SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University volleyball team snapped a five-match losing streak by rolling to a Senior Day sweep, 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-21) over the Regent Royals, on Friday evening at the Maggs Physical Activities Center.
The Sea Gulls hit .500 in a dominant opening set, scoring 13 of the first 15 points on a 6-0 start and a 7-0 run to go up 13-2.
Ellie Mitchell and
Kiley McTaggart led the offense with five and four kills, respectively and SU racked up six blocks in the frame, closing it out 25-10 on a tandem stuff from
Elizabeth Gordon and McTaggart.
In set two, Salisbury used a four-point string to build an 8-5 lead to 12-5. The Royals clawed back, though, getting as close as 16-14 after a block from Mia Wilson and Brooklynn Delane. After the teams traded a point each, the Sea Gulls answered with a five in a row to make it 22-15, with Tapia, and
Amanda Meschi laying down two kills each in the stretch. SU eventually finished it, 25-18, on a kill and an ace from Tapia and an RU attack error.
The third set was a scrapper that saw the two teams tied 11 times with four lead changes. Knotted up at 19-19 late, Meschi and McTaggart landed back-to-back strikes to spark a 5-1 push to get it to match point. McTaggart eventually sealed the deal with a kill, locking down the sweep at 25-21.
GAME NOTES
- Kiley McTaggart led Salisbury with 13 kills at a .500 clip while adding five blocks (one solo) and a dig.
- Sophia Tapia hit an impressive .643 for 10 kills and registered a team-high seven blocks (one solo), plus two aces, two assists, and a dig.
- Ellie Mitchell chipped in nine kills (.333) and three blocks, while Elizabeth Gordon added four kills and four blocks.
- Amanda Meschi put down six kills and ran down 10 digs, adding an ace and a block.
- Beitris Boyreau-Millar made her season debut and dished out 14 assists with four digs, two kills, and an ace. Boyreau-Millar last took the floor on Nov. 21, 2025, to start the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Trinity (Texas); this was her first career action on the floor of Maggs Gym.
- Mattox Adams recorded her second double-double of the season with 11 assists and 11 digs, while Julie Altieri contributed five assists and two digs in her lone set of action.
- Annabelle Weis paced the back line with 10 digs and two assists, while Elizabeth Villegas added eight digs with six assists and Sophia Blaufuss chased down seven digs.
- Salisbury outhit Regent .280 to -.048 and won the blocking battle 12-4.
- Before the match SU honored Altieri, McTaggart, and Villegas as they prepared to play their final home match. The victory was the 89th the senior class had contributed to in their careers.
The Sea Gulls wrap up the regular season with a 15-9 record and will next take the floor on Friday in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Tournament, set to be held in Fredericksburg, Va. on the campus of the University of Mary Washington. Seeding and matchups will be determined in the coming days.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 212 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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