8 digs
• Elle Warnick: Game-high 31 assists
• Emma Steiger: Game-high 13 digs, 2 service aces
• Sadie Barrus: Game-high 3 service aces

Game Notes

First Set:

• Southern Virginia continued their dominance on the season, building a quick 10-4 lead, capitalizing on Lynchburg's errors
• Midway through the set, the Knights used an 8-1 run to double up the Hornets 18-9 led by two Sadie Barrus aces
• Both teams traded points at the end of the set, but a final kill from Sydney Hopkin and an attacking error from Lynchburg locked in the 1-0 lead in the game

Second Set:

• Each team traded points and leads throughout the entirety of the set
• Khoury May of Lynchburg forced overtime with a kill to knot the score at 24
• The Hornets managed setpoint 27-26, but Sydney Hopkin took matters into her own hands, tallying two crucial kills to give setpoint back to Southern Virginia
• Taryn Kartchner and Sydney Hopkin used a final block to secure the set win and go up 2-0 in the match
• Katelyn Chamberlain led all players with five kills in set two

Third Set:

• The Knights kept the momentum rolling in the third set, using two Courtney Pinkston and Katelyn Chamberlain kills to go up 9-4 early on 
• After a brief two-point run by the Hornets, Southern Virginia extended their lead to ten, 17-7, led by two more Pinkston kills
• Lynchburg continued struggling with errors the remainder of the set, while the Knights completed the sweep off of a final Brenna Clyde kill, taking the set 25-14

Southern Virginia continues their season, traveling up the road to Lexington, Virginia to compete in the Washington and Lee Tournament Friday, September 10. Game one is scheduled for 4:30 pm against Bridgewater College, while game two is slated for 7 pm against Washington and Lee. 

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