Women’s Volleyball Sinks Buccaneers, 3-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Marine (5-3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Mass. Maritime (0-6) | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| Merchant Marine | Mass. Maritime |
|---|---|
|
K:
Cassandra Palma - 10
B: Michelle Danhof - 1 D: Cassandra Palma - 9 SA: Caitlin McCabe - 9 |
K:
Alex Burgess-Chrost - 4
B: N/A D: Marissa Boudreau - 7 SA: Deb Langley - 2 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Merchant Marine | Mass. Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .359 | .100 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Digs | 22 | 16 |
| Aces | 26 | 3 |
Buzzards Bay, MA – The Merchant Marine volleyball team convincingly defeated Massachusetts Maritime Saturday night, winning the first match of the 3rd Annual Maritime Classic against the host Buccaneers. The Mariners hit a blistering .359 in the match and were led by the ten kills of Cassandra Palma (Loomis, CA). USMMA racked up 26 service aces, including a match high nine from Caitlin McCabe (Edgewood, NM).
Merchant Marine (5-3) stormed off with the first set, claiming 15 conseuctive points on the serve of McCabe to take a commanding 21-7 lead. The Buccaneers finished the opening game with just one kill on the stat line. Back-to-back service aces from Palma sealed the first set for USMMA, 25-10.
Massachusetts Maritime (0-6) fought even with the Mariners to start the second set, drawing level at 7-7. However, another USMMA surge would allow the visitors to take a 16-10 advantage. Paige Queen (Falcon, CO) and Riley Huelbig (Poolesville, MD) directed the offense and totaled 12 and nine assists, respectively. Merchant Marine cruised to a 25-17 triumph in the second set, capped by another Palma ace.
The Mariners finished the 3-0 rout with a 25-9 victory in the final set. Kelly Hodges (Lakewood, CO) powered down her seventh kill of the night on match point to send USMMA home with a win.
Merchant Marine returns to action tomorrow for the final two matches of the 3rd Annual Maritime Classic as they tangle with Maritime (NY) and Maine Maritime.
