SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University volleyball team swept its third straight opponent, taking down the Trinity Washington Tigers, 3-0 (25-3, 25-2, 25-6), on Wednesday night at Maggs Physical Activities Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls jumped out to an early 10-2 lead thanks in part to four service aces, including a pair by Natalie Uibel.
• After the Tigers grabbed a point back, SU closed the first set on a 15-0 run behind the serve of Grace Rail, who dealt eight aces in the rally. Bella Rubino laid down a kill to finish off the fixture, 25-3.
• Leading 2-1 early in the second set, Salisbury won the next 22 points in a row with Rail on the serve to move to set point. After a service error gave it back to TWU, Jackie Mitchell took a feed from Bryanna Purisima for the clinching kill that made it 25-2.
• After Trinity nabbed the first point of the third set, the Sea Gulls rattled off nine in a row, with Sacha Mardesich landing three aces during the run.
• Salisbury maintained a comfortable lead for the rest of the fixture and won the final point of the match on a Tiger service error, completing the sweep with a 25-6 final-set victory.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Jackie Mitchell and Delaney Madsen shared the team lead with seven kills apiece.
• Emma Quandt and Bella Rubino each landed six kills, while Kiley McTaggart added five.
• Bryanna Purisima led the Sea Gulls with 12 assists, while Julie Altieri served up eight helpers.
• Grace Rail broke a Salisbury single-match record with 13 service aces on the night. She also added six assists and three digs.
• Sacha Mardesich posted a team-high four digs, plus three aces.
• Salisbury swung .821 for the match, landing 34 kills against just two errors.
• The Sea Gulls set a new single-match team record by dealing 27 service aces, surpassing the previous program mark of 22 achieved three times, most recently against Rowan on Sept. 24, 2011.

TRINITY WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Hermela Shimels recorded a kill for the Tigers, with Trinity Bennet picking up an assist.
• Jada Thorpe, Danet Harris, and Jakiya Young each dug out one SU attack.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will go for a season sweep over Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) rival Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon.
• SU rallied from two sets down to beat the Eagles 3-2 on Sept. 30 in Salisbury.
• First serve from Fredericksburg, Va., is set for 2 p.m.

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