STANDISH, Maine – Sydney Williams gathered 12 kills, Katie Albritton had 19 assists, and Hunnie Zuber-Stephens secured 17 digs to lead the way for the Mariner's volleyball team to earn a 3-0 win over St. Joe's (ME) in their 2023 season opener.
 
Set 1

• The Mariners started the set earning four unanswered points.
• The set than became tied at five and six a piece going back and forth with then Sydney Williams and Katie Albritton getting back to back kills followed by an attack error to take their lead 9-6.
• The Mariners took their biggest lead of the set with a kill from Chloe Weeks making it 17-11.
• The Mariners won the match 25-20.

Set 2

• After starting this set down 0-1, the Mariners scored the next seven points, including two kills in a row from Sydney Williams to bring the score 7-1.
• The Mariners dominated the rest of the match with Hunnie Zuber-Stephens getting the last kill to make the final 25-10.

Set 3

• After scoring the first point, the Mariners were down 2-5 before scoring four points to take the lead once again.
• The Mariners were in a back and forth battle with the Monks, until pulling away late in the set before scoring seven points in a row that made the score 24-19. This streak included kills from Sam Urch, Hunnie Zubber-Stephens, and Sydney Williams.
• A service error gave MMA their last point for a final of 25-20.

 
Up Next

• The Mariners face off against the University of Southern Maine (12:00 PM) and the University of New England (2:00 PM) tomorrow, Saturday, September 2, 2023.