CASTINE, Maine –
Chloe Weeks (Farmington, N.H.) hit .400 for nine kills to help lead the Mariners to a 3-0 victory against UMaine-Presque Isle in a conference matchup.
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How it Happened: Maine Maritime went on two runs in the first set to blow out the Owls 25-11 to start the match. UMaine-Presque Isle stopped the Mariners momentum in the second set, starting with a 6-1 lead. After a well-timed timeout by the Mariners, they went on two six-point runs and a seven-point run to come back and win the set. In the third set, eight straight points for the Mariners led them to a 3-0 victory.
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Inside the Numbers:
- Weeks tallied nine kills, hitting .400, along with two digs and one block assist.
- Rachel Melampy (Duxbury, Mass.) hit a game-high 15 kills, six digs, and one ace.
- Makenna Middleton (Peoria, Ill.) recorded a game-high 14 digs, two assists, two aces, and one kill.
- Katie Albritton (Hutto, Texas) dished out a game-high 27 assists, three digs, and two block assists.
- Makayla Miskiewicz tallied five kills and Amalia Erives had 12 assists for Owls.
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Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 14-2 and 4-0 in conference, while the Owls fall to 3-15 and 3-3 in conference play. The Mariners return to action on Saturday, October 15 at 6:00pm when they travel to Vermont to face NVU-Johnson.
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