Chambersburg, PA- The St. Mary's College of Maryland Volleyball team (5-8) traveled to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to take on the Phoenix of Wilson College in a non-conference competition. The Seahawks downed the Phoenix in three sets, making this their second straight win. Head Coach Alexis Calloway stated, "Tonight was very much a team win which was big for us. A lot of people did a lot of good things and it's good to see us have the ability to move the ball around offensively and spread our offense."
St. Mary's - 3 Wilson - 0
How it Happened
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The Seahawks and Phoenix immediately went head to head to open up the first set of the match. There was no more than a two-point difference all the way through the tenth point of the set. At the tenth point, the Phoenix started to pull away from the Seahawks, creating a 16-11 lead. However, a block from Jillian Zukley (Severna Park, MD) sparked a fire in the Seahawks. The team closed the gap with kills from Meghan Stevens (Westminster, MD), and Grace Caudell (Hagerstown, MD). The Seahawks tied the match up 18-18 and slowly but surely made their way ahead. The first set win was sealed by a first ball kill by Ellie Matthews (Hollywood, MD).
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Julia Bobrowski (California, MD) started the second set strong with a first-ball kill. This energy continued immediately with a block by Bobrowski and Matthews. Arielle Lubeck (Virginia Beach, VA) had two back-to-back kills that created a 6-2 gap between the Seahawks and the Phoenix. This gap continued to grow to 12-6 as Meghan Stevens served an ace. The Seahawks kept their energy through the end of the second set, resulting in a 25-16 win.
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The third set initially proved to be more difficult for the Seahawks. The Phoenix stayed on their tail through the 11th point, where it was tied 11-11. However, the Seahawks went on a five-point scoring streak starting with a block by Ellie Matthews and a kill by Arielle Lubeck. The Seahawks took flight and notched the third and final set 25-18. Head Coach Alexis Calloway described the match as, "stepping stones to conference play and even with the win we will learn a lot from tonight's"
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Up Next
The St. Mary's Volleyball team is back in action on Thursday, September 21st as they host Trinity Washington a the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and Recreation Center Arena at 6 PM.
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