BANGOR, ME – Husson University hosted a North Atlantic Conference tri-match with the University of Maine at Farmington and Maine Maritime Academy.  Maine Maritime swept the matches, defeating Husson 3-0, and Maine Farmington 4-1.  The Husson Eagles defeated the Maine Farmington Beavers 3-0 while the Beavers dropped both of their NAC matches today.

 
MATCH 2 – HUSSON vs MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

In the second game of the day, the Eagles took on the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners and lost in straight sets (25-14, 25-20, 25-20).

Mariners Chelsea Ward (JR, Homer, AK) and Melissa Lail (FY, Elizabeth, CO) led the team in kills with 14 and 10.  Ward also tallied up 4 serving aces, 14 digs, and 2 solo blocks.  Lail and Nicole Osborne (FY, Calais, ME) also recorded 2 solo blocks on the game.  Leading the Mariners in assists was Jennifer Dixon (SO, Woodstock, MD) with 25.  Lauren Sakahara (JR, Bellevue, WA) topped the Mariners in digs with 18.

 

Husson's Hannah Olstad (SO, Farmington, NH) continued her impressive day, leading the Eagles in kills with 7 and chipping in one solo block.  Kaitlyn McKay (JR, Lincoln, RI) contributed 5 kills and Alison Handler (FY, Mt. Sinai, NY) came away with 3 kills.  Rachel Voicechovski (JR, Weserly, RI) led the Eagles with 15 digs, and Aleta Johnson (SO, Milton, NH) ended the game with 17 assists.

 

Maine Maritime's Ward and Lail combined to get the three set points, Lail getting the first and second.

MATCH 3 – MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY vs MAINE-FARMINGTON

In the third and final game of the tournament, the Mariners from Maine Maritime Academy defeated the Beavers of the University of Maine at Farmington 3 sets to 1.  The Mariners won the first set 25-9, the second set 25-14, and the fourth set 25-14.  The Beavers took the third set with a comeback victory 26-24.

Maine Maritime won two of their set points on attack errors by Farmington, and won their other set point on a block by Chelsea Ward (JR, Homer, AK) and Jennifer Dixon (SO, Woodstock, MD).  Farmington won their set on a kill by Shannon Mitchell (JR, Portsmouth, NH).  Mitchell ended the game with 10 kills, 1 solo block, and 20 digs.

 

Other top performers for the Beavers were Emily Beebe (SR, Bristol, RI) with 6 kills and 7 digs, Whitney Walls (SO, Bar Harbor, ME) with 13 digs, and Katie Allen (SR, Bucksport, ME) with 6 digs, 2 kills, and 26 assists.

 
For the Mariners, Ward recorded 24 kills, including a first set performance going 9 for 10 on kill attempts.  Ward also had 2 solo blocks and 6 digs.  Melissa Lail (FY, Elizabeth, CO) ended the game with 11 kills.  Kayley Rodriguez (JR, Quincy, IL), Heather Moore (JR, Macedon, NY), and Kerri Sullivan (FY, Cranston, RI) led the team in digs, each tallying 8.  Dixon led the Mariners in assists, racking up 29.


Maine Maritime will play their next match at Colby College on October 16.  Their record improves to 12-7 on the year.

The University of Maine at Farmington's record drops to 4-10 and they will play their next match at home against Unity on October 12.

Husson University will play their next match at St. Joseph's (Me.) on October 13, going in with a record of 15-4.