SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Salisbury University volleyball team extended its winning streak to eight straight matches on Saturday as the Sea Gulls knocked off Cabrini College and Clark (Mass.) University on day one of the 6th Annual Garnet Classic hosted by Swarthmore College.

Salisbury (8-1) recorded its third and fourth straight shutouts with back-to-back 3-0 wins against the non-conference foes. The Sea Gulls defeated Cabrini (2-6) 26-24, 25-19 and 25-15 in the first match followed by a 25-14, 25-10, 25-20 win against Clark.

Senior All-American Stacey Krebs and junior Nicole Massarelli paced the offense with 13 and 12 kills, respectively, against Cabrini. Junior Rachel Downes also turned in a fine performance as she found holes in the Cavaliers' defense nine times to go along with 10 digs. Junior Gabby Long anchored the defense with a team-high 16 digs and senior Jaime Marzocchi recorded seven digs.

In game two of the classic, Salisbury defeated Clark (3-2) in straight sets. Downes picked up where she left off in game one as she was able to put away 12-of-13 kill attempts on the Cougar defense. Krebs added nine kills of her own and sophomore Lexy Fitzkee had a great game as she converted on all five kill opportunities. Setter specialist Marzocchi did just about everything against the Cougars. She put on a clinic as she recorded 16 assists on 35 attempts, made two digs and also scored two points on service aces.

In other classic action, the host Garnet defeated Clark, 3-2, and beat Cabrini, 3-1.

The maroon and gold will head back to the court Sunday morning to face Swarthmore twice. Due to a limited number of teams in the classic this year, Salisbury and Swarthmore will face each other twice. The second match will serve as the classic championship. The first match is set to get underway at 10 a.m.