LEWISTON, Maine – Maine Maritime volleyball loses their first game of the 2023 season to Clark University, 0-3.
 
Mariner Leaders

• Maine Maritime was led by Chloe Weeks in kills (10), and Katie Albritton in assists (28) and digs (11).
• Ally Hadley, Katie Albritton, and Callie Reese each had one ace for the Mariners.
• Ila Smith and Sam Urch each earned three blocks for MMA.

 
Set #1

• Maine Maritime had the first point of the set with a kill from Chloe Weeks.
• The beginning of the match was back and forth play between the teams with one lead change and four ties for the first nine points for both teams.
• MMA found themselves down by seven points (9-16) and fought back to give themselves a 21-18 lead. This included the Mariners scoring four straight points, their longest run of the match.
• Three kills in a row from Chloe Weeks is what gave the Mariners points 19, 20, and 21 to help extend their lead.
• Weeks earned another kill, assisted by Albritton, that gave the Mariners a 23-22 lead.
• Clark University scored the final three points to win the set, 23-25.

 
Set #2

• MMA found themselves down early in this set before Chloe Weeks got a kill to get them on the scoreboard.
• The Mariners biggest run was points 9,10, and 11 that had back to back kills from Ila Smith followed by a kill from Grace Jennings. All three kills were assisted by Katie Albritton.
• Clark won the set 15-25.

Set #3

• The Mariners and Clark went back and forth to have an early tie of 2-2. The Mariners earned their first two points with a service error and kill by Ila Smith.
• A kill by Chloe Weeks tied the score at 10 and then followed by a service error gave the Mariners their first lead of the set, 11-10.
• After Clark scored the next few points, back to back blocks from the Mariners by Chloe Weeks and Ila Smith and Smith and Sydney Williams tied the set at 13.
• A kill from Sydney Williams followed by an attack error gave Maine Maritime their next lead, 16-15.
• With the Mariners down 17-18, they went on to score the next three points with a kill from Sophia Biggie and two kills from Weeks to give the Mariners their biggest lead of the set, 20-18.
• Clark University won the final set 22-25.

 
Up Next

•  The Mariners play the next two games of the Bates Invitational tomorrow first against Western Connecticut State at 10:00 AM and then Bates College at 12:00 PM.