CASTINE, Maine – The Maine Maritime Academy volleyball team capped a perfect day on the volleyball court Saturday, sweeping two North Atlantic Conference matches from Lesley University at Smith Gymnasium.
The Mariners opened the day with a decisive 25-10, 25-12, 25-8 victory before completing the sweep with a 25-8, 25-20, 25-12 win in the nightcap.
In the opener, the Mariners hit a blistering .581 with 39 kills and just three errors while limiting Lesley to a -.043 attack percentage.
Senior
Sydney Williams led the attack with a match-high 20 kills, three service aces and seven digs, surpassing the 1,000-career kill plateau and becoming the fourth player in program history to reach this historic mark.
Freshman
Faith Reed dished out 37 assists and added four aces, while freshman
Lyla Annen contributed eight kills and six digs. Sophomore
Hannah Tate paced the defense with nine digs.
The Mariners carried that momentum into the second match, where a relentless serving attack produced 21 service aces in another straight-set win.
Williams once again led the offense with 13 kills and four aces while hitting .591. Reed added 13 assists, five aces and six digs, and Tate recorded 10 digs and four aces.
Sophomore
Lauren Davis chipped in six kills, while senior
Ally Hadley distributed 10 assists.
After cruising through the first set, Maine Maritime overcame an early deficit in the second before pulling away. The Mariners then opened the third set with six consecutive points and never looked back in a 25-12 clinching victory.
Across the two matches, Maine Maritime compiled a 6-0 set record, totaled 69 kills and 31 service aces, and held Lesley to a combined .020 hitting percentage.
Maine Maritime returns to action on Saturday on the road at the University of Presque Isle for a conference doubleheader scheduled for 11 a.m.
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