SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Salisbury University volleyball team split its two matches over the final day at the Garnet Invitational, sweeping the Clark Cougars 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-17) before falling to the hosting Swarthmore Garnet 3-0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at Tarble Pavillion.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. CLARK

• Leading 8-4 early in the first set, the Sea Gulls gained some distance over their foes by scoring 14 of the next 17 points. Back-to-back kills from Natalie Uibel and Amanda Chew increased the SU lead to 22-7.
• After CU rallied for six straight, Salisbury netted the final three on a service error and kills from Jackie Mitchell and Chew to salt away the frame 25-13.
• Nursing a 7-5 lead in the second set, Delaney Madsen landed a kill that set off an 8-2 run that ballooned the Sea Gull advantage to 15-7.
• The Cougars kept pace and got as close as five points but it was too little, too late, as Jensen Haas set up Mitchell for a kill that finished off the set at 25-16.
• The Sea Gulls rattled off six points in a row to begin the third set. Chew blasted two kills and Uibel landed both a kill and a service ace during the run.
• Up 10-4 later in the frame, Salisbury went on another 6-0 flourish, eventually netting eight-of-nine to boost the lead to 18-5.
• Clark strung together eight in a row to get back within 18-13, but SU refused to let the lead shrink further. Chew notched two kills and a block assist in Salisbury's final 7-4 push, and Uibel put the match in the books with a kill, wrapping up the final frame 25-17.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Amanda Chew continued her hot start to the season, leading the Sea Gulls in both kills (12) and digs (13) for her third double-double in six matches and 29th of her career.
• Jackie Mitchell and Natalie Uibel racked up seven kills apiece.
• Mitchell, Gwen Eustace and Delaney Madsen swatted two block assists each.
• Ella Skye Franks led SU with 12 assists, plus four digs and a service ace. Blair Pausic and Brooke Young each recorded eight assists.
• Kayla Pedersen finished with 12 digs over two sets, while Grace Rail dug out 10 attacks in just one set of work.
• Salisbury landed 38 kills against 17 errors over 113 swings, good for a .186 hitting percentage. The Sea Gulls forced Clark to swing in the red at a -0.042 clip (20 kills, 25 errors).
• The Sea Gulls' six-game winning streak marks their longest since 2019 when SU opened the season at 8-0.

CLARK GAME NOTES

• Victoria Pastor led the Cougars with seven kills (.192), while Sofia Scherrer del Llano added six kills and a team-high 10 digs.
• Margarita Perez-Maza served up seven assists.
• Marimo Oka recorded eight digs and three assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. SWARTHMORE

• The teams traded runs throughout a competitive first set. With the Garnet up 16-15, Salisbury went on a 6-1 run, capped by a Gwen Eustace kill to make it 21-17.
• Swarthmore then took it up a notch, though, scoring the final eight points of the set. Ellie Streeper's service ace put it away at 25-21.
• The Garnet kept the ball rolling through the second set, ballooning an early 6-4 lead into 16-4 with 10 straight tallies. Salisbury regrouped and kept pace through the 18-8 mark, at which point Swarthmore netted five in a row and seven of the final nine to salt it away at 25-10.
• The Sea Gulls came out fighting in the third set, taking an early 6-3 lead and eventually pushing it to 10-6 on three straight kills from Angelina Casserly, Brooke Young and Natalie Uibel.
• Swarthmore rattled off another big run, though, using a six-point push to regain a 12-10 lead. The teams traded blows from there, with Amanda Chew bringing SU even at 16-16 with a kill.
• The Garnet ultimately inched toward the finish line, taking a 22-20 lead and icing the set and match 25-20 on two attack errors and a Kaylee Zhang kill.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Amanda Chew registered her third straight double-double, fourth in seven matches and 30th of her career, powering 10 kills (.226) and 16 digs.
• Delaney Madsen pounded five kills at a .500 clip, while Jackie Mitchell and Natalie Uibel landed four kills apiece.
• Blair Pausic came close to her own double-doubles with a team-high 13 assists and eight digs. Brooke Young added eight assists of her own.
• Grace Rail paced the back line with 19 digs, plus five assists.
• Salisbury landed 29 kills against 21 errors on 118 swings (.068).

SWARTHMORE GAME NOTES

• Chloe Mayhue clocked 10 kills and 12 digs, while Kaylee Zhang matched her teammate's double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs of her own.
• Dani Pena notched 29 assists and led the Garnet with three service aces.
• Ellie Streeper chased down 20 digs and served up two aces.
• Swarthmore swung .193 on the match, landing 38 kills against 15 errors over 119 swings.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls finish off their season-opening eight-game road trip at Washington (Md.) on Tuesday night.
• First serve from Chestertown, Md., is slated for 6 p.m.

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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.

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