Box Score  FORT KENT, Maine – Mariners volleyball defeats UMaine-Fort Kent in a tight five-set match (25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-9) Tuesday evening in a non-conference matchup.
 
How it Happened: The Mariners stepped up in a big way to persevere through a back-and-forth five-set match against the Bengals. North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Player of the Week, Rachel Melampy (Duxbury, Mass.) continued her impressive senior campaign with game-highs of 23 kills, on .523 hitting and 20 digs. NAC Rookie of the Week, Ila Smith (Lexington, Ky.) had 11 kills, on .450 hitting, three block assists, and two digs. Katie Albritton (Hutto, Texas) tallied a game-high 34 assists, 10 digs, three kills, and one ace in three sets, while Evelyn Dagan (Castine, Maine) recorded 12 assists, five digs, and two block assists in the last two sets. NAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sydney Rich (Williamsburg, Va.) tallied 13 digs, an assist, and an ace on the night.
 
Up Next: The Mariners improve to 4-0 overall. Maine Maritime returns to action on Friday, September 9 at 7:00pm when they travel to Massachusetts to face Keuka College at UMass-Boston.