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.
The United Soccer Coaches recently announced the 2022 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients. The Salem soccer team was recognized as Bronze level award winner of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award by the organization.
The Salem soccer team picked up its third USA South Conference postseason award on Tuesday, November 29th, when it was recognized as Fall Sportsmanship Award recipient for women’s soccer in the league.
Two members of the Salem soccer team—Darilyn Nieto and Alyson Gammons—were recognized as part of the 2022 USA South All-Conference Team when the league released the awards on Thursday, November 3rd.
A pair of standout performances by Salem’s Darilyn Nieto and Jordan Tomberlin were not enough to help the Spirits complete an upset of No. 1 seeded Methodist, who emerged with a 5-2 victory in the opening round of the USA South Conference Soccer Tournament, drawing Salem’s season to a close.
For the second time in as many weeks and the third time in the 2022 season, Salem goalkeeper Jordan Tomberlin claimed the USA South Defensive Player of the Week.
Salem and Methodist will meet for the third time in program history in the USA South Conference Tournament when the two meet in Fayetteville, N.C. on Tuesday evening.
Salem goalkeeper Jordan Tomberlin pitched her second solo shutout of the season, closing with eight saves in the process, as the Spirits finished in a scoreless tie with Greensboro when the two teams collided in USA South Conference soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Pride Field.
Olivia Nivens hit a header off a pass from teammate Layla Locklear in the 58th-minute of action, but it was a pair of first half goals by N.C. Wesleyan that made the difference.
Salem (6-8-1, 2-4-1 USA South) wraps up the home portion of its 2022 schedule on Tuesday afternoon when it hosts N.C. Wesleyan for the fifth time in program history.
For the second time in the 2022 season and the third in her career, Salem’s Jordan Tomberlin has been named as USA South Defensive Player of the Week. Tomberlin earned the accolade from USA South Conference in an announcement from the league office on Monday, October 24th.
Alyson Gammons drove home the first goal of the match in the 15th-minute, following a pass from Nieto, giving Salem the early lead. Ashley Linden netted her sixth goal of the campaign in the 32nd-minute to mark her first game-winning goal of the season.
Salem senior netminder Jordan Tomberlin took over between the pipes in the second half, making a team-high five saves, but it was a first half goal off the foot of Grace Black that allowed USA South Conference foe Brevard to claim a 1-0 victory at Imes-Level Family Field on Wednesday, October 19th.
William Peace took advantage of one goal in each half, along with five saves by goalkeeper Makenzie Jones, to earn a 2-0 win over Salem in USA South Conference soccer on Saturday, October 15th at WakeMed Soccer Park.
The Salem soccer team begins its two-match road swing by visiting William Peace this weekend in Raleigh, N.C. Salem goes in search of its second USA South Conference win of the slate against the Pacers.
Southern Virginia broke a one-all deadlock with three second half goals, including the game-winner from Hailey Gadd, to earn a 4-2 victory over Salem in USA South soccer action on Tuesday afternoon at Varsity Field.
For the second time in as many seasons, the USA South Conference soccer clash between Meredith and Salem ended in a tie. Unlike the 2021 season, where neither team reached the back of the net, the 2022 match at Varsity Field concluded in a 2-2 deadlock.
Salem soccer returns to Varsity Field for a two-match home stretch against both Meredith (Oct. 8) and Southern Virginia (Oct. 11). The Spirits are 3-0-1 in their last four outings against Meredith, dating back to 2017.
Salem’s Darilyn Nieto netted her 11th goal of the season and third game-winning strike in the 87th-minute, following a pass from Alyson Gammons, to even the team’s record at 1-1 in the USA South Conference with a 1-0 victory at Mary Baldwin on Wednesday afternoon in Staunton, Va.
Salem soccer makes its first-ever trek to Staunton, Va., to clash with Mary Baldwin in the third-ever meeting between the two USA South Conference programs.
Methodist claimed just its second shutout in the all-time series with Salem on Thursday, September 29th, when the Monarchs capped off their third USA South Conference win of the season with a 9-0 win at Varsity Field.