MISENHEIMER, N.C. (Oct. 24, 2026) — Pfeiffer split its home tri-match Saturday, rolling past USA South foe Mary Baldwin in four sets before falling in a tightly contested five-set nonconference battle to Bob Jones at Merner Gym.
The Falcons opened the day with a convincing 25-23, 23-25, 25-8, 25-9 USA South victory over Mary Baldwin, improving to 4-17 overall and 3-11 in conference play.
Anasty Faavesi led the attack with 13 kills and five service aces, while
Gabi Gama added 10 kills and a match-high 18 digs.
Jada Thomas contributed nine kills and five total blocks, and setter Karmen
Rion handed out 26 assists as Pfeiffer totaled 50 kills and 12 service aces.
After splitting the opening two sets, the Falcons dominated the final two frames, holding Mary Baldwin to just 17 combined points while forcing the visitors into 28 attacking errors and a negative hitting percentage (-.016).
Later in the day, Pfeiffer pushed Bob Jones to the limit before dropping a 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 17-15 decision. The Falcons won the first two sets and rallied from deficits to force a decisive fifth set, but Bob Jones escaped late to claim the match.
Isabelle Conradie paced Pfeiffer with a highly efficient performance, recording nine kills on 16 attempts with no errors for a .563 hitting percentage while adding four service aces and two blocks.
Gabi Gama,
Harmony Blankenship and
Jada Thomas each finished with nine kills, while
Leigan Lusk added seven kills on a .500 hitting clip.
Setter
Ellen Butner posted 22 assists and three aces, while
Karmen Rion added 20 assists and 14 digs.
Molly Wright contributed a team-high 16 digs as the Falcons finished with 71 digs and 55 kills.
Bob Jones was led by Blakely Brown, who recorded 16 kills, helping the Bruins overcome a two-set deficit. The visitors totaled 12 service aces and held off Pfeiffer in the fifth set, which featured seven ties and four lead changes.
