Ward makes All-Tournament Team

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Maine Maritime volleyball won one game and lost two at the Bates Tournament held Friday and Saturday at the Lewiston campus. The Lady Mariners lost to Johnson and Wales, beat the Nor'Easters from UNE, and then fell to the host school in the final match of the tournament.

In game one of the tournament the Lady Mariners lost to Johnson and Wales University 3-0 (6-25, 21-25, 23-25). The Lady Mariners got off to a slow start in game one, but rebounded to play well in games two and three. Chelsea Ward (Homer, AK) led the team with 9 kills while Amy Young (Cumberland, ME) added 7. Jenn Dixon (Woodstock, MD) collected 13 assists and Lauren Sakahara (Bellevue, WA) led MMA with 12 digs.

In the second game the Lady Mariners beat the University of New England Nor'Easters 3-2 (19-25, 25-20, 25-17, 20-25, and 15-13). Chelsea Ward dominated collecting 27 kills in the match to go along with 16 digs and 4 blocks. Senior Amy Young played well collecting 10 kills and 4 blocks. Jenn Dixon led MMA with 35 assists while Lauren Sakahara had a team high 34 digs.

In the final game of the tournament MMA lost to Bates College 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-19). Ward led MMA with 13 kills and Dixon had a team high 13 assists and 3 aces. Sakahara collected 11 digs in the loss.

All Tournament Team
Catherine Bravo, JWU
Tess Dokus, Bates
Kristen Edwards, UNE
Grace Haessler, Bates
Liz Leberman, Bates
Avery Masters, Bates
Chelsea Ward, MMA