Elizabethtown, Pa. - After starting the 2007 campaign with six straight wins, the St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team has equaled that win streak with a pair of victories at the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic on Friday night.

The Seahawks (12-1) posted a 3-1 (31-29, 29-31, 30-25, 30-26) victory over host Elizabethtown (10-2) before sweeping Wilkes University (6-9) by scores of 30-24, 30-20, 30-18.

In the match against Elizabethtown, freshman Claire Kodan (Olney, Md./Sherwood) starred for St. Mary's with a season-high 18 kills as well as 4.0 blocks and three digs.  Junior Kellie Krouse (Baltimore, Md./Towson) also posted double-digit kills with 13, while also adding a dozen digs.

Setters Megan Graydon (West Friendship, Md./Glenelg) and Jenn Feldmann (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) combined for 53 assists with Graydon dishing out 32.  Sophomore Sarah Gregorini (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) led the Hawks with 17 digs, while sophomore Jen Lamar (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) served up four aces.

Gregorini and junior Becca Tursell (Ellicott City, Md./Glenelg) each tallied eight kills in leading the Seahawks to a 3-0 win over Wilkes, while Kodan added seven.  Gregorini also had nine digs.

Graydon recorded seven aces in the match, tying her career-high for the third time.

Heading into the second day of competition on Saturday, the Seahawks own a 2-0 mark in Pool A, while Franklin & Marshall College is 2-0 in Pool B.  St. Mary's will face Swarthmore College tomorrow at noon before heading into the crossover match at either 2:30 or 4:30 depending on their final standing within Pool A.