Athletics

Volleyball Champions

Team claims second-straight victory

MMA Volleyball won the 2017 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Volleyball Championship, defeating Colby-Sawyer College, 3-1 on November 4.

Maine Maritime claimed the No. 1 seed in the NAC Tournament for the second-straight season and finished the conference regular season with a perfect 7-0 against league opponents. The Mariners defeated New England College 3-0 in the NAC Semifinals to make their 11th-straight NAC Championship appearance.

The Mariners clinched their second-straight NAC Championship, the program’s sixth overall, and earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament, where they fell to #18 MIT, 3-0.

Freshman Jessica D’Auria earned NAC Tournament MVP honors after leading the Mariners with 11 kills in the championship match and also added seven digs, four aces and a block. Also in the game, Sydney Adams led the Mariners with 26 assists and also contributed seven digs and two kills. Melissa Spaulding led the Mariners with 11 digs, and also tallied a pair of aces.

The Mariners concluded their season going 20-13 overall.

Additional Honors

Sophomore Alexa Cacacie was named NAC Volleyball Player of the Year, while sophomore teammate Maria Perez was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Freshman Jessica D’Auria was voted Rookie of the Year and head coach Tricia Carver was tabbed Coach of the Year. Sophomore Sydney Adams joined Cacacie and Perez on the First Team All-Conference while Maggie MacMahon was named to the Second Team All-Conference and the NAC Volleyball Sportsmanship Team.█

Photo: Riana Sidelinger

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