QUINCY, Massachustts – Maine Maritime Academy volleyball swept Eastern Nazarene 3-0, and Salem State 3-0 on Saturday in non-conference action.
Game One: Maine Maritime 3 – Eastern Nazarene 0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-11)
In the first set, the Lions jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, highlighted by two service aces from Oksana DiCamillo, but the Mariners answered right back with five-straight points to take the 5-4 lead. Maine Maritime used 10-straight points to wrap up the first set victory, 25-14, highlighted by two service aces from reigning North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Week, Tess Clark (Spring, Texas).
The Mariners dominated the second set, jumping out to an impressive 13-0 lead, and cruising to the 25-9 victory.
With momentum on their side, Maine Maritime built an early 5-0 lead in the third set, led by five kills from Gillian O'Neal (Burbank, Calif.). Clark finished the set with two-straight service aces to give the Mariners the 25-11 win.
O'Neal led the Mariners with 13 kills, and nine digs, while Clark added 10 kills, eight digs and four service aces.Jessica Menges (Old Forge, N.Y.) grabbed a game-high 14 digs and Molly Marcotte (Woonsocket, R.I.) added 12 digs. Freshman setter Melissa Spaulding (Fairbanks, Alaska) recorded 33 assists, two kills, and a service ace.
DiCamillo ended the match with a team-high eight digs for the Lions, while Kayla Dean added seven digs and two kills.
Game Two: Maine Maritime 3 - Salem State 0 (25-18, 25- 20, 25-22)
The Mariners outscored Salem State 11-5 to claim the victory in the first set, after a kill by O'Neal tied the score at 14-14.
After taking a slim 12-11 lead in the second set, the Mariners outscored the Vikings 11-1 to take a commanding 23-12 lead, and the eventual 25-20 win.
The Vikings fought back in the third set, maintaining a lead for most of the set, until the Mariners turned it on late following consecutive kills from O'Neal and freshman Alex McClure (Iron Station, N.C.), to take the 22-21 lead. The Mariners capitalized on a Viking attack error and a bad set on back-to-back points to take a 24-21 lead. On Salem State's serve Spaulding set Clark up for the match-point and the three set win for the Mariners.
O'Neal recorded a double-double with 16 kills and 12 digs, while Clark grabbed nine kills, eight digs and three service aces and Spaulding added 30 assists, seven digs, four service aces and 3 kills.
Emily Peay led the Vikings with 14 kills, while Hannah Mullarkey led the team with 12 digs and Mackenzie Salls had 27 assists.
The Mariners return to action on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m., when they host Husson University for a non-conference battle inside of Smith Gym.
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