RALEIGH, N.C. — Greensboro College volleyball (25-4, 15-3 USA South) defeated William Peace (16-13, 10-8 USA South) 3-0 on Saturday, winning 25-18, 25-19, 25-22. Greensboro hit .254 with 46 kills and held William Peace to .105 with 28 kills. The win clinched the outright regular season conference championship for the second year in a row.
Greensboro Top Performers
Morgan Mayfield
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- 31 digs
- 4 assists
- 2 service aces
Payton Shiflet
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- 13 kills on .333 hitting
- 3 digs
- 13.0 points
Larkin Baxley
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- 9 kills with no errors on 19 attempts
- .474 hitting percentage
- 16 assists
Emory Johnson
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- 18 assists
- 9 digs
- 2 service aces
- 1.000 hitting percentage
Abigail Leo
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- 5 kills with no errors on 11 attempts
- .455 hitting percentage
- 2 blocks, including 1 solo
Greensboro created separation in the first set by winning seven of eight rallies after a 3-3 score, moving ahead 10-4 with kills from
Abigail Leo,
Dilynn Norris and
Skylar Rokov and four straight points on
Lily Burson's serve. William Peace pulled within 17-15 behind two service aces, but Greensboro answered with the next four points to restore control.
Payton Shiflet's late kill and a
Grace Young service ace closed out the set, 25-18.
Greensboro answered William Peace's push to 20-19 by scoring the final five points of the second set, with Young serving the last four points and
Payton Shiflet delivering kills on the final three rallies to close a 25-19 win. Earlier,
Morgan Mayfield's service turn helped Greensboro move from 9-8 to 13-8, including back-to-back aces before a Shiflet kill.
Greensboro answered William Peace's late 21-20 lead by scoring five of the final six points to take the third set, 25-22. Norris tied it with a kill, then teamed with
Enjoli Allen on a block before
Lily Burson's ace helped Greensboro move back in front; Allen later put Greensboro at set point, and
Larkin Baxley finished the set with a kill from
Morgan Mayfield.
Up Next:
The Pride will host Pfeiffer in round one of the conference tournament on Tuesday inside Hanes Gym.
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