MISENHEIMER, N.C. — Greensboro College volleyball (22-4, 12-3 USA South) defeated Pfeiffer (4-19, 3-12 USA South) 3-0 on Wednesday, taking the sets 25-13, 25-21, 25-14. Greensboro hit .318 with 37 kills, while Pfeiffer finished at .051 with 25 kills.
Greensboro moved in front early, using kills from
Larkin Baxley,
Payton Shiflet and
Abigail Leo to build a 9-3 lead in the opening set. After Pfeiffer got a point back at 9-4, Greensboro won seven of the next eight rallies to reach 16-5, with
Skylar Rokov and
Dilynn Norris each putting down two kills during the stretch. Greensboro kept adding to the margin, getting kills from
Enjoli Allen and Shiflet before a block by Leo and Rokov helped push the lead to 22-8. Pfeiffer scored three straight points to make it 23-12, but Leo answered with a kill for set point, and Greensboro closed the set 25-13 on a Pfeiffer service error.
Greensboro put together six straight points after an early 5-4 edge, using consecutive Norris kills from
Emory Johnson, a Johnson service ace and an Allen kill to move ahead 11-4. Pfeiffer answered with two Isabelle Conradie service aces to get to 11-7, but Greensboro kept the set in front as Shiflet, Baxley, Allen and Rokov added kills on the way to a 20-15 lead. Pfeiffer pulled within 22-21 late, with Conradie and Karmen Rion serving aces during the closing stretch. Leo followed with a kill from Johnson, and Greensboro finished the set 25-21 on a Pfeiffer attack error and a Rokov-Leo block.
After the teams traded points to a 6-5 Greensboro edge,
Abigail Leo's kill started a seven-point Greensboro run, and
Lily Burson served an ace during the stretch as the lead moved to 13-5. Pfeiffer stopped the run, but Allen answered with a kill and Greensboro added three more points, including
Dilynn Norris' kill from Johnson, to reach 17-6. Greensboro kept the margin at double digits as Norris and Leo added kills, and
Morgan Mayfield's service turn produced two aces while the score moved to 23-8. Pfeiffer took four straight points later in the set and added two more after
Charlotte Michaels' kill gave Greensboro set point, but Leo finished the 25-14 set with a kill from Baxley.
Greensboro Top Performers
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- 7 kills (1 error, 10 attempts) on .600 hitting
- 4 blocks, including 2 solo
- 10 points
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- 8 kills (2 errors, 16 attempts) on .375 hitting
- 1 block assist
- 8.5 points
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- 8 kills
- 8 points
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- 14 digs
- 2 service aces
- 4 assists
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- 16 assists
- 6 digs
- 1 service ace
Greensboro finished with an attacking advantage, recording 37 kills with a .318 hitting percentage while Pfeiffer had 25 kills and hit .051. Greensboro committed 10 attack errors to Pfeiffer's 20 and held a 5-1 edge in total blocks, while Pfeiffer led in service aces, 6-4. Greensboro also put together extended scoring stretches, including 7-0 and 6-0 runs.
Up Next:
Greensboro hosts North Carolina Wesleyan University on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Hanes Gymnasium for senior night.
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