2010-11 Women's Volleyball News Archive
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Tillman and Roppolo play volleyball in Italy and Croatia
July 28, 2011Two Salem College volleyball athletes competed for the United States Nfinity Team in the 2011 European Global Challenge. Christine Tillman (King, NC), former standout player for the Spirits and the new assistant coach for the team, and Randi Roppolo (Weeki Wachee, FL) were the two representatives from Salem on the team. -
Davie County High's Stewart commits to play volleyball at Salem
June 01, 2011The Salem College volleyball program is pleased to announce that Brittani Stewart has committed to attend Salem next fall. Stewart played middle and outside hitter for Coach Becky Miller at Davie County High School in Mocksville, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
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Hunt High's Nixon commits to play volleyball at Salem
May 24, 2011The Salem College volleyball program is excited to announce that Roslyn Nixon has committed to attend Salem next fall. Nixon played outside hitter for Coach Teresa Allen at Hunt High School in Wilson, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
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Patton High's Causby commits to play volleyball at Salem
April 06, 2011The Salem College volleyball program is pleased to announce that Courtney Causby has committed to attend Salem next fall. Causby played middle attacker for Coach Serena Fuller and Morgan Miller at Patton High School in Morganton, NC for four years. The Spirits volleyball team is coming off of two consecutive fourth-place finishes in the Great South Athletic Conference.
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Featured Athlete of the Month of October-Katie O'Leary (Volleyball)
November 15, 2010Katie should get the iron-woman award! She always gives 100%, she plays hurt and always puts team before self. She is a great player to have here at Salem College. She really stepped up for us by playing middle (not her natural position) and she does a great job! She is passionate about volleyball and is working hard to make Salem Volleyball a success in our conference. It is wonderful watching her get better everyday and knowing that she has what it takes to lead our team in the future.
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Tillman selected to both GSAC All-Conference and All-Academic Teams
November 07, 2010The Great South Athletic Conference announced that Christine Tillman (King, NC) was selected to the GSAC Volleyball All-Conference and All-Academic teams. Tillman capped off an excellent career at Salem this weekend in the GSAC quarterfinals. She owns Salem records in kills and blocks.
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Volleyball falls in five sets to LaGrange in GSAC quarterfinals
November 06, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost in an extremely close match against LaGrange in the Great South Athletic Conference quarterfinals hosted by Agnes Scott. LaGrange needed five close sets to defeat the Spirits (25-23, 15-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-17). Christine Tillman (King, NC) had an excellent last match at Salem with 9 kills, 13 digs, 4 solo blocks, and 9 block assists. Salem finishes the regular season with an 8-21 overall record.
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Volleyball loses last regular season match at Guilford
November 04, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost their last regular season match last night at Guilford in a non-conference game. Guilford defeated the Spirits in three sets (18-25, 15-25, 14-25). Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) led Salem with 17 set assists. The Spirits fall to 8-20 overall with the loss.
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Volleyball prepares for Great South Tournament in Georgia
November 03, 2010The Salem College volleyball team is preparing for a trip to the Great South Athletic Conference Tournament this weekend hosted by Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. The quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on November 5th, and the championship is on the 6th. Salem will play LaGrange College in the quarterfinals. The Spirits are the four seed and LaGrange is the five seed. Salem defeated LaGrange 3-2 in five sets when the two teams met at Piedmont on October 16th.
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Volleyball falls in four sets at Hollins
October 30, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost at Hollins University this afternoon. Salem fell to Hollins in four close sets (26-24, 21-25, 24-26, 23-25). Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) led the Spirits with 12 kills and she also had 2 block assists. The Spirits fall to 8-19 on the season with the loss.
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Volleyball finishes fourth in GSAC
October 23, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost four matches this weekend played at both Maryville and Virginia Intermont. Salem fell to Maryville (11-25, 22-25, 8-25) in a Great South conference match. The other three loses were non-conference matches against Covenant, Virginia Intermont, and Southern Virginia. Salem finishes their conference play in fourth place, and they will play LaGrange in the conference quarterfinals. The Spirits overall record falls to 8-18.
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Volleyball comes up short in 3-1 loss against Peace
October 20, 2010The Salem College volleyball team fell short in a home non-conference loss against Peace College. The Spirits fell to the Pacers 3-1 (18-25, 25-22, 20-25, 16-25). The match was the last home match for senior Christine Tillman (King, NC). Tillman has been a leader in most statistical categories for the Spirits over her four years. Salem falls to 8-14 with the loss.
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Volleyball splits a pair of road GSAC matches
October 17, 2010The Salem College volleyball team split two Great South conference matches this weekend. The Spirits defeated LaGrange College (25-17, 19-25, 25-13, 22-25, 16-14) and lost to Piedmont College (16-25, 14-25, 16-25). The team also lost a non-conference match at Toccoa Falls on Friday. Salem is now 8-13 overall this season and they improve to 4-2 in the GSAC.
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Volleyball defeats Piedmont Baptist for the second time this year
October 14, 2010The Salem College volleyball team defeated neighbor Piedmont Baptist College for the second time this season in a non-conference game. Salem defeated Piedmont Baptist in four sets (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17). Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) led the Spirits with 17 kills in the match. Salem improves to 7-11 on the season.
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Volleyball drops home non-conference match against Methodist
October 05, 2010The Salem College volleyball team dropped a non-conference match at home against Methodist University. The Spirits played a strong first two sets, but Methodist prevailed with a 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 15-25, 12-25) win. Christine Tillman (King, NC) led the Spirits with 10 kills. Salem falls to 6-10 on the season.
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Volleyball improves to 3-1 in the Great South
October 02, 2010The Salem College volleyball team split two Great South matches today hosted at Wesleyan College. Salem defeated Wesleyan in three games (25-14, 25-11, 25-16). The Spirits fell to Huntingdon College in four sets (15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 16-25). Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) led the Spirits in both matches in set assists. Salem improves to 3-1 in the conference, and 6-9 overall.
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Volleyball starts Great South play with two wins against Agnes Scott and Spelman
September 25, 2010The Salem College volleyball team won their first two Great South matches today at home. The Spirits defeated Agnes Scott this morning in an exciting five-set match (26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 18-25, 15-11). Salem also defeated Spelman this afternoon in four games (25-19, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22). Christine Tillman (King, NC) led the Spirits with 25 total kills on the day. Salem improves to 2-0 in the GSAC, and to 5-8 on the season.
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Guilford defeats Salem volleyball at home
September 24, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost in three sets to non-conference opponent Guilford College tonight in the Salem Gym. Guilford defeated the Spirits 25-18, 25-17, 25-16. Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) and Cassie Durham (Dobson, NC) led the Spirits with six kills each. Salem falls to 3-8 with the loss.
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Volleyball drops two close home matches
September 19, 2010The Salem College volleyball team lost two very close home matches in a tri-match yesterday. Salem lost in five sets against Hollins University (25-20, 25-22, 11-25, 19-25, 10-15). The Spirits returned to drop a match against Virginia Intermont College in four sets (25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 22-25). Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) had a very strong day for the Spirits with 28 total kills. Salem falls to 3-7 on the season.
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Volleyball splits two away matches
September 17, 2010The Salem College volleyball team split two games this week on the road. The Spirits defeated Piedmont Baptist College on Tuesday in four games (25-22, 23-25, 25-10, 25-15). The Spirits lost in Raleigh to the Peace Pacers in four games last night (17-25, 25-21, 25-8, 25-19). The Spirits are now 3-5 on the season in non-conference play.
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Volleyball beats Sweet Briar in first home match
September 11, 2010The Salem College volleyball team won their first home match easily against visiting Sweet Briar College. The Spirits won the non-conference match in three sets (25-8, 25-14, 25-19). Randi Roppolo (Weeki Wachee, FL) led the Spirits with 12 kills, 2 service aces, and 3 digs. Salem improves to 2-4 overall with the victory.
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Volleyball picks up first win at Eastern Mennonite Invitational
September 03, 2010
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Volleyball drops first match of the season at Greensboro College
September 02, 2010The Salem College volleyball team dropped their first match of the season on the road at Greensboro College. Greensboro swept the Spirits in three sets (11-25, 13-25, 18-25). Salem falls to 0-1 on the season, and Greensboro improves to 1-0.
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Surry Community College's Durham commits to play volleyball at Salem
August 18, 2010The Salem College volleyball program is excited to announce that Cassie Durham committed to attend Salem this season. Durham played middle hitter for Jan Marion-Kiser at Surry Community College and for Tim Shelton at Surry Central High School in North Carolina.
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Pitt Community College's Perkins commits to play volleyball at Salem
August 05, 2010The Salem College volleyball program is excited to announce that Karen Lynn Perkins committed to attend Salem next fall. Perkins played outside hitter for Amy Hawkins at Dubuque High School in Iowa and for William Way at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC.
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2010 Volleyball Schedule
June 10, 2010Date Opponent Time Sept. 2 Greensboro College 7:00pm Sept. 3 @ Eastern Mennonite University Sept. 4 @ Eastern Mennonite University Sept. 11 Sweet Briar/WSSU trimatch SBC v Salem 11:00am SBC v WSSU 1:00 pm WSSU v Salem 3:00 pm Sept. 14 Piedmont Baptist College 7:00pm Sept. 16 @ Peace College...
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Alleghany's Jones commits to play volleyball at Salem
June 10, 2010May 13, 2010 Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem Collegevolleyball program is excited to announce the addition ofChelsea Leighwho committed to attend Salem next fall.Jones had an excellent career as a setterfor CoachDebbie WeaverAlleghany High School in Sparta, NC. She also played club volleyball for Kent Phillips for the AVC-Black Ice. Joneswas selected...
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Draughn's Bradshaw commits to play volleyball for Salem
June 10, 2010May 25, 2010 Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem Collegevolleyball program is excited to announceAubrey Bradshawcommitted to attend Salem next fall. Bradshaw was an outside hitter for Coach Cindy Powell at Jimmy C. Draughn High School in Morganton, NC. Bradshaw competed for two years of varsity play at East Burke High School, and...
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East Wilkes High's Money commits to play volleyball at Salem
June 10, 2010May 19, 2010 Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem Collegevolleyball program is excited to announce the addition of Kassandra (Kassi) LeAnne Money who committed to attend Salem next fall. Money had a strong career as a defensive specialist for Coach Shelia Holloway at East Wilkes High School in Ronda, NC. Money was selected...
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Featured Athlete of the Week-Randi Roppolo
June 10, 2010Full Name: Randall Jeanne Roppolo Nickname: Randi Year: First Year Sport: Volleyball Hometown: Weeki Wachee, FL High School: Nature Coast Technical School Family: Sandra (mother), Ronald (father), Taylor (brother) Hobbies: tennis, baking, and movies 2009 Volleyball Season: Randi was selected as a member of the Great South Athletic Conference All-Freshman...
