Winston-Salem, NC-  Salem basketball opened the 2018-19 campaign Tuesday night against the Southern Virginia Knights with a 50-71 loss. The spirits put up a fight, but dug themselves into a hole in the 2nd quarter by being outscored 8-22. Tamara Blanton lead the spirits in scoring with 16 pts.  The spirits will look to bounce back quickly as they face Randolph College on the road tomorrow.