BANGOR, Maine--The Maine Maritime Academy defense continues to be something to reckon with as the Mariners limited host Husson University to a .068 attack percentage in a 26-24, 25-22, 25-16 victory in North Atlantic Conference women's volleyball action at Newman Athletic Gymnasium on Friday evening. The Mariners improve to 6-7 on the season and 2-0 in the NAC East Division, while the Eagles slip to 3-9 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

MMA Highlights

• Junior Ila Smith, sophomore Sydney Williams and senior Grace Jennings paced the offense with seven, seven and five kills, respectively.
• Sophomore Ally Hadley directed the offense with 16 assists and senior Katie Albritton had 10.
• Freshman Hannah Tate led all student-athletes with 14 digs while Hadley added seven and sophomore Amber Cooklin, six.
• Junior Sam Urch and Hadley also chipped in five kills each.

HU Highlights

• Janna Preskorn led all attackers with 13 kills.
• Alyvia McIntyre topped all student-athletes with 22 assists.

First Set

• Maine Maritime fell behind in the opening set but regrouped to earn eight of the last 11 points to take the opening set by two points and go up 1-0 in the match.
• A couple of Husson errors broke a 24-all tie.

Second Set

• MMA jumped out to advantages of 4-0 and 7-1, and never looked back.

Third Set

• The Mariners clinched the win by outhitting the Eagles .393 to .074 in a frame in which they never trailed.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Maine Maritime leads the all-time series over Husson 39-9, which includes a 24-match winning streak and 16-4 record on the Eagles' homecourt.
• The Mariners have held opponents to .032, minus-.123 and .068 hitting during their current three-match win streak.
• Smith hit for a .364 attack percentage tonight, which led all hitters with 10 or more swings. She tops the NAC and ranks in the top-15 nationally with a .400-plus efficiency.

Up Next

• Maine Maritime stays in the NAC mindset with a road date at UMaine-Presque Isle on Saturday at 3 p.m.