SALISBURY, Md. - For the second straight
weekend the Salisbury University volleyball team are champions of
their own invitational as the Sea Gulls went a perfect 4-0 over the
two-day tournament. Salisbury junior Stacey Krebs
won the MVP award for the second straight week as she ended the
four matches with 64 kills, 37 digs, two blocks and eight block
assists.
The Gulls (18-5) have now won 11 straight matches, 18 straight
sets, and remain undefeated at home with a 9-0 mark at the Maggs
Center. SU defeated Capital Athletic Conference foe Gallaudet
University 3-0 (30-21, 30-20, 30-23) in a non-conference affair on
Saturday. The Gulls followed with their sixth straight 3-0 victory
as they beat SUNY New Paltz 30-28, 30-18, 30-25.
Krebs finished the two matches with 37 kills (16 vs. Gallaudet
and 21 vs. SNP), 20 digs (nine vs. Gallaudet and 11 vs. SNP) and
had five block assists against the Bison. Krebs and teammate
Jaime Marzocchi were named to the All-Tournament
team along with one member from the other four teams in the
tournament.
Marzocchi had 26 assists against Gallaudet and 38 against SUNY
New Paltz. She finished the tournament with 146 assists and 26 digs
in four matches.
In the final match of the tournament SU struggled briefly
against SUNY New Paltz. The maroon and gold trailed in all three
sets against the Hawks. In the first set, SU trailed 21-25 when
they received a needed spark from Melissa
Stansbury. The freshman served up four straight points and
knotted the set at 25 apiece. SU went on the win the set 30-28.
Junior Gabby Long chipped in 25 digs on
Saturday in the two matches. Sophomores Rachel
Downes and Nicole Massarelli each
recorded 13 kills each and Stansbury added 16 digs.
Salisbury will take its winning streak on the road on Tuesday,
October 2, when the Sea Gulls face new CAC member Villa Julie
College.
SU INVITATIONAL NOTES: Scores from Saturday. .
.Messiah defeated Susquehanna, 3-1 (30-20, 19-30, 30-21, 30-21). .
.SUNY New Paltz beat Messiah, 3-1 (25-30, 32-30, 31-29, 30-18). .
.Gallaudet beat Susquehanna in straight sets (30-23, 30-23, 30-18
Final Standings: Salisbury 4-0, Gallaudet 3-1,
SUNY New Paltz 2-2, Messiah 1-3, Susquehanna 0-4
All-Tournament Team
MVP: Stacey Krebs, Salisbury University
Jaime Marzocchi, Salisbury University
Amy Stabler, Messiah
Shana Lehmann, Gallaudet
Ainsley Catagnus, Susquehanna
Katie Becofsky, SUNY New Paltz
