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William Peace WPU 0-1,0-0 USA South
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Winner Salisbury Sal 1-0,0-0 CAC
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William Peace WPU 7 23 25 22 (1)
Salisbury Sal 25 25 22 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball sprints past WPU, 3-1, for season-opening victory

SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University volleyball team opened the 2023 campaign in the win column, toppling the William Peace Pacers by a 3-1 (25-7, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22) final on Friday evening at the Maggs Physical Activities Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Sea Gulls coasted to victory in the first set of the new season. Salisbury rattled off 11 straight points to take a 13-2 lead before scoring 10 out of 12, capped by a Natalie Uibel service ace, to put a bow on the 25-7 win.
  • William Peace found their pace in the second set as the teams traded blows. With the score knotted at 10-10, the Pacers claimed five of six to jump in front by four at 15-11.
  • Facing an 18-15 deficit later in the set, the Sea Gulls rattled off five straight points to swing the pendulum of momentum back in their favor. Salisbury hung tough in a gritty ending to set two, getting a kill from Jackie Mitchell to put it away at 25-23.
  • The Sea Gulls used a strike from Uibel and a pair of kills from Emma Quandt to take the first three points of the third set. William Peace stormed back three points later, rattling off eight straight to take a 10-4 lead.
  • Trailing 14-10, SU nabbed five straight and went on to take a 21-17 lead. The Pacers claimed eight of the final nine, though, with a Landis Limon kill forcing a fourth set, 25-22.
  • The foes seesawed on the scoreboard to open the fourth, splitting the first 10 points at a 5-5 score. A three-point swing later in the set, spurred by a kill and a service ace from Gwen Eustace, put Salisbury in front, 12-9.
  • The Pacers hung on to retake the lead, 16-14, before Grace Rail handed WPU a pair of aces and Salisbury scored five consecutive points to go up 19-16.
  • William Peace brought the contest back to a standoff at 19-19, but the Sea Gulls secured five of the next six points to get to match point and eventually rode a Mitchell kill to triumph 25-22 and claim their first match win of the season.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Jackie Mitchell opened the year with an impressive double-double, leading Salisbury in both kills (15) and digs (20) in the victory.
  • Natalie Uibel also landed in double-double territory, finishing second on the squad with 11 kills while racking up 11 digs. Uibel added a pair of service aces on the night.
  • Gwen Eustace had a wildly efficient evening, collecting 10 kills against no errors on just 12 total attacks for an .833 swing percentage. Eustace also led Salisbury with three blocks in the win.
  • Emma Quandt finished with 10 kills and pairs of digs and block assists.
  • Brooke Young dished out 30 assists against the Pacers while adding 13 digs for her own double-double. Julie Altieri notched 10 assists in her collegiate debut.
  • Grace Rail collected 18 digs from the libero position while tacking on a team-best four aces.
  • The Sea Gulls swung .250 for the match with six players notching .200-plus attack percentages on over 10 attempts.
WILLIAM PEACE GAME NOTES
  • Hannah Collier and Kelsey Bierbauer led the Pacers in kills, collecting 11 and 10, respectively.
  • Maegan Brylski tallied 17 assists and 14 digs while collecting a pair of service aces.
  • Audrey Spindle picked up a team-high 18 assists and five digs in the match.
  • Logan Moore led William Peace with 27 digs from the libero spot on the evening.
  • The Pacers swung at a .160 clip on the day, including .304 and .310 in the third and fourth set, respectively.
UP NEXT
  • The Sea Gulls take on Drew and Stevenson in the second day of the 2023 Margie Knight Classic on Saturday.
  • Drew and William Peace will square off at 10 a.m. to open the day, followed by Salisbury-Drew at 12 p.m., Stevenson-WPU at 2 p.m. and Salisbury-Stevenson at 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 and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. 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 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 196 conference championships and 44 Academic All-Americans. To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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