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Jenna Feinauer, Jackie Mitchell & Brooke Young, 10-13-22
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Winner Ithaca ITHACA 16-6
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Salisbury SAL 15-6
Winner
Ithaca ITHACA
16-6
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Final
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Salisbury SAL
15-6
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Ithaca ITHACA 17 20 25 25 15 (3)
Salisbury SAL 25 25 22 18 7 (2)
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Salisbury SAL 15-7
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Winner Mary Washington UMW 18-5
Salisbury SAL
15-7
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Final
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Mary Washington UMW
18-5
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Salisbury SAL 16 15 25 20 (1)
Mary Washington UMW 25 25 22 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball endures setbacks against Ithaca, UMW

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Salisbury University volleyball team endured a pair of weekend setbacks, falling to the Ithaca Bombers, 3-2 (17-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-7), and the Mary Washington Eagles, 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20), on Saturday afternoon at Ron Rosner Arena.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. ITHACA
  • Tied 8-8 early in the first set, the Sea Gulls netted three in a row on kills from Jackie Mitchell and Amanda Chew and a ballhandling error to go up 11-8.
  • Neither side could string together more than two points in a row until the 19-17 mark, at which point SU closed out the fixture with a 6-0 run. Chew and Jenna Feinauer each netted two kills over the run, and Brooke Young's service ace finished the job, 25-17.
  • Salisbury rolled its momentum into the second set, opening with a 7-1 push. Young dealt a pair of aces and Angelina Casserly landed two kills during the run.
  • After SU opened up a 10-3 lead, the Bombers rallied for five straight, capped by a Jennifer Pitts block that closed the gap to 10-8. Ithaca immediately gave three points back on three straight errors, then a block from Young and Gwen Eustace boosted the Sea Gull lead back to 14-8.
  • Up 16-12 later on, SU used two errors and a Chew kill to build the advantage to 19-12. The Bombers rallied late and got as close as 22-19, but SU netted three of the next four points, using another Chew kill to put the set on ice, 25-20.
  • Salisbury erased a 5-1 hole early in the third set, eventually stringing together a four-point push on the back of two Mitchell blocks and a kill that knotted things at 7-7.
  • Down 15-13 later on, the Bombers went on a seven-point tear, highlighted by two kills and a solo block from Ella Graper, to take a 20-15 lead. The Sea Gulls regrouped for four of the next five, using kills from Eustace and Mitchell to get back within 21-19.
  • The teams then traded the next seven points, with Ithaca salting away a 25-22 set victory on a service error.
  • Each team went on multi-point swings early in the fourth set, with Salisbury using a three-point push on kills from Feinauer, Casserly and Chew to take an 8-6 lead. From there the Bombers netted four straight, capped by a Grace Isaksen ace to go up 10-8.
  • The Sea Gulls kept pace until the 12-11 mark, at which point Ithaca rattled off five in a row to push the lead to 17-11. Salisbury never got closer than four the rest of the set, and the Bombers closed out the fourth with a 4-1 run to take the fourth, 25-18, and force a decisive fifth.
  • The Bombers stormed out of the gate to open the fifth set, going on a 7-1 run that ended with an exclamation point ace from Elli Gaskill.
  • After Salisbury netted three in a row to get within 7-4, Ithaca clocked in the next six to make it 13-4. Alexandra Montgomery's kill moments later finished off the comeback win for the Bombers, 15-7.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Amanda Chew led the Sea Gulls both offensively and defensively, clocking in 18 kills and a career-high 27 digs. The double-double was her fourth straight.
  • Jackie Mitchell powered down 10 kills, plus eight digs and three blocks (one solo).
  • Angelina Casserly recorded nine kills, while Jenna Feinauer and Gwen Eustace added eight apiece.
  • Brooke Young served up a team-high 27 assists with a season-high 15 digs, good for her first double-double of the season and fourth as a Sea Gull. Young also added three service aces and two kills.
  • Blair Pausic chipped in nine assists with 11 digs.
  • Grace Rail chased down 18 digs, while Kayla Pedersen added 10 digs, plus three assists and two aces.
  • Salisbury notched a .108 hitting percentage in the match, landing 55 kills against 34 errors on 195 swings.
ITHACA GAME NOTES
  • Camryn O'Leary paced a balanced Bomber attack with 10 kills, plus five digs.
  • Leila Chipepo, Alexandra Montgomery and Jennifer Pitts landed nine kills apiece.
  • Peyton Miller notched a team-high 28 assists to go along with seven digs.
  • Julia Costa led the Bomber back line with 22 digs, and Amanda Zweifler chipped in 14.
  • Ithaca swung .130 and landed 48 kills in the match, including eight kills (.583) in the decisive fifth set.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. MARY WASHINGTON
  • After the first set opened tight at 3-3, the Eagles rattled off five points in a row to take an 8-3 lead. Salisbury netted two of the next three but UMW then scored three straight, capped by a Krista Rodgers kill that made it 12-5.
  • Trailing by as many as 17-8, the Sea Gulls eventually whittled the deficit down to 21-16. Jenna Feinauer powered down two kills during Salisbury's climb.
  • The Eagles then regrouped and put the set to bed with four straight, using a Lauren Foley service ace to finish the job, 25-16.
  • Tied 6-6 early in the second set, UMW put together a four-point swing, using a Rodgers-Jordan Lyons block to build a 10-6 advantage. Later on the Eagles surged to build an 11-8 lead to 16-9.
  • Salisbury never got closer than six during the rest of the fixture, and UMW's 6-2 run salted it away, 25-15.
  • The Sea Gulls brought new energy into the third set, stringing together the first five in a row on a pair of errors and kills from Angelina Casserly, Amanda Chew and Blair Pausic.
  • After the Eagles chipped away to make it 12-10, two UMW errors and a Delaney Madsen kill rebuild the SU advantage to 15-10.
  • Down 17-12 later on, UMW roared back with six in a row, including back-to-back kills from Rodgers to swing in front 18-17.
  • Salisbury rebounded and inched toward the finish line. Down 20-19, a Casserly kill and error seesawed SU ahead 21-20. After UMW got one back, the Sea Gulls eked out two more on a Chew kill and error to make it 23-21. The Eagles got one more, but a Madsen block and error gave Salisbury the dramatic win, 25-22, to keep the match alive.
  • After the Eagles came out swinging and took a 5-0 lead to open the fourth set, Salisbury rebounded and used its own six-point swing to go in front 10-9. Madsen landed two kills and Chew powered down a kill and an ace during the flourish.
  • The teams traded points over the middle portion of the frame, with SU nudging ahead 17-15 on back-to-back Brooke Young aces. From there UMW netted five straight and eight of the next nine, capped by a Lyons kill that made it 23-18 Eagles.
  • Mitchell powered down back-to-back kills as part of a last gasp, but two straight errors allowed the Eagles to finish the job, 25-20.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Amanda Chew's 13 kills led the way for the Sea Gulls up front. Chew also notched 19 digs, giving her a fifth straight double-double, 12th this season and 38th of her career.
  • Angelina Casserly and Jackie Mitchell each landed six kills, while Jenna Feinauer added five.
  • Brooke Young notched her second double-double of the afternoon, serving up 22 assists and 14 digs, plus three service aces. Blair Pausic added 12 assists of her own.
  • Grace Rail led the back line with 26 digs, and Natalie Uibel chased down 11.
  • Salisbury landed 43 kills on 177 swings in the match, good for a .090 hitting percentage.
MARY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES
  • Jordan Lyons put up strong all-around numbers to lead the Eagles, smashing 18 kills with 21 digs.
  • Chloe Crosen blasted 14 kills on a .444 swing percentage. Sarah Moore registered 10 kills with 20 digs, and Krista Rodgers added 10 kills of her own.
  • Lauren Foley posted 24 assists with 11 digs, while Brenna Campbell chipped in 22 assists.
  • Hanna Livermon chased down a team-high 28 digs.
  • UMW swung .230 for the match, landing 57 kills.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls return to Maggs Physical Activities Center for their final two home games of the season, starting on Tuesday night against Marymount (Va.).
  • First serve is set for 7 p.m. with coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 189 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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