SALISBURY, Md. - Third-seed Gallaudet University had high hopes going into Saturday evening's Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) volleyball championship match against top-seed Salisbury University but the Sea Gulls dominated the Bison with a 3-0 shutout at the Maggs Center. This is the third straight and sixth overall CAC title for the Sea Gulls, who receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III tournament, as they beat the Bison 16-25, 16-25, 19-25.

This was the last CAC match in Gallaudet history as the Bison (24-14) are leaving after this season for the North Eastern Athletic Conference. GU won seven conference championships since 1991 but had to vacate the 2005 and '06 titles.

Salisbury (30-4) reaches the 30-win mark for the fourth time in school history. The Sea Gulls have won 26 consecutive conference matches dating back to October 18, 2007, when the Bison beat SU, 3-2.

Senior libero Shana Lehmann (Frederick, Md.), the reigning CAC Player of the Week, ended the match with 20 digs. Senior outside hitters Justine Jeter (Noblesville, Ind.) and Amanda Krieger (Carmel, Ind.) recorded 13 and eight kills, respectively, in the loss. Sophomore setter Paige Johnson (North Richland Hills, Texas) passed out 27 assists.

Gallaudet will await for the NCAA and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) postseason pairings to see if the Bison will extend their season an extra week. The NCAA tournament show will be Monday, November 9, at 11 a.m. The ECAC pairings will follow later on Monday or Tuesday.