Sept. 16, 2010

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's volleyball team will look to continue its winning ways this weekend as it heads to Charlottesville, Va. for the Marriott Cavalier Classic. The Seawolves will take on George Mason on Friday at 4 p.m. before taking on Towson on Saturday at 11 a.m. Live stats will be available at VirginiaSports.com for all matches at the Marriott Cavalier Classic. Before returning to Stony Brook, the Seawolves will head to the nation's capital to take on American in a non-conference tilt on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Stony Brook (4-7) enters this weekend's play off a second-place finish at the Rose Hill Classic. Junior Alicia Nelson (Apple Valley, Minn.) and senior Ashley Headen (Alexandria, Va.) were each named to the All-Tournament team as the Seawolves won three of their four matches in the round-robin tournament.

Nelson has recorded four double-doubles, led the Seawolves in kills in all but one match and is second in the America East in kills (138). Headen ranks second in the conference with a .312 attack percentage.

George Mason (4-6) has lost three straight after falling to Rutgers, TCU and Princeton at the Rutgers Invitational last weekend. The Patriots were picked second in the CAA preseason poll, returning four starters from last year's squad that went 23-9 on its way to the conference title. GMU is led by 2009 CAA Player of the Year Holley Goode, who leads the team with 100 kills.

The Towson Tigers have lost three straight after winning their first 10 matches. The 10-0 start was the best in program history. Under first-year head coach Bruce Atkinson, the Tigers were picked to finish seven in the CAA preseason poll and are led by junior Susan Ganson, who leads the conference in attack percentage (.384).

American enters this weekend's play at 8-2, its best start since 2001. The Eagles are led by senior Magdalena Tekiel, who ranks first in the Patriot League in hitting percentage (.353), kills (3.66 kps) and aces (0.50 aps). American currently leads the Patriot League in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, assists, kills, blocks and service aces.