Macon, GA-The Salem College volleyball team split two Great South matches today hosted at Wesleyan College. Salem defeated Wesleyan in three games (25-14, 25-11, 25-16). The Spirits fell to Huntingdon College in four sets (15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 16-25). Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) led the Spirits in both matches in set assists. Salem improves to 3-1 in the conference, and 6-9 overall.

Maher had 17 assists and 4 service aces against Wesleyan, and Chelsea Jones (Glade Valley, NC) added 13 assists and 3 service aces. Christine Tillman (King, NC) led the Spirits in the match with 10 kills and 4 blocks. Randi Roppolo (Weeki Wachee, FL) led the Spirits with 6 digs and 4 service aces.

In the match against Huntingdon, Roppolo led the Spirits with 11 kills and Tillman added 9 kills. Maher also had 30 assists and 8 digs in the match. Tillman added 5 blocks and 9 digs. Aubrey Bradshaw (Valdese, NC) had 8 digs, and Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) provided 8 kills.

Salem returns to action on October 5th when they host Methodist University in a non-conference match.