CASTINE, Maine – Katie Albritton (Hutto, Texas) stuffed the stat sheet today in the Mariners' 3-0 victory against NVU-Johnson. The sophomore setter tallied a game-high 27 assists, five kills, three aces, one dig, and one block assist to send Maine Maritime to 2-0 in conference play.
 
How it Happened: The match was extremely competitive in the first set. The Badgers took a four point lead late in the set, before the Mariners went on a seven-point run to regain the lead and eventually win the set. Maine Maritime kept that momentum going in the second set, starting with a 6-0 lead over the Badgers and never looked back for an easy win. The third set consisted of more back-and-forth action before the Mariners went on an eight-point run, including three aces from Hunnie Zuber-Stephens (Lubbock, Texas), to create enough cushion to win the match 3-0.
 
Inside the Numbers:

• Albritton dished out a game-high 27 assists, five kills, three aces, one dig, and one block assist.
• Rachel Melampy (Duxbury, Mass.) had a game-high 14 kills, on .346 hitting and seven digs.
• Zuber-Stephens tallied a game-high four aces, six digs, and three kills.
• Sydney Rich (Williamsburg, Va.) recorded a game-high eight digs, along with three assists and one ace.
• Christina Betham tallied seven kills and Mason Lores dished out 10 assists for the Badgers.

 
Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in conference, while the Badgers fall to 6-7 overall and 0-2 in conference. The Mariners return to action on Friday, October 7 at 6:00pm when they host the University of New England in a non-conference matchup.