GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 10) —
Anasty Faavesi recorded a team-high six kills while
Gabi Gama added five, but Pfeiffer fell to Greensboro in straight sets, 25-17, 25-13, 25-11, on Tuesday night at Hanes Gymnasium in the first round of the USA South Volleyball Tournament.
The Falcons closed their season at 5-22 overall while Greensboro improved to 26-4.
Faavesi paced Pfeiffer's attack with six kills on 20 attempts and added a service ace, while Gama contributed five kills and nine digs.
Leigan Lusk chipped in four kills and hit .273 for the match, and
Kady Collins finished with three kills.
The Falcons were competitive early in the opening set, pulling within 15-12 after a kill from Lusk and trimming the deficit to 22-17 following an ace by Faavesi. Greensboro answered by winning three of the final four points to secure the set.
In the second set, Pfeiffer rallied from a 6-2 deficit to get within 7-6 and later closed to 10-9 on a service ace from
Elisa Landaverde. Greensboro responded with a decisive 15-4 run to take control and eventually claim the set 25-13.
The Pride jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the third set, but Pfeiffer continued to battle behind kills from Faavesi, Lusk, Collins and
Harmony Blankenship. The Falcons could get no closer than eight points the rest of the way as Greensboro completed the sweep.
Karmen Rion and
Kelsey Hussey shared the setting duties for Pfeiffer, finishing with 11 and 10 assists, respectively.
Meagan Mowrey added six digs, while
Molly Wright also recorded six digs on the defensive end.
As a team, Pfeiffer totaled 25 kills, 23 assists, 40 digs and three service aces. Greensboro hit .250 for the match behind 35 kills and was led offensively by Payton Shiflet's 10 kills.
