It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salem can now relate to. They fell just short of the Charleston Trojans by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2016.
Salem came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-22.
Emma Gregg paced Salem's offense, picking up nine kills. Gregg were helped by
Makayla Braddy and
Quinn Wolfe, who contributed 12 assists each. Gregg was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Charleston can attribute much of their success to Avery Beals, who had 17 digs.
Salem is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 19-14. As for Charleston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-19.
Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Charleston has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Triad on the 31st.
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