SALEM, W.Va. — The Salem University volleyball team delivered a dominant performance Monday evening, sweeping Kentucky Christian University 3-0 at T. Edward Davis Gymnasium. The Tigers won by set scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-11 to improve to 16-10 on the season.
Salem controlled the match from the start, taking the opening set 25-18 before building on its momentum with a 25-16 win in the second. The Tigers closed out the sweep in convincing fashion, limiting Kentucky Christian to 11 points in the third set.
Noemi Combi led Salem with nine kills, while Alexandra Vigneron, Hailey Haynes, Sarah Ghadesi Morales and Brianna Beyerle each added seven kills. Haynes was particularly efficient offensively, recording a .700 hitting percentage with seven kills and no errors on 10 attacks.
Vigneron contributed eight kills, five digs and a block, while Lily Irvin recorded four kills and led the Tigers with three solo blocks and one block assist. Beyerle added 10 digs, and Lorin Turkdogan paced Salem defensively with 20 digs.
Katie Kennedy directed the offense with 23 assists, while Amari Nunez added 11 assists. Salem finished the match with 43 kills, a .237 hitting percentage, 39 assists and 64 digs as a team.
The Tigers held Kentucky Christian to 20 kills and a .047 hitting percentage while limiting the visitors to 45 total points across the three sets.
