THE FACTS
Salisbury (2-0) 3, McDaniel (0-1) 0
What: Non-conference volleyball match
When: Friday, Sept. 3
Where: Salisbury, Md. – Sea Gull Classic

THE SKINNY STORY
Salisbury jumped out to a big lead in the third set cap a 3-0 win over McDaniel in the opener of its own Sea Gull Classic.

THE LEADERS
• Nia Roberts (Walkersville, Md./Frederick) led the Green Terror with seven kills and hit .200 in her collegiate debut.
• Anna Jezerski (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) led the attack with eight kills while also adding digs.
• Brenna Campbell (Clarion, Pa./Clarion Area) paced the defense with seven digs to go with 22 assists.

FOR THE FOES
• Amanda Chew led a balanced attack for the Sea Gulls with nine kills to go with seven digs.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Two Jenna Feinauer kills and an Amanda Chew ace helped Salisbury open up an 8-3 lead in the first set. Back-to-back kills from Maddy Bigley (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo Centennial) closed the deficit to 8-5. A Nia Roberts knockdown made it a 12-10 score but Chew responded with a kill of her own and Ella Franks tallied two of her four aces to help stretch the advantage to 19-11 en route to a 25-15 win.
• The second set featured nine ties and three lead changes in the early part of the set before Franks served five straight points to turn a 10-all deadlock into a 15-10 lead, providing the difference in a 25-20 Salisbury win.
• In the third set, Chew served six straight points to key a 12-2 run that opened up a 15-5 lead for the hosts. Back-to-back Allyson Burgee (Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary School) aces made it an 18-11 score but that's as close as McDaniel could get in the 25-14 final.

THE INSIDE STORY
• It was McDaniel's first match in 656 days.
• No player from either team reached double figures in kills or digs.
• Salisbury had 11 team blocks.

NEXT UP
McDaniel takes on Neumann at 10 a.m. and Eastern at 2 p.m. in the second day of the Salisbury Sea Gull Classic on Saturday.