Women's Volleyball 9/17/2016 12:00:00 AM

Seahawk Volleyball Takes Second

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For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu

St. Mary's City, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team finished as the runner-up at the 10th Seahawk Invitational, posting a 3-1 record over the two-day tournament. The Seahawks wrapped up tournament action Saturday afternoon with a sweep of Medgar Evers College (25-4, 25-7, 25-2) and a four-set victory over Methodist University (25-13, 25-16, 13-25, 25-22).

St. Mary's (Md.) 3, Medgar Evers 0 (25-4, 25-7, 25-2)

How It Happened

Medgar Evers staked a 4-2 lead early on in the first set but then sophomore middle blocker Hannah Krauss (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) took over, tying up the set at 4-4 with a kill and service ace. Krauss would serve 22 consecutive times to finish out the game.
The Seahawks opened up the second set on a 6-0 run and senior Carissa Hill (Lanham, Md./Pallotti) led the way with three kills.
In the third set, St. Mary's jumped out to an 8-0 advantage and went on to build a 24-1 lead before a Medgar Evers miscue ended the match.

For The Seahawks (7-4)

Meghan Kelley (6 kills, 2 digs); Mia Griffiths (14 assists, 5 service aces, 5 digs); Emily Benedict (9 service aces, 2 digs); Meghan Griffiths (5 digs, 3 kills).
St. Mary's hit a season-high .429 for the match with a season-best 21 service aces.

For Medgar Evers (0-8)

Melisa Wright (5 digs, 3 kills, 2 service aces); Naomi Chandler (3 kills, 2 digs); Adenike Akindude (4 digs, 3 assists).
The Cougars attacked at a -.300 clip with a pair of service aces.

St. Mary's (Md.) 3, Methodist 1 (25-13, 25-16, 13-25, 25-22)

How It Happened

St. Mary's never trailed in the first two sets and cruised to a 2-0 match advantage. Senior outside hitter Alli Graf (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) paced the Seahawks with six kills in each set.
The Monarchs responded by taking the third after breaking a 4-4 tie with a 21-9 push to close out the set. Sophomore middle blocker Brittany Ter Meer (Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Cape Fear Christian) helped force the fourth set with six kills.
Holding a 23-17 advantage, the Seahawks needed to stave off a late rally as Methodist pulled within 24-22. Graf put the match away with her 25th kill of the match.

For The Seahawks (8-4)

A. Graf (25 kills, 5 digs, 2 assists, 2 block assists); Kelley (10 kills, 5 digs); Mia Griffiths (37 assists, 7 digs, 4 service aces); Marissa Dangler (18 digs); Meghan Griffiths (14 digs, 6 kills).
St. Mary's posted a .214 attack percentage with seven service aces and 4.0 team blocks.

For Methodist (4-9)

Cassidy Hayes (12 kills, 4 digs, 3 block assists); Jamie Jones (11 kills, 2 block assists); Maggie Harris (35 assists, 7 digs); Annabelle Ronelli (16 digs); Kaitlyn Rush (11 digs, 3 kills); Autumn Elder (10 digs).
The Monarchs tallied a .164 hitting percentage for the match with 6.0 team blocks and two service aces.

Notes

William Peace University captured the Seahawk Invitational team trophy with a 4-0 mark while WPU's senior outside hitter Laura Bland (Wilson, N.C./Fike) was named the Tournament MVP.
All-Tournament Team: William Peace – Mya Parks (Fy., OH); St. Mary's – Marissa Dangler (So., DS/LB); Methodist – Cassidy Hayes (Jr., OH); Brooklyn – Sarina Rozek (Jr., OH/DS); and Medgar Evers – Adenike Akindude (Fy., M/OH).

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