United States Merchant Marine Academy

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Nov. 7, 2026) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's volleyball team won the first two sets on Saturday afternoon, but host Vassar rallied for a 3-2 victory in the Mariners' regular-season finale at Kenyon Hall Gymnasium. USMMA fell by scores of 21-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-19 and 15-4 to finish the regular season with a 20-5 record, while the Brewers improved to 13-12.
 
Match File

• Box Score 

Freshman Miranda Zeng (Cupertino, Calif.) recorded a double-double with 37 assists and 13 digs, which tied for the match high, while also serving up three aces. Classmate Anna Kelly (Orange, Texas) led the Mariners with 14 kills and just missed out on a double-double herself with nine digs.
 
Freshman Sophie Phillips (Huffman, Texas) finished with seven kills and four blocks, while junior Sydney Douglas (Herndon, Va.) added six kills. Sophomore Carly Soboloski (Peoria, Ariz.) put down five kills on a .400 hitting percentage and senior libero Alexa Tipps (Palmdale, Calif.) picked up 12 digs on the afternoon.
 
Merchant Marine took control early with 25-21 and 25-18 victories in the opening two sets, but Vassar responded by winning the third, 25-13, and the fourth, 25-19, to force a decisive fifth.
 
The Brewers then jumped out to a commanding lead in the fifth and closed out the comeback with a 15-4 victory.
 
USMMA finished with 48 kills, eight service aces, 59 digs and five total blocks.
 
Vassar was led by Maura McAusland, who finished with a match-high 17 kills on a .308 hitting percentage and added seven digs and eight total blocks. Francesca Medrano handed out 35 assists to go along with nine digs and six blocks, while Riley Huang led the Brewers with 13 digs and Amy Melchior served up a match-high six aces.
 
The Mariners have earned the #2-seed in the upcoming Skyline Championship Tournament and will host a semifinal match on Thursday night, Nov. 12, against the winner of Tuesday night's first-round matchup between #3-seed Farmingdale State and #6-seed St. Joseph's-Brooklyn.
 
More information on the Skyline Championship will be posted on www.USMMASports.com and our social media pages (links below) in the coming days.
 
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