CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The St. Mary’s College of Maryland volleyball team served its way past Wilson College on Saturday afternoon, piling up 13 aces in a 3-0 sweep that keeps the Seahawks unbeaten in United East Conference play.
St. Mary’s (13-5, 4-0 United East) won 25-16, 25-11, 25-20 at Gannett Field House, according to the SMCM Athletics recap and official box score. Wilson fell to 1-16 and 0-4 in the conference.
The Seahawks hit .257 with 15 kills in the first set to go up 1-0. The second set was the most lopsided of the day. St. Mary’s had only nine kills, but Wilson finished with two kills against five errors and hit -.136 as the Seahawks won 25-11. Wilson pushed back in the third, outkilling St. Mary’s 12-9, but the Seahawks closed it out 25-20.
The serving gap decided it. St. Mary’s finished with 13 aces to Wilson’s one. Lauren Panageotou served five aces, and Julia Bobrowski and Elizabeth Childs added three each.
Bobrowski led the attack with seven kills, along with five digs. Hope Parrish (six kills on .455 hitting), Vlada Costenco and Sanaa Porter each had six kills. Faith Shockley hit .750, with three kills and no errors on four swings. Porter had a team-high four blocks, one solo and three assisted, and Parrish added three.
Camilla Galeano ran the offense with 13 assists and tied Childs for the team lead with seven digs. Panageotou had eight assists.
Jayda Lichty led Wilson with 10 kills on .250 hitting, and Addie Hebert had 14 digs.
By the numbers
| Team stat | St. Mary’s | Wilson |
|---|---|---|
| Kills | 33 | 22 |
| Attack errors | 18 | 21 |
| Hitting percentage | .165 | .010 |
| Assists | 31 | 19 |
| Aces | 13 | 1 |
| Service errors | 5 | 7 |
| Blocks | 6 | 1 |
| Digs | 43 | 31 |
| Reception errors | 1 | 13 |
| Set | St. Mary’s kills-errors-attempts (pct.) | Wilson kills-errors-attempts (pct.) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-6-35 (.257) | 8-6-38 (.053) | 25-16 |
| 2 | 9-6-23 (.130) | 2-5-22 (-.136) | 25-11 |
| 3 | 9-6-33 (.091) | 12-10-42 (.048) | 25-20 |
Rolling in conference play
The sweep extends a strong start to the United East schedule. St. Mary’s opened conference play by rallying from two sets down to beat Cairn, then beat Lancaster Bible in four sets and swept Penn State Berks. Outside the conference, the Seahawks have also swept Regent and outlasted McDaniel in five sets.
St. Mary’s returns home Wednesday, Oct. 14, to host Penn State Brandywine at 7 p.m.
