CASTINE, Maine -- #1 Maine Maritime volleyball conquered the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division with a  3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-22) victory over #2 Husson University to claim the NAC East Division title on Sunday afternoon. The Mariners will travel to New York next weekend for the NAC Championship game.
 
How it Happened: The match was extremely competitive from the start, with a ton of back-and-forth action. In the first set, the Mariners strung together a couple small runs that quickly added up to a 25-17 win. The second set shifted to the Eagles, who tallied a couple small runs late in the set to claim a 25-20 victory. Maine Maritime used that loss as motivation, dominating the Husson in the third set, 25-14. In the fourth set, the Mariners had a 22-13 lead, before the Eagles went on a seven-point run to make the score 22-20. The run put pressure on the Mariners, but they didn't crack, claiming a 3-1 victory to head to the NAC Championship.
 
Inside the Numbers:

• Rachel Melampy (Duxbury, Mass.) tallied a double-double with a game-high 25 kills, on .488 hitting, and 16 digs, along with an assist and ace.
• Kaite Albritton (Hutto, Texas) dished out a game-high 43 assists, along with 13 digs, three aces, and one kill.
• Makenna Middleton (Peoria, Ill.) and Sydney Rich (Wiliamsburg, Va.) tallied 15 and 14 digs respectively.
• Cheyenne Young and Julia Leavitt both recorded 13 kills for the Eagles.
• Alyvia McIntyre dished out 29 assists, along with nine digs, five aces, and three kills.
• Amber Lemay had a game-high 18 digs.

 
Up Next: The Mariners advance to the NAC Championship on Saturday, November 5 at 12:00pm in New York.