Brittany Cafiero	Julia Crilly	Danielle Cafiero
Morgan Rentzheimer	Stephanie Klug	Lizzy Zimmermann

Box (Royals-William Peace)
Box (Royals-Salisbury)

SALISBURY, Md.—The University of Scranton volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Sea Gull Classic Friday evening, defeating William Peace (NC), 3-0, in its opening match before dropping a hard-fought 3-1 decision to the host school, Salisbury University.

Senior Julia Crilly (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) had 11 kills and 10 digs and junior Lizzy Zimmermann (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) finished with five service aces and nine digs in the win over William Peace.  The Royals, now 5-1, also received 13 digs from freshman Morgan Rentzheimer (Laurys Station, Pa./Parkland) and 15 assists from sophomore Brittany Cafiero (Merrick, NY/Kellenberg Memorial).

The Royals gave the home standing Sea Gulls all they could handle in their next match.  Tied 1-1 in sets, Scranton overcame a 20-13 deficit to take a 23-22 lead in the third set, but Salisbury regained its composure to win the next three points and emerge with a 25-23 victory.  The Sea Gulls carried that momentum into the fourth and deciding set, building up leads of 8-4, 10-5, 16-7, and 20-8 before sealing it with a 25-15 victory.

Crilly led the way once again, finishing with 14 kills and nine digs, Zimmermann chipped in nine kills and 14 digs, and junior Stephanie Klug (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) had with eight kills and four blocks.  Scranton also received 31 assists and 10 digs from Cafiero and her twin sister, Danielle Cafiero (Merrick, NY/Kellenberg Memorial),  came up with 10 digs from her libero position.

With the win in the second match, Salisbury remains undefeated at 6-0.

The Royals will take on Virginia Wesleyan and Eastern Mennonite Saturday.

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