Pfeiffer Volleyball Beats Mary Baldwin, Falls to Southern Virginia

Winston-Salem, N.C. (Oct. 9, 2021) – The Pfeiffer University volleyball team split a pair of USA South matches on Saturday afternoon, beating Mary Baldwin and falling to Southern Virginia in a quad match hosted by Salem College.

THE BASICS
Pfeiffer def. Mary Baldwin, 3-1 (25-14, 25-12, 21-25, 25-21)
Southern Virginia def. Pfeiffer, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-19)

Records
Pfeiffer – 15-6 (5-4 USA South)
Mary Baldwin – 5-15 (0-7 USA South)
Southern Virginia – 16-3 (8-1 USA South)

Location
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Varsity Gym

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE – Pfeiffer vs. Mary Baldwin
Falcon sophomore Morgan Shrader (Matthews, N.C.) had a team-high 11 kills in a 3-1 win over Mary Baldwin.  As a team, Pfeiffer hit for a .263 percentage and forced 24 MBU errors in the match.  Freshman Kylie Mayberry (Harmony, N.C.) had 24 assists followed by 15 from junior Kira Suttles (Morganton, N.C.).

Defensively, Anya Parker (Fort Mill, S.C.) and Mattie Burris (Misenheimer, N.C.) each had two solo blocks while Lauren Shepherd (West End, N.C.) managed one.

Pfeiffer combined for 10 aces against the Squirrels, with Emma Gray Beacham (Laurinburg, N.C.) delivering three.

Pfeiffer vs. Southern Virginia
SVU forced 18 Falcon errors and limited Pfeiffer to just a .119 hitting percentage in the straight-set win.  Junior Madison Honeycutt (Arroyo Grande, Cal.) had 10 kills in the win to lead Pfeiffer.  Mayberry finished with 18 assists and Beacham finished with a team-best 14 digs in the loss.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will continue USA South play on Thursday, Oct. 14 when they return to Winston-Salem to take on Salem College in a 7:00 p.m. match at Varsity Gym.