Roanoke Falls In Rematch With Knights

action photo of RC volleyball player Linsey Bailey with an attack
SVU defeated RC 3-0

The Basics
Score: Roanoke 0 | Southern Va. 3 (18-25, 11-25, 10-25)

Records: Maroons 5-16 | Knights
Location: Buena Vista, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke traveled to Southern Virginia for a non-conference volleyball match on Monday night. It was a rematch of an earlier match that was won by the Knights, 3-2, in Salem. Southern Virginia took the opening set and carried that momentum to a, 3-0, sweep of the Maroons.  

Highlights:

  • A Linsey Bailey kill put Roanoke in front, 9-7, in the early stages of the first set. However, the Knights would win five straight and eight of the next nine points to pull away for the 25-18 win.
  • The home team used a 14-2 run to cruise to a 2-0 lead after two sets.
  • The Maroons trailed, 9-13 before seeing the Knights close out the match with a 12-1 run to earn the sweep of RC.
  • Bailey finished with eight kills to lead the Maroons attack. Kylee Draper assisted on eight of Roanoke's 17 kills while Kennedy Clemmer and Olivia Newman each recorded seven digs.

Up next: The Maroons will be back in the Cregger Center on Wednesday night when they host Emory & Henry in another non-conference match at 7:00pm.