Salem Volleyball opened up their conference season with a bang, taking down Pfeiffer in straight sets. The Spirits have now won eight straight games.

Set one was an offensive battle, with Salem racking up 16 kills and Pfeiffer 17. The Spirits got out to an early 7-1 lead, starting with three kills from Aspen Bradley, immediately followed by 3 aces from Ella Brameus. Pfeiffer was able to crawl back, bringing the score up to 14-13 in their favor. Capitalizing on some attack errors and securing some kills of their own, the Spirits were able to secure a set point. Pfeiffer was not going down easy, saving three set points before Ariana Noplos slammed a kill to win the set.

Set two began with a bit of a back and forth, both teams trading kills. After a few solid serving runs, Salem was able to pull away, with their biggest margin being 24-13. Spreading the attack attempts around ensured five different Spirits added to their 13 kills in set two. Leah Rymer even tacked on a few kills of her own, along with her eight assists. 

Set three was Salem's most dominant, racking up 19 kills on their way to a 25-13 score. Midway through the set, the Spirits went on a nine-point run, with Bradley serving eight of them. Ellie Scherer and Sadie Rich provided five of those points with their kills. Pfeiffer found a bit of momentum near the end of the set, but the Rymer-Bradley connection finished it off with back-to-back kills to complete the contest. 

The Spirits look to continue their impressive home win streak on Thursday September 18th at 6pm where they take on Warren Wilson.