Volleyball News
Davie County High's Stewart commits to play volleyball at Salem
The Salem College volleyball program is pleased to announce that Brittani Stewart has committed to attend Salem next fall. Stewart played middle and outside hitter for Coach Becky Miller at Davie County High School in Mocksville, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
Hunt High's Nixon commits to play volleyball at Salem
The Salem College volleyball program is excited to announce that Roslyn Nixon has committed to attend Salem next fall. Nixon played outside hitter for Coach Teresa Allen at Hunt High School in Wilson, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
Patton High's Causby commits to play volleyball at Salem
The Salem College volleyball program is pleased to announce that Courtney Causby has committed to attend Salem next fall. Causby played middle attacker for Coach Serena Fuller and Morgan Miller at Patton High School in Morganton, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
Featured Athlete of the Month of October-Katie O'Leary (Volleyball)
Katie should get the iron-woman award! She always gives 100%, she plays hurt and always puts team before self. She is a great player to have here at Salem College. She really stepped up for us by playing middle (not her natural position) and she does a great job! She is passionate about volleyball and is working hard to make Salem Volleyball a success in our conference. It is wonderful watching her get better everyday and knowing that she has what it takes to lead our team in the future.
Tillman selected to both GSAC All-Conference and All-Academic Teams
The Great South Athletic Conference announced that Christine Tillman (King, NC) was selected to the GSAC Volleyball All-Conference and All-Academic teams. Tillman capped off an excellent career at Salem this weekend in the GSAC quarterfinals. She owns Salem records in kills and blocks.
Volleyball falls in five sets to LaGrange in GSAC quarterfinals
The Salem College volleyball team lost in an extremely close match against LaGrange in the Great South Athletic Conference quarterfinals hosted by Agnes Scott. LaGrange needed five close sets to defeat the Spirits (25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-17). Christine Tillman (King, NC) had an excellent last match at Salem with 9 kills, 13 digs, 4 solo blocks, and 9 block assists. Salem finishes the regular season with an 8-21 overall record.
Volleyball loses last regular season match at Guilford
The Salem College volleyball team lost their last regular season match last night at Guilford in a non-conference game. Guilford defeated the Spirits in three sets (18-25, 15-25, 14-25). Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) led Salem with 17 set assists. The Spirits fall to 8-20 overall with the loss.
Volleyball prepares for Great South Tournament in Georgia
The Salem College volleyball team is preparing for a trip to the Great South Athletic Conference Tournament this weekend hosted by Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. The quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on November 5th, and the championship is on the 6th. Salem will play LaGrange College in the quarterfinals. The Spirits are the four seed and LaGrange is the five seed. Salem defeated LaGrange 3-2 in five sets when the two teams met at Piedmont on October 16th.
Volleyball falls in four sets at Hollins
The Salem College volleyball team lost at Hollins University this afternoon. Salem fell to Hollins in four close sets (26-24, 21-25, 24-26, 23-25). Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) led the Spirits with 12 kills and she also had 2 block assists. The Spirits fall to 8-19 on the season with the loss.
Volleyball finishes fourth in GSAC
The Salem College volleyball team lost four matches this weekend played at both Maryville and Virginia Intermont. Salem fell to Maryville (11-25, 22-25, 8-25) in a Great South conference match. The other three loses were non-conference matches against Covenant, Virginia Intermont, and Southern Virginia. Salem finishes their conference play in fourth place, and they will play LaGrange in the conference quarterfinals. The Spirits overall record falls to 8-18.
