St. Mary’s College of Maryland survived one tight set and then ran away from Penn State Brandywine, sweeping the visitors 25-18, 29-27, 25-10 on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the MPOARC Arena to stay unbeaten in United East Conference play.
The Seahawks improved to 14-5 overall and 5-0 in the conference with another straight-sets win, following their sweep of Wilson that pushed them to 4-0 in league play, according to SMCM Athletics.
Serving did much of the damage. St. Mary’s piled up 11 service aces, four each from Stella Marrero and Vlada Costenco and two from Lauren Panageotou.
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The second set was the only real contest. It went to extra points before the Seahawks closed it out 29-27. St. Mary’s then dominated the third, holding Brandywine to 10 points.
Sophomore middle blocker Sanaa Porter led the attack with 13 kills on .476 hitting and added a solo block and three block assists at the net. Senior Hope Parrish and junior Stella Marrero each had 10 kills. Marrero also had a team-high 17 digs to go with her four aces.
Costenco, a sophomore, finished with seven kills. Seniors Camilla Galeano and Panageotou split setting duties, with 16 and 10 assists.
Two St. Mary’s County players anchored the back row. Fifth-year Julia Bobrowski of California, a Leonardtown High School graduate, had 12 digs. Junior Elizabeth Childs of Great Mills, also a Leonardtown graduate, added seven.
By the numbers
| Player | Kills | Assists | Digs | Aces | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaa Porter | 13 (.476) | – | – | – | 1 solo, 3 assists |
| Hope Parrish | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Stella Marrero | 10 | – | 17 | 4 | – |
| Vlada Costenco | 7 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Camilla Galeano | – | 16 | – | – | – |
| Lauren Panageotou | – | 10 | – | 2 | – |
| Julia Bobrowski | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| Elizabeth Childs | – | – | 7 | – | – |
Up next: St. Mary’s hosts a senior day tri-match Saturday, Oct. 17, at the MPOARC Arena. The Seahawks play Keystone in a United East match at 11 a.m., Keystone faces Averett at 1 p.m., and St. Mary’s closes against Averett at 3 p.m.
