Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team opened up Capital Athletic Conference play on a high note with a 3-0 (30-18, 30-24, 30-20) victory over Hood College on Wednesday night.

St. Mary's (7-1, 1-0 CAC) was led offensively by sophomore Katie Ewing (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) and freshman Claire Kodan (Olney, Md./Sherwood) as both recorded nine kills on the night.  Junior Kellie Krouse (Baltimore, Md./Towson) added seven for the Seahawks.

Defensively, sophomore Sarah Gregorini (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) tallied 13 digs, while Krouse chipped in nine.

Setters Megan Graydon (West Friendship, Md./Glenelg) and Jenn Feldmann (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) combined for 34 assists.

Feldmann served up five aces, while Krouse had four.  As a team, the Seahawks posted a hitting percentage of .186 and recorded 11 team blocks.

Jamie Gardner and Jamie Bussey both had 12 digs for Hood, while Lindsey Nagy tallied 10 kills and four service aces.

The Seahawks return to action this weekend at the Richard Stockton College quad match on September 15.  St. Mary's first match will be at 10:00 a.m. against Gwynedd-Mercy College, an opponent that the Hawks beat 3-0 (30-17, 30-17, 30-8) on August 31 in their second match of the 2007 campaign.  Hood will be in action on Friday against Mt. Aloysius College at 4:00 at the University of Scranton tournament.