STANDISH, Maine – Mariners volleyball move to 3-0 on the season after securing two more wins against the University of Southern Maine (USM) and the University of New England (UNE), both with a final score of 3-0.
 
Game #1 vs USM

• MMA was led by Sydney Williams in kills (8), Hunnie Zuber-Stephens (3), Katie Albritton in assists (28), and Hunnie Zuber-Stephens in digs (23).
• Ila Smith and Sam Urch each secured wo blocks in the game.
• Chloe Weeks had the first kill for Mariners that made the score 1-1.
• After a back and forth battle the Mariners made a strong run with three kills in a row from Chloe Weeks, Sydney Willams, and Ila Smith to make the score 23-19.
• Back to back kills from Sydney Williams secured the Mariners the first set win with a final of 25-20.
• In the second set MMA and USM were in another back and forth battle.
• With the set tied at 13 the Mariners scored the next five points to help grow their lead.
• The Mariners had another strong run near the end of the match, scoring five straight points that grew their lead to 24-16.
• Sam Urch had the final kill of set, ending at 25-17.
• The Mariners started the third set with seven straight points.
• MMA continued a dominant team effort in the final set to win with a final of 25-11.

 
Game #2 vs UNE

• The Mariners were led Hunnie Zuber-Stephens in kills (5), Annabel Frieden in assists (21), Sydney Rich in digs (9) and Ila Smith in blocks (2).
• In the first set, the Mariners took an early 5-2 lead that included a kill from Sydney Williams and a team service ace.
• Sydney Williams and Chloe Weeks had  back to back kills, bringing the score to 10-5.
• Later in the match Zuber-Stephens had back to back kills followed by two kills in a row from Chloe Weeks that had the score at 22-17.
• Zuber-Stephens had the final kill that had the score 25-23.
• Set 2 started close at the beginning with the Mariners taking control in the middle of the match going on a four point run followed by another four point run that brought their lead 16-13.
• Zuber-Stephens got the last kill for the Mariners to end the set 25-17.
• The Mariners went on their biggest run of the set scoring five straight points making the score 14-10.
• MMA had a kill from Urch and a bad set from Kassidy Bradshaw that ended the set 25-18.

 
Up Next

• The Mariners prepare for the Bates Invitational that takes place from Sep. 8 and 9.