St. Mary's City, Md. - The No. 22 Salisbury University volleyball team captured the Fourth Annual Seahawk Invitational hosted by St. Mary's College of Maryland with a 4-0 tournament record and having won 12 of 14 sets played.  St. Mary's (23-6) took third in the invitational with a 2-2 mark and captured nine of 15 games played.

Virginia Wesleyan College (21-10) also finished with a 4-0 mark and won 12 of 15 sets played, while Marietta College (15-16) posted a 2-2 record and notched wins in seven sets out of 14.  Rounding out the tournament standings were Neumann College (14-15) and Gwynedd-Mercy College (4-21).

2008 Seahawk Invitational All-Tournament Team: Monica Taylor (Gwynedd-Mercy, Sr., OH); Becca Holzworth (Marietta, Jr., DS); Kristen Verone (Neumann, Sr., S); Gabby Long (Salisbury, Jr., L); Claire Kodan (St. Mary's, So., OH); and Rebecca Leedom (Virginia Wesleyan, So., OH). 

Virginia Wesleyan 3, St. Mary's 2
(Box Score)
After an exhausting Friday night, St. Mary's did not have any easy start to its second day of competition in its own invitational as the Seahawks dropped a 3-2 (13-25, 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 18-16) decision to Virginia Wesleyan.  SMCM picked up a quick 25-13 first set win before the Marlins came back with two straight set victories to go up 2-1.  The Hawks then knotted the match at 2-2 with a 25-22 triumph in the fourth set; however, VWC outlasted the Seahawks in the fifth, 18-16.

All-Tournament pick, sophomore outside hitter Rebecca Leedom (Virginia Beach, Va.), controlled the VWC offense with a match-high 21 kills and 11 digs, while freshman libero Erin Paton (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) racked up a match-best 29 digs.

Junior outside hitter Katie Ewing (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) had a team-best 17 kills and seven block assists, while senior middle blocker Becca Tursell (Ellicott City, Md./Glenelg) contributed a dozen kills, five digs, four block assists, and three aces.  Junior outside hitter Sarah Gregorini (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) led four Seahawks in double-figure digs with 18 and contributed nine kills.

St. Mary's 3, Gwynedd-Mercy 0
(Box Score)
A balanced attack helped St. Mary's register a sweep against Gwynedd-Mercy by the scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-19 to wrap up Invitational competition.  Ewing performed well once again as she registered a .643 attack percentage on nine kills, no errors and 14 attempts, while Tursell notched seven kills.  Sophomore outside hitter Katie Obal (Olney, Md./Sherwood) added six kills and Gregorini recorded 11 digs as well as five kills.

Senior outside hitter Kailee Davis (Cheltenham, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) led the Griffins with seven kills followed by junior middle hitter Jessica Rufe (Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood) with six.  Senior outside hitter Monica Taylor (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent), an All-Tournament pick, had 10 digs in the loss.