>Site: 
Danville, Va. | Averett University Tournament | E. Stuart James Grant Center

>Results: 
Guilford 3, Salem 1 (25-18, 28-26, 21-25, 20-25)
Salem 3, Roanoke 1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23)

Records: 
Salem 2-2
Guilford 2-2
Roanoke 2-2

DANVILLE, Va. – Aspen Bradley capped off a four-match performance at the Averett University Tournament by reaching double-digit kills in every match, including 11 versus Guilford and 14 against Roanoke, as the Salem volleyball team concluded the two-day event with a 2-2 mark. The second victory of the weekend came in four-set fashion over Roanoke (25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23) after the Spirits suffered a setback to Guilford (25-18, 28-26, 21-25, 20-25). 

Guilford 3, Salem 1

Guilford continued its dominance in the all-time series with the Spirits, posting a 25-18, 28-26, 21-25, 20-25 victory when the two units met in the afternoon session. The Quakers picked up their 21st victory in the head-to-head series behind an 18-kill outing from Kaci Johnson. 

Salem was led offensively by Anna Rymer (12 kills), Bradley (11), Isabella Mann (10) and Maia Johnson (10). That quartet, along with Ashlyn Wood, who dished out 21 assists, played an integral role in the Spirits posting 57 kills and a .281 attack percentage. Individually, Johnson (.471), Mann (.455) and Bradley (.435) all topped the .400 attack percentage plateau for Salem. 

Wood was also active on defense with 17 digs, while Ella Brameus added 13 of her own. 

FIRST SET: Salem rebounded from an early 6-2 deficit to even the game at seven on an assisted block by Bradley and Johnson. Two ties and four points later, Guilford scored four unanswered points to forge in front 15-11 on a Johnson kill. Mann and Bradley added kills, while Johnson came through with an assisted block, but the Quakers maintained their advantage down the stretch for the seven-point win. 

SECOND SET: Salem regrouped to open the second set as the score again reached seven-all. A service ace from Bun gave the Spirits a one-point lead, but the two teams would battle through six ties to reach a 15-15 deadlock. It was there that Guilford separated itself, 18-15, with three kills in a four-point stretch. Salem would knot the game at 21, the first of six ties before a 26-all deadlock. Guilford assumed the two-game lead with a slam from Maddi Page. 

THIRD SET: Looking to avenge the sweep, Salem grabbed a 4-1 lead on an ace from Brameus in the third set. Guilford answered by scoring eight of the next 13 points, tying the contest at nine. But it was the Spirits who countered with a run of their own, highlighted by two kills from Brameus, assuming the 13-9 lead. Two kills each from Anna Rymer and Bradley provided the Spirits with 20 points, but a late surge by Guilford knotted the game at 20. Anna Rymer delivered two aces, while Mann and Abrielle Eckenroth slammed home one kill each to result in the four-point Salem win. 

FOURTH SET: Looking to close out its 21st win in the head-to-head series, Guilford streaked out to an 8-4 lead by virtue of a block from Marie Hall. The Spirits used kills from Brameus and Bradley to move to within two, 12-10, but Guilford responded with four unanswered to assume the 16-10 lead. Despite pulling within three points on six occasions, Guilford maintained its lead down the stretch to pick up its second win of the season. 

Salem 3, Roanoke

Bradley's offensive dominance continued in the clash with Roanoke, where she posted 14 kills and committed just one miscue en route to a .619 attack percentage. Johnson joined her teammate in double-digit kills (13), also with a high rate of efficiency, posting a .545 attack percentage. 

Salem had at least six players with six kills, finishing with 58 as a unit. First-year Leah Rymer dished out a match-high 23 kills, resulting in a .268 attack percentage. 

Sophomore Jolina Bun anchored the defensive efforts with 15 kills, while the trio of Brameus, Wood and Olivia Torres tallied 10 digs apiece. 

FIRST SET: Salem returned to the court and immediately took advantage of slams from Brameus and Anna Rymer to jump out in front 5-1. Roanoke sliced the lead to two, 8-6, but it was two kills from Johnson along with a service ace from Torres, that extended the Spirits' margin to 13-6. Brameus stepped into her comfort zone, delivering a service ace, as Salem eventually grabbed a 20-13 lead. Three kills down the stretch from Bradley made the difference in the nine-point victory. 

SECOND SET: Roanoke responded to the challenge with a 5-1 lead of its own in the second set, before eventually moving in front 12-2. Mann kickstarted the offense with a slam of her own, followed by two each from Johnson and Bradley, as the margin was trimmed to 13-11. However, the rally fell short as the Maroons scored 11 of 16 points down the stretch to move ahead 24-16. Salem would narrow that margin to two, 24-22, but a slam by Rylee Mayer knotted the match at one game apiece. 

THIRD SET: The two teams fought to a seven-all tie in the third, but it was Wood and Eckenroth that drove home points for the Spirits, who forged ahead 11-8. Mann paired with Johnson on a block, as Salem moved in front 17-12, but Roanoke answered with a run that trimmed the deficit to 18-17. After seeing its lead evaporate and the game knotted at 20-all, Bradley and Eckenroth answered with kills for the Spirits who earned the 25-23 win. 

FOURTH SET: Looking to move to .500 on the season and pick up its fifth win in the series with Roanoke, Salem capitalized on a five-point run, highlighted by two kills from Bradley and a Bun ace, assuming a 12-5 lead. Brameus added two service aces of her own in the frame, extending the margin to six, 17-11. Roanoke used a late rally to trim the margin to three, but it was three Anna Rymer kills down the stretch that brought allowed the Spirits to triumph in four sets.