Sea Gulls split matches in Day One of McDaniel Tournament
WESTMINSTER, Md. - The Salisbury University volleyball team faced Marymount (Va.) and St. Mary's (Minn.) on Day One of the McDaniel Tournament Friday evening and spilt the two matches with a 3-0 win over Marymount and a 3-1 loss to St. Mary's.

SU (21-7, CAC 5-0) cruised by Marymount in straight sets 30-21, 30-14, 30-17. The Sea Gulls' attack was led by junior Stacey Krebs and sophomore Rachel Downes. Krebs led the maroon and gold with 13 kills and Downes added eight of her own.

Junior Jaime Marzocchi had 29 assists and added four serving aces while sophomore Nicole Massarelli posted four aces and sophomore Gabby Long had 10 digs.

The second match of the day did not fair as well for the Sea Gulls as they lost to St. Mary's in four sets 24-30, 38-40, 31-29, 18-30. Downes and Krebs posted big numbers in the loss as they combined for 34 kills and 45 digs.

Long had a career day as she accounted for 39 digs and tied a school record for digs in a match. Kara Kowalski set the record in 1998 against York (Pa.) College. Massarelli had 13 kills while Marzocchi added 39 assists in the loss.

The Sea Gulls will compete in Day Two of the McDaniel Tournament on Saturday, October 13, at 10 a.m. as they face McDaniel. The afternoon game has yet to be determined.