Salisbury Wins 2000 CAC Championship

Gulls Earn Automatic Bid For NCAA Championship Tournament

NCAA Tournament Notes....                                 November 8, 2000

* The Sea Gulls are making their second overall appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament, and second in three seasons. SU also qualified for the 1998 tournament, where it lost 3-0 to Gettysburg in the opening round.  

* Salisbury (18-17 overall) won the Capital Athletic Conference championship for the second time in three years to capture the CAC’s automatic bid to this year’s NCAA Tournament.  SU defeated Catholic 3-1 (15-10, 6-15, 15-8, 15-7) in the CAC championship match on Saturday, following earlier victories over St. Mary's (3-0) in the quarterfinal round and Marymount (3-2) in the semifinals.

* The Sea Gulls bring a four-match winning streak – their longest of the season - into the tournament. SU has also won five of its last six and seven of its last nine matches.

* Four members of this year’s team: Donna Hudson, Kara Kowalski, Katie Korreck, and Sara Teter were also members of the 1998 NCAA Tournament squad.

* Salisbury ranks second in three team categories in the conference statistics: hitting percentage (.200), service aces (2.41/game), and digs (19.75/game).

* Senior setter Katie Korreck is the 2000 Capital Athletic Conference player of the year. She also earned a spot on the six-player all-conference first team, the third straight season she has earned either first or second team honors.

* Korreck is SU’s all-time leader in assists with 4,233 assists, including 1,031 this year (8.9/game).

* Junior outside hitter Kara Kowalski was also named to the all-CAC first team this year. She ranks third in the conference in digs (3.95/game), hitting percentage (.255) and service aces (0.52/game). Kowalski is also the school record holder in digs with 1,676 in her career.

* Senior outside hitter Donna Hudson earned second team all-conference honors this year. She is second in the conference in kills (3.58/game) and fourth in hitting percentage (.239). Hudson is also the SU career leader with 1,351 kills.

* Fourth year Head Coach Margie Knight brings a 79-63 career record into the tournament. A former SU letter-winner, Knight is also a member of the University’s athletics hall of fame.

* Salisbury is playing in its 28^th varsity season with an all-time cumulative record of 534-446-7.

* The volleyball team is one of four Salisbury State teams involved in NCAA Tournament action this week. The field hockey team is hosting the “final four” this weekend, the women’s soccer team is in the national quarterfinals, and the men’s soccer team begins regional play on Saturday.