NORTHFIELD, Vt.-- Southern Vermont finished 2-0 in non-conference tri-match action on Sunday afternoon at Andrews Gymnasium, posting 3-0 wins against Maine Maritime and host Norwich.  Maine Maritime also posted a 3-2 win against Norwich in the first game of the day. With today's results, Southern Vermont improves to 12-1 on the season, Maine Maritime improves to 7-7 and Norwich falls to 6-8 overall.

In the first match of the day, Norwich trailed in the opening points of the first game as Maine Maritime's Ariel Knights (Brookton, Maine) opened the match by serving six-straight points, giving the Mariners a 6-2 advantage.  Norwich trailed until the final points of the game when Haley Vermes (Westborough, Mass.) served four-straight points to give the Cadets their first lead at 23-21.  The Cadets would solidify the 25-22 win.

After the Cadets took game two 27-25, the Mariners came back to force a fifth game by winning games three and four by scores of 25-21 and 15-13, respectively. 

Leading the offensive effort for the Cadets was Tara Lyons (Pocasset, Mass.) who posted a season-high 13 kills.  MaryRose Meany (Goshen, N.Y.) added 12 kills for Norwich, while Kelsey Mancini (Lynnfild, Mass.) posted 11 kills.  Corrine Baita (Rochester, N.H.) dished out a season-high 45 assists and Alex Palmer (South Windsor, Conn.) recorded a season-high 31 digs.

The Mariners were led by Knights with 12 kills.  Molly Marcotte (Seekonk, Mass.) added nine kills and 20 digs for Maine Maritime, while Jennifer Dixon (Woodstock, Md.) dished out a team-high 33 assists. 

Norwich posted a team-best .217 hitting percentage in game three, but the Mariners responded with .231 hitting in game four to force the fifth game.  In the final game, Maine Maritime recorded eight kills with five errors to Norwich's seven kills and six errors to clinch the win.

In the second match of the day, the Mariners fell to the Mountaineers of Southern Vermont College 3-0 by scores of 25-21, 25-14, and 25-17.  The Mountaineers offense was sparked by a match-high 15 kills from senior outside hitter Jessica Alvarez (Los Angeles, Calif.) Alvarez also added three service aces and seven digs in her first match of the day.  Teammates Carrie Baltazar (Whittier, Calif.) and Sheilani Kaleopa (Riverside, Calif.) split setting duties for the Mountaineers and posted 17 and 12 assists, respectively.  Libero Cindyline Sevilla (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted a match-high 14 digs, while Vivian Delgado (La Puente, Calif.) added 12 digs for Southern Vermont.

Sydney Robertson (Barnstead, N.H.) led the Mariners with a team-high five kills.  Dixon dished out eight assists for Maine Maritime, and Marcotte recorded a team-best seven digs. 

The Mountaineers averaged an attack percentage of .167 on the afternoon while holding the Mariners to 16 kills and 16 errors for a .000 attack percentage.

Maine Maritime is idle until the Mariners host Bowdoin on October 9.

Maine Maritime def. Norwich 22-25,25-27,25-22,25-21,15-13

Maine Maritime (7-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ariel Knights 12-3-0; Molly Marcotte 9-1-0; Chantal Adderley 8-0-1; Sydney Robertson 7-3-4; Jennifer Dixon 4-3-0; Betsy Trenckmann 4-1-1; Samantha Tumolo 0-1-0; Totals 44-12-5.0. (Assists) - Jennifer Dixon 33. (Dig leaders) – Betsy Trenckmann 20; Samantha Tumolo 17; Jennifer Dixon 16; Molly Marcotte 12; Ariel Knights 11

Norwich (6-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Tara Lyons 13-2-3; MaryRose Meany 12-0-6; Kelsey Mancini 11-1-4; Haley Vermes 9-0-0; Veronica Weeks 7-3-2; Corinne Baita 3-1-2; Alex Palmer 2-3-0; Andrea Moreno 0-1-0; Totals 57-11-10.0. (Assists) - Corinne Baita 45. (Dig leaders) – Alex Palmer 31; Haley Vermes 13; Tara Lyons 12; Corinne Baita 10; Veronica Weeks 9

Southern Vt. def. Maine Maritime 25-21, 25-14, 25-17

Maine Maritime (7-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Sydney Robertson 5-0-2; Molly Marcotte 3-1-0; Ariel Knights 3-0-0; Chantal Adderley 2-0-1; Jennifer Dixon 2-3-0; Betsy Trenckmann 1-0-1; Samantha Tumolo 0-1-0; Totals 16-5-3.0. (Assists) - . (Dig leaders) - Molly Marcotte 7; Ariel Knights 6

Southern Vt. (11-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jessica Alvarez 15-3-1; Alicia Manzo 6-0-0; Sarah Graham 4-0-2; Danielle Healis 3-3-0; Ashily Veliz 3-0-0; Rita Hall 2-0-0; Sheilani Kaleopa 1-1-0; Elaine Guerrero 1-0-0; Katie Cerulo 1-0-0; Carrie Baltazar 0-1-0; Marissa Flores 0-2-0; Vivian Delgado 0-1-0; Cindyline Sevilla 0-2-0; Totals 36-13-3.0. (Assists) - Carrie Baltazar 17; Sheilani Kaleopa 12. (Dig leaders) - Cindyline Sevilla 14; Vivian Delgado 12