Raleigh, NC - Greensboro volleyball got a big USA South road victory on Saturday by defeating Meredith College 3-0. The win improves the Pride's conference record to 3-2 and overall record to 10-5.
Greensboro dominated the first set 25-14. The Pride had 14 kills in the set compared to Meredith's 7. The second set was a wild one, as Greensboro came out on top 30-28. The Avenging Angels had a 28-27 lead in the set before a service error tied the set at 28. Greensboro got the final two points after a kill by
Payton Wright and then a block by
Karla del Castillo and
Krista Brantley.
The Pride took the third set 25-22 to complete the sweep of the defending USA South Conference champions.
Payton Wright led the team with 14 kills, followed by
Krista Brantley with 8. Brantley also had 3 service aces.
Taylor Cotie had 3 block assists and
Jaylyn Templeton had 27 assists.
Morgan Mayfield led the Pride in digs with 19.
Head coach
Kevin Troup said after the win, "Today we stuck with the game plan. We talked about the tendencies of the opponents' hitters and our defense really made plays. Offensively, our setter made great decisions and our middles helped create a lot of one-on-one match-ups for our pins. Overall, the team played well and we kept our composure."
Greensboro will play again on October 2nd when they host Brevard College, with a start time of 6:00 pm.