Roanoke picked up wins over Piedmont and Greensboro to complete a perfect 4-0 weekend
Posted: Sep 07, 2019
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3 | Piedmont 0 (25-20, 25-14, 27-25)
Records: Maroons 4-3 | Lions 2-6
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: Roanoke used a 45-27 advantage in kills to sweep Piedmont, 3-0.
How it Happened:
- With the opening set tied, 13-13, Roanoke would score eight of the next 10 points to pull away for the 1-0 lead.
- The Maroons began to pull away from the Lions when Parker Moody recorded back-to-back-to-back kills en route to cruising to a 2-0 advantage.
- The third set would be the closest of the match, with the teams tied at 25-25, Roanoke took advantage of one of Piedmont's 15 hitting errors to put away the set, and the match.
- Moody paced the offense with 15 kills while Linsey Bailey added 10 kills and 10 digs. A trio of Maroons added five kills apiece.
- Kennedy Clemmer registered a match high with 21 digs with Logan Pasley, Olivia Newman, and Avery Wolff each reaching double digits in assists.
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3 | Greensboro 0 (2517, 25-16, 25-22)
Records: Maroons 5-3 | Pride 4-4
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: Looking to complete the four match sweep, the Maroons would dominate the net en route to the three set win.
How it Happened:
- 13 kills with just two errors would allow Roanoke to race out to a one set to love advantage.
- Set number two was more of the same as the Maroons would break a 10-10 dead lock by winning 12 of the next 16 points, taking the second frame.
- Roanoke looked poised to complete the sweep in dominating fashion, but Greensboro mounted a late rally, six straight points, to cut the deficit to just two points, 21-19. However, Roanoke got a kill and service ace from Bailey before a Pride hitting error would end the match.
- Bailey had 17 kills and four service aces while Telia Harris would add 12 kills and four assisted blocks.
- Clemmer once again posted a match high with 18 digs with Pasley assisting on 16 of the team's 38 kills.
- Roanoke served 13 aces while committing just five receiving errors.
Up next: Roanoke will play host to Southern Virginia on Tuesday night at 7:00pm.
2019 Maroon Classic All-Tournament Team:
- Linsey Bailey - Roanoke
- Rachel Gaston - Bridgewater
- Taylor Webb - Randolph
- Tyler Sesker - Hollins
- Dejane Hester-Taylor - Maryville
- Chemaiya Jordan - Ferrum
- Hannah Thrasher - N.C. Wesleyan