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VB v MBU East
0
Methodist MUVB 3-14, 2-7 USAS
3
Winner Salem Spirits SAL 10-8, 6-3 USAS
Methodist MUVB
3-14, 2-7 USAS
0
Final
3
Salem Spirits SAL
10-8, 6-3 USAS
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Methodist MUVB 24 13 23 (0)
Salem Spirits SAL 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

East, Jones Lead Attack in Loss to Spirits

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  A late lead change in the opening set turned the momentum Wednesday evening, as Methodist surrendered that lead and eventually dropped a 3-0 USA South Athletic Conference volleyball decision to host Salem College.

Erica East, with seven kills and Jamie Jones, with six, led the Monarch attack in the loss.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Salem def. Methodist, 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-23)
Records: Methodist 3-14 (2-7 USA South), Salem 10-8 (6-3)
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ahead 24-22 and serving for the set, the Monarchs were simply unable to find that elusive winning point, giving up four unanswered points to the Spirits.
  • Methodist had leaped in front, 4-0, to start the set, then late in the game owned leads of 23-20 and 24-22.
  • That momentum swing seemed to carry over into the next set, in which Methodist never led. It had gained some footing, climbing to within four points at 17-13, but Salem reeled off an 8-0 string to close out the set and push another set victory up onto the scoreboard.
  • Credit to the Monarchs, though, as they pulled up the bootstraps to challenge the Spirits across the entirety of the third set.
  • Early leads of 3-1, 5-2 and 7-5 gave way to a Salem run that wrested back its advantage with five unanswered points to go up 10-7.
  • Methodist trailed by five or six points for a lengthy time after that lead exchange, but used a 5-0 run themselves to inch within a point of the Spirits at 21-20.
  • Salem crept out to a 23-21 lead but Jamie Jones' consecutive kills off Savannah Mullis set assists drew the Monarchs even at 23-23. The Spirts, however, were able to close out the set, and match, with two final points.

MONARCH FIGURES
  • East's team-leading seven kills continues a string of four matches in which she's registered no fewer than seven.
  • Jones' six kills Wednesday follows an eight-kill outing in her previous match, which was a season high for the senior.
  • Megan Andrews continued her season of all-around, fill-the-stat-sheet play, knocking down five kills -- she leads the team with 162 on the season -- as well as a pair of service aces, scooping up a team-best 11 digs, and also adding a block assist.
  • Riley Adair continued her battle with teammate Maddie Barga for the team lead in service aces. Adair's four on the night elevated her season total to 32, one behind Barga who held onto her lead with one ace against the Spirits.
  • On top of Lili Henry's team-leading 12 set assists, the junior also dropped in a service ace of her own and came up with eight digs.

UP NEXT
  • Methodist travels to Rocky Mount, N.C., Saturday for a conference tri-match against Averett University and host N.C. Wesleyan College.
  • Salem will play a non-conference match Friday at Bluefield State.
    
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