Salem head coach Barry Rymer announced the team’s 2022 schedule on Wednesday, June 29th. The Spirits will play in 31 total matches, including 10 at Varsity Gym, where the season begins on Tuesday, September 6th versus Johnson & Wales.
Salem College wrapped up the 2021-22 athletic season with a banquet held in Bryant Hall on the Salem Campus on Thursday, April 28th, honoring 16 student-athletes for their contributions throughout the campaign.
The Salem trio of Macy Nelson, Taylor Alleyne and Brooklyn Snow were able to experience playing volleyball overseas as part of a program that was sponsored by Bring It Promotions.
The Salem volleyball program has posted 136 all-time wins, including 57 in both the Great South and USA South Conferences, since becoming an NCAA Division III member in 2008. The Spirits have a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in that same span, which came in 2012 and 2014.
Jane Barkman-Brown, a 1974 graduate of Salem College and member of the first Hall of Fame Class for Salem Academy & College shares her two Olympic experiences.
The USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school who their coach felt displayed the best sportsmanship this season. First-year right side hitter Nikita Sizemore was selected as the representative from Salem.
The Salem volleyball team closed out the 2021 regular season with a five-set victory over Mary Baldwin (22-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11), marking the first collegiate win in the head coaching career of Barry Rymer and the final victory for seniors Brooklyn Snow, Brianna Cherry and Jessica Cruz.
The Salem volleyball team closes out the 2021 season this weekend when it heads to Meisenheimer, N.C., for a series of matches against USA South Conference foes Southern Virginia (12 p.m.) and Mary Baldwin (2 p.m.) at Pfeiffer.
Salem’s sophomore outside hitter Valeria Rosa Lopez recorded her 12th double-double of the season and third in as many matches, coming through with 10 kills and 10 digs, but William Peace tallied 38 kills (.211 attack percentage) to earn a 25-15, 25-17, 25-17 victory in USA South volleyball action on Thursday evening in Raleigh, N.C.
The Salem volleyball team, led by the offensive trio of Taylor Alleyne (16 kills), Valeria Rosa Lopez (13) and Brooklyn Snow (11) stormed back from an 0-2 deficit to force a decisive fifth set, but it was six kills by Jeanana Fowler that helped push Methodist to a 25-8, 25-11, 23-25, 23-25, 15-8 win in USA South Conference action at Varsity Gym on Wednesday, October 27th.
The Salem volleyball team concludes the home portion of its 2021 schedule on Wednesday, October 27th, when it hosts USA South Conference rival Methodist at 7 p.m. at Varsity Gym. The clash with the Monarchs will also serve as Senior Night for Salem’s 2021 class of Brianna Cherry, Jessica Cruz and Brooklyn Snow.
William Peace opened the day with a 25-11, 25-22 and 25-17 victory over Salem and Averett closed out the USA South Conference tri-match with a 25-12, 25-17 and 25-22 against the Spirits in Varsity Gym on Saturday, October 23rd.
Salem (0-18, 0-12 USA South) was led offensively by Valeria Rosa Lopez, who finished with eight kills, while Brooklyn Snow closed with five. Lopez also led the way in digs (10) while Macy Nelson and Brianna Moore ended with seven apiece.
The Salem volleyball team concludes one of the most grueling stretches of the season with a series of matches against USA South Conference foes Meredith (Oct. 21), William Peace (Oct. 23) and Averett (Oct. 23).
The Spirits completed a tri-match at Greensboro’s Hanes Gym, suffering a setback in the opening match to N.C. Wesleyan (25-21, 25-7, 23-25, 25-12) before falling to the host Pride by a margin of 25-14, 25-12, 25-18.
The Salem volleyball team wraps up a week that included four USA South Conference matches by heading to Greensboro, N.C., to clash with league foes N.C. Wesleyan and Greensboro as part of a tri-match on Saturday, October 16th.
Valeria Rosa Lopez capped off her eighth double-double of the slate with 17 digs and 11 kills for the Spirits. Brooklyn Snow also had a solid performance for the Spirits (10 kills / 11 digs), her fourth double-double of the slate.
The Salem volleyball team will square off against a pair of USA South Conference opponents, Averett and Pfeiffer, during a three-day stretch beginning on Tuesday evening in Danville, Va.
Brianna Moore and Brooklyn Snow each notched a double-double in a USA South Conference quad match that featured Mary Baldwin, Pfeiffer, Southern Virginia and host Salem at Varsity Gym on Saturday, October 9th. Moore finished with 34 assists and 10 digs, marking her fourth double-double of the slate, while Snow added 12 kills and 12 digs, in a four-set battle with Mary Baldwin in the final match of the afternoon.
The Salem volleyball team returns to Varsity Gym on Saturday, October 9th and will host a quad match that features Southern Virginia, Mary Baldwin, Pfeiffer and the host Spirits. Salem will face both Southern Virginia (10 a.m.) and Mary Baldwin (4 p.m.) over the course of the day.
Salem College Department of Athletics would like to announce that there will be no external spectators allowed for the October 9, 2021 quad volleyball contest or swim meet.
The Salem volleyball program has postponed its next three matches, which are scheduled for September 29 (vs. Meredith), October 1 (vs. William Peace) and October 1 (vs. Averett).
The Salem volleyball team will play its fourth USA South Conference match of the season on Wednesday, September 29th, when the Spirits welcome Meredith to Varsity Gym at 7 p.m.
Salem’s Valeria Rosa Lopez had a pair of double-double performances against N.C. Wesleyan (21 kills / 15 digs) and Greensboro (13 kills / 13 digs) when the teams clashed in USA South Conference action in Rocky Mount, N.C. on Saturday afternoon. Teammate Brooklyn Snow, who combined for 22 kills in the two matches, and Brianna Moore, who emerged with a pair of double-doubles, were also instrumental for the Spirits against both The Pride and Battling Bishops.
The Salem volleyball team begins a seven-match stretch of USA South Conference opponents this weekend when it heads to Rocky Mount, N.C., for a series of matches with N.C. Wesleyan and Greensboro on Saturday afternoon.