ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - St. Mary's College of Maryland women's volleyball team continued its strong United East Conference play Wednesday night, sweeping Penn State Brandywine, 3-0, at the MPOARC Arena. The Seahawks took the opening set, 25-18, before edging the Nittany Lions, 29-27 in a hard fought second set. St. Mary's closed out the match with a dominant 25-10 third set victory to improve to 14-5 overall and 5-0 in United East Play. 

The Seahawks established control in the opening set, earning a 25-18 win. Penn State Brandywine challenged St. Mary's in the second set, but the Seahawks held on for a 29-27 victory to take a two-set lead. St. Mary's then delivered its strongest performance of the night in the third set, pulling away for a 25-10 win to secure the sweep. 

Sanaa Porter led the Seahawks with 13 kills while hitting .476 and added one solo block and three block assists. Hope Parrish and Stella Marrero each contributed 10 kills while Marrero added four service aces and 17 digs. Vlada Costenco recorded seven kills and four service aces, while Lauren Panageotou handed out 10 assists and served two aces. Camilla Galeano led the team with 16 assists, and Julia Bobrowski paced the defensive effort with 12 digs. Elizabeth Childs added seven digs, while St. Mary's totaled 11 service aces as a team. 

The Seahawks return to action on Saturday, October 17, as they host a tri-match at the MPOARC Arena. St. Mary's will face United East foe Keystone at 11:00 a.m. before taking on Averett at 3:00 p.m. Keystone and Averett will also meet at 1:00 p.m. Saturday's tri-match will serve as senior day for the Seahawks.