ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team opened its postseason run with a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 seed Penn State Abington Saturday afternoon in the United East Conference Quarterfinals at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena. The Seahawks claimed all three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-22, and 25-23 to advance to the United East Conference Semifinals. With the victory, St. Mary's improved to 22-6 overall and remains undefeated in conference play at 10-0.
The Seahawks controlled the opening set, earning a 25-17 victory to take an early lead. St. Mary's continued its strong play in the second set, holding off the Nittany Lions for a 25-22 win. Penn State Abington put together a late push in the third set, but the Seahawks held on for a 25-23 victory to complete the sweep and secure their spot in the semifinals.
Maya Mauro led the Seahawks with 12 kills and added nine digs and three service aces. Julia Bobrowski followed with 11 kills and 15 digs, while Sanaa Porter contributed six kills and a solo block. Hope Parrish added four kills, and Valen Mosley chipped in one kill. Lauren Panageotou paced the Seahawks with 16 assists, while Camilla Galeano recorded 11 assists. Stella Marrero anchored the defense with a team-high 23 digs and added seven assists and three service aces. St. Mary's finished with 40 kills, 36 assists, 11 service aces, and 74 digs as a team.
The Seahawks advance to the United East Conference Semifinals, where they will host No. 4 seed Lancaster Bible College on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena. St. Mary's will look to keep its postseason run going with a spot in the championship game on the line.
