ABINGTON, Pa. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team continued its undefeated run in United East Conference play Saturday afternoon, earning a 3-1 road victory over Penn State Abington. The Seahawks took the opening two sets before dropping the third, then responded with a 25-21 fourth-set win to secure the match. With the victory, St. Mary's improved to 21-5 overall and 10-0 in conference play. The match also marked a career milestone for Stella Marrero, who recorded her 1,000th career dig.
St. Mary's opened the match with a 25-21 victory in the first set. The Seahawks followed with a closely contested second set, edging the Nittany Lions 26-24 to take a 2-0 lead. Penn State Abington answered in the third set with a 25-20 win, but St. Mary's regrouped and closed out the match with a 25-21 fourth-set victory.
Maya Mauro led the Seahawks with 14 kills, while Erianna Mendieta added 10 kills and three block assists. Sanaa Porter contributed nine kills and two block assists, and Julia Bobrowski recorded six kills and a team-high 23 digs. Vlada Costenco also finished with six kills, while Hope Parrish added four kills. Camilla Galeano paced the offense with 21 assists and added five service aces and 11 digs. Lauren Panageotou chipped in 15 assists, two service aces, and 10 digs, while Marrero added 14 digs and three service aces to reach the 1,000-dig milestone. St. Mary's finished with 53 kills, 47 assists, 13 service aces, and 85 digs as a team.
The Seahawks will return home Tuesday, Nov. 3, to host Shenandoah University in a non-conference match up at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena.
