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Salisbury Volleyball Team, 11-10-22
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Endicott EC 22-9,8-1 CCC
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Winner Salisbury Sal 20-8,1-4 CAC
Endicott EC
22-9,8-1 CCC
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Final
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Salisbury Sal
20-8,1-4 CAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Endicott EC 16 25 22 (0)
Salisbury Sal 25 27 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball flies by Endicott, 3-0, in NCAA First Round

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Salisbury University volleyball team earned its first national tournament victory in 10 years, sweeping the Endicott Gulls, 3-0 (25-16, 27-25, 25-22), in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Silloway Gymnasium on the campus of Wesleyan University.
 
With the win, the Sea Gulls advance to the second round on Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. SU will face either eighth-ranked New York University or Westfield, who are set to play the 3 p.m. first-round contest on Thursday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Tied 4-4 early in the first set, the Sea Gulls parlayed a service error into a three-point swing, using a Jackie Mitchell kill to go up 7-4. Leading 9-7 soon after, Mitchell, Amanda Chew and Delaney Madsen strung together a trio of strikes to build the lead to 12-7 and force an Endicott timeout.
  • The teams traded blows through the rest of the frame before Salisbury closed it out on a 6-1 run, with a service ace from Madsen providing the clinching point at 25-16.
  • The Gulls took a 4-1 lead early in the second set, but the Sea Gulls rallied to draw even at 5-5 on a Brooke Young kill. The score stayed tight all the way to the 17-17 mark, at which point SU netted six-of-seven, including four kills from Mitchell, to take a commanding 23-18 lead.
  • Refusing to fold, Endicott stormed back for six in a row, grabbing a 24-23 lead on an error. It was then that Chew saved the day, notching kills on back-to-back set points to keep Salisbury in the frame. Chew then teamed up with Gwen Eustace for a block that gave SU set point, and Angelina Casserly blasted the next one into the floor to ice it for SU, 27-25.
  • The third set began as tight as the first two, with Endicott finally gaining some distance by flipping a 7-7 tie into a 10-7 lead. Salisbury steadied up and drew even at 13-13, and the teams marched toward the finish deadlocked at 16-16, 17-17 and 18-18.
  • The Sea Gulls went two points clear on an attack error and Young kill that made it 20-18, but the Gulls answered with four in a row to take a 22-20 lead. Coming out of a timeout, SU refocused and tied it at 22-22 on a kill from Mitchell and ace from Grace Rail.
  • Mitchell then blasted another to the floor to put the Sea Gulls back on top, and a free ball from Rail fell harmlessly for a kill to give Salisbury match point. Rail found Casserly for the clinching kill to finish off the winning 5-0 run and put the set and the match in the books, 25-22.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Jackie Mitchell hammered down a team-high 12 kills against one error for a .423 swing percentage. Mitchell also added three digs and two block assists.
  • Amanda Chew posted another balanced line with 11 kills and 19 digs. The double-double is Chew's 17th this season and 43rd of her Salisbury career.
  • Angelina Casserly notched nine kills (.316), while Delaney Madsen powered down six kills (.545) without an error. Madsen also contributed five digs, four blocks (one solo) and two service aces.
  • Brooke Young and Blair Pausic again put up similar lines from the setter position for SU. Young finished with 13 assists, five digs and two kills, while Pausic served up 12 assists with eight digs.
  • Grace Rail chased down 11 digs to go along with three assists and a key kill toward the end of the third set.
  • Salisbury hit .241 as a team, posting 49 kills against 15 errors on 141 swings.
  • The Sea Gulls outblocked Endicott 7-2 and dealt four aces to EC's one.
  • The win marks the first for Salisbury in the NCAA Tournament since 2012 when the Margie Knight-helmed Sea Gulls won three matches and advanced to the national quarterfinals.
ENDICOTT GAME NOTES
  • Kelsey Sanborn and Colleen McAvoy led the Gulls up front, combining for 17 kills and no errors. Sanborn landed 10 kills on a .400 swing percentage, while McAvoy notched seven kills on a .368 clip.
  • Amanda Gilbert was neutralized up front, powering eight kills but committing eight errors. Gilbert also chased down eight digs.
  • Lauren McGrath clocked in with 27 assists and seven digs.
  • Emma Ruel paced the EC back line with 18 digs, while Amelia Beigel added 11.
  • The Gulls swung .129 for the match, notching 36 kills against 18 errors on 140 attacks.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls will face either eighth-ranked NYU or Westfield in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
  • First serve from Silloway Gymnasium is slated for 4:30 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, 187 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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