SWEET BRIAR, VA – The volleyball Vixens opened conference play, Tuesday, losing 3-0 to the Roanoke College Maroons.

In game 1, sophomore setter Jade Bomar (Monroe, VA/Amherst) scored four straight points to cut Roanoke’s lead in half at 8-16. A few points later, freshman Brittney Berry’s (Tappahannock, VA/Essex) back-to-back service aces brought Sweet Briar within 6. Sweet Briar, however, could not break the serving of Meredith Withers and Torri Bridge who served 21 of Roanoke’s 30 points.

Roanoke continued their run in games two and three, defeating Sweet Briar 9-30 and 14-30. Laurel Watts ’08 (Keysville, VA/Randolph-Henry) and Berry led the Vixens defensively, each picking up eight digs.

The Vixens are back in action this weekend. They face Randolph-Macon College at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at home.