Husson beats UMF in afternoon match

Castine, Maine - The Lady Mariner Volleyball team hosted two conference match-ups Saturday at Margaret Smith Gymnasium. In the first match, MMA faced the UMaine Farmington Beavers and won 3-0. In the second match of the day, the Husson University Eagles swept the Beavers 3-0.

In match one, the Lady Mariners beat UMaine Farmington by the score of 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, and 25-16). Sophomore Chelsea Ward (Homer, AK) dominated the match leading MMA with 13 kills on only 21 attempts to go along with 10 digs and 4 block assists. Senior captain Amy Young (Cumberland, ME) and sophomore hitter Kayley Rodriguez (Quincy, IL) each collected 8 kills. Heather Moore (Macedon, NY) played well collecting 7 kills and adding 5 service aces. Freshman setter Jennifer Dixon (Woodstock, MD) was outstanding again collecting 32 assists while sophomore libero Lauren Sakahara (Bellevue, WA) added 10 digs.

Emily Beebe (South Paris, ME) led the Beavers with 7 kills and 4 digs while sophomore Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, NH) added 6 kills and 9 digs. Katie Allen (Bucksport, ME) led UMF with 9 assists while Whitney Walls (Bar Harbor, ME) added 7 helpers in the loss. Jenna Rowan (Kittery, ME) and Caitlin Flaherty (Plymouth, MA) each led the Beavers with 10 digs.

The win improved MMA's record to 17-2 on the year and 6-0 in NAC play while the Beavers drop to 8-8 on the season and 4-2 in NAC play.

In the second match of the day, the Eagles of Husson University defeated the Beavers from UMaine Farmington by the score of 3-0 (29-27, 25-12, 25-8). Hannah Olstad (Farmington, NH) led Husson with 10 kills on 21 attempts while Kaitlyn McKay (Lincoln, RI) added 6 kills of her own. Marion Kish (Wallingford, CT) led the Eagles with 20 assists and 7 service aces while McKay pitched in with 12 digs.

Shannon Mitchell led UMF with 5 kills and 6 digs. Jenna Rowan collected 10 digs and 3 aces while Katie Allen led the team with 8 assists. The loss drops the Beavers to 8-9 on the year and 4-3 in conference play while Husson improves to 10-12 overall and 5-1 in the NAC.