ARLINGTON, Va. - First place in the Capital Athletic Conference was one game away for the Salisbury University volleyball team before the Sea Gulls dropped the final two games to Marymount University on Tuesday night to lose 3-2 on the road.

Salisbury (20-12, 5-2 CAC) won the first game 30-28, after being down 11-1, and the third game 30-20 before it lost focus serving the ball as the Gulls committed 26 total service errors in the match. Marymount (20-6, 7-0 CAC) rallied behind strong digging and serving to close out the match and secure the top-seed for the upcoming CAC tournament that begins next week.

The Saints won the five-game match by the score of 28-30, 30-27, 20-30, 30-21, 15-9.

The Sea Gulls drop to 5-2 in the conference and will have to wait and see the result of the Catholic-Gallaudet game before knowing what seed they will receive for the CAC tourney.

Salisbury senior Abbey Petrecca had 51 assists, 11 kills and 15 digs in the match to pace the Gulls. Sophomore Stacey Krebs tallied a double-double as she made 19 digs and 13 kills and added three blocks. Freshman Nicole Massarelli and sophomore Lucy Rushing made 16 and 14 kills, respectively, and fellow sophomore Jaime Marzocchi racked up a team-high 29 digs in defeat.

SU will close out the regular-season with a home match against Virginia Wesleyan College at 1 p.m., Saturday, October 28, in the Maggs Center.