The Salem Department of Athletics placed 35 student-athletes on the USA South 2022-23 Academic All-Conference list that was released in a statement from the league office on Monday, June 12th.
The Salem Department of Athletics capped off its 2022-23 athletic season with a banquet held in Bryant Hall, located on the Salem Campus, on Thursday, April 27th. The banquet honored 18 student-athletes for their individual contributions over the course of the year.
Two Salem student-athletes, Madeline Brown and Cree Bass, had the opportunity to travel with Director of Athletics J.J. Antoine to the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio.
Salem soccer goalkeeper Jordan Tomberlin, who graduated in December 2022, shares her philosophy on NCAA Division III athletics and the ways she was able to balance athletics and academics.
This week, from April 10-16, the NCAA national office is celebrating NCAA Division III week. We in Salem College Athletics will be doing the same, to honor our student-athletes and their contributions to the program, campus community as well as the region, nation and world.
Salem junior Brianna Moore is a two-time letterwinner on the Spirits volleyball team. She is majoring in exercise science with a double minor in psychology and health advocacy.
Salem, which made its first appearance in the USA South Conference postseason tournament since 2018, was led by the duo of Dionne Sampson (21 points) and Cree Bass, who came through with 13 rebounds.
Salem senior center Savanah Atkins was named as a member of the 2022-23 USA South Conference All-Sportsmanship Team when the league announced its All-Conference accolades on Wednesday, February 22nd.
Tuesday evening will mark the seventh time in program history that Salem basketball will compete in a conference tournament. Four of those appearances came when the Spirits were members of the Great South Athletic Conference, taking place between 2013 and 2016.
Saturday afternoon marks the final game of the 2022-23 regular season for Salem as well as Senior Day for the trio of Savanah Atkins, Alize Brooks and Dionne Sampson.
Salem senior guard Dionne Sampson capped off her ninth straight double-digit point performance, which resulted in a single-game season-high 24 points in an 84-69 victory over Meredith, by becoming the first player in program history to capture USA South Player of the Week in an announcement from the league office on Monday, February 13th.
Salem’s duo of Dionne Sampson and Minnie Griffin established single-game season-high, scoring 24 and 22 points, respectively, guiding the Spirits to a decisive 84-69 victory over Meredith in USA South Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
The Spirits will complete the 2022-23 regular season with a pair of home games against Meredith and Brevard. The game between the Spirits and Avenging Angels, which was moved from Tuesday, February 14th, to Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., begins the final regular season stretch of the season.
Dionne Sampson led four Salem shooters in double figures with 16 points, hitting 4-of-14 from the floor and 7-of-11 at the free throw line. Sampson also climbed the glass for 10 rebounds, resulting in her first double-double of the season.
Salem’s Alize Munn put together her third consecutive double-digit point outing, finishing with 21 points by virtue of an 8-of-17 outing from the floor and a 5-of-9 performance at the free throw line. Munn also led the Spirits in rebounds with nine, which equals her single-game season-high.
Salem heads into the weekend fresh off a 17-point victory over Mary Baldwin and will face the No. 1 overall team in the USA South, Greensboro, on Saturday at Varsity Gym.
The Salem trio of Dionne Sampson (22), Minnie Griffin (20) and Alize Munn (12) reach double-digit points, while solid outings from Cree Bass and Cristina Battistini made the difference for the Spirits in the victory.
Both Alize Munn (18) and Minnie Griffin (11) reached double figures off the bench for the Spirits in a 69-56 setback to Pfeiffer in USA South Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Gym.
After completing one of the most difficult road stretches of the 2022-23 campaign, Salem will begin its longest home stretch of the season on Saturday afternoon when the Spirits play host to Pfeiffer at 2 p.m.
On Wednesday evening, Salem will put the finishing touches on a five-game, 11-day stretch that included USA South clashes with Greensboro, Southern Virginia, Methodist, N.C. Wesleyan and finally Meredith.
The Spirits received a pair of double-digit point performances from Dionne Sampson (14) and Tamsi Echendu (10), who also delivered 11 rebounds in the USA South Conference setback.
Salem continues its five-game in 11-day stretch following its lone home contest in that span, with a pair of USA South Conference road clashes against Methodist and N.C. Wesleyan.
wo players topped the double figure point plateau for Salem, Dionne Sampson (14) and Tamsi Echendu (12), while Alize Munn added nine and Cree Bass came through with eight.