LEXINGTON, VA. — The Southern Virginia University Women's Volleyball team traveled across town to Washington & Lee University to compete in the W&L Invitational, splitting their four games, going 2-2 over the weekend.
 
Game One: Guilford

• Courtney Pinkston led all players with 15 kills, with Sydney Hopkin following with seven and Brenna Clyde adding five
• From the service line, Emma Steiger was a menace, recording six aces
• From the middle, Clyde and Ashley Torbeson dominated with five blocks apiece while Jilane Pedersen recorded three
• Down 17-15 midway through the first set, Emma Steiger took over, tallying five aces and leading the team on a 10-0 scoring run to take the first set 25-17
• After dropping the second set, the Knights bounced back to win the next two sets, dropping Guilford 3-1 in their first game of the weekend
• Sydney Hopkin recorded the final point of the match, recording the block with Jilane Pedersen coming in with the assist

Game Two: Gettysburg

• Pinkston again led all players with 17 kills, followed by Hopkin with 13, and Clyde with 12
• Tatum Matheny demonstrated her serving, recording three aces
• Torbeson continued to be a force at the net, tallying five blocks
• Defensively, Emma Steiger kept the team alive with a game-high 31 digs
• The first set needed overtime, with the Knights taking set one 27-25 after a Brenna Clyde kill and error by the Bullets
• After dropping the second set and winning the third, Gettysburg rallied to force a fifth set in the match
• Both teams were dead even through the beginning of the fifth before the Knights began to pull away 13-11 off a Hopkin kill and block
• Gettysburg came back and tied the set up at 13, but a costly error by the Bullets and a final kill from Courtney Pinkston locked in the 3-2 victory for the Knights

Game Three: Washington & Lee

• Pinkston recorded 18 kills, while Hopkin added 12
• Jilane Pedersen added five blocks while Steiger tallied 26 digs
• The Generals took the first set, but the Knights came together to take the second set 25-20 off a final Hopkin kill
• After W&L took the third set, Southern Virginia used a late set comeback in the fourth to force a fifth set
• The Knights were down 19-21, but two final kills from Pinkston set up the fifth set
• The Generals got up 6-2 early and did not look back
• A final 4-0 run locked in the five set victory for W&L

Game Four: Centre

• Jessi Fietkau got into the mix, leading the team with three aces
• Katelyn Chamberlain added solid playing time, blocking two attacks from Centre
• The Knights kept it close in the first set, only falling by four points
• The Colonels put the pressure on in the second set, dominating to a 25-11 set win
• Centre completed the sweep, taking the final set 25-19

Up Next
Southern Virginia travels to Bridgewater, Virginia, to compete in the Bridgewater Invitational. The Knights compete in a doubleheader on Saturday, September 17, taking on Shenandoah first at 10 am, followed by Bridgewater at noon. Visit knightathletics.com for live stats and streaming options.
 
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