Volleyball Serves Past Anna Maria 3-0
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's volleyball team
rallied for a 3-0 non-conference victory over Anna Maria College on
Wednesday night at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Mitchell (6-9 overall) won by final scores of 25-12, 25-14 and
25-18. The Mariners recorded 20 aces from behind the service stripe
and got a team-high eight kills from senior Heather-Renae Powers.
Freshman Shayna Diggs pitched in with seven kills while junior
Jennifer Bordonaro dished out a match-high 20 assists.
Anna Maria (6-20 overall) was led by freshman Leah Murphy, who
finished with eight kills. Classmate Sandy Acosta chipped in with
six kills while sophomore Nichole Robbie handed out nine
assists.
In the first game, the Mariners jumped out to an early 6-1
advantage behind the serve of Bordonaro. Leading 13-7 later in the
set, Mitchell put the game away thanks to the serve of sophomore
Brittany Zaccaria. She served for six straight points to increase
the lead to 19-7, and the Mariners coasted to a 25-12 victory.
Sophomore Marie Connelly was the difference maker for the Mariners
in the second game. After Mitchell sided out for an 11-10 lead,
Connelly served for five straight points-including one of three
aces on the night-to pump the lead to 16-10. Freshman
Samantha Alevras-Tarbell later made it 23-13 with a pair of aces,
and senior Stephanie Davis provided the finishing touch with
Mitchell's seventh ace of the game to close it out by a 25-14
final.
Alevras-Tarbell, who finished with a career-high eight aces, served
up four winners in the final set alone. The Mariners won eight
points on her serve in the 25-18 win, including the final two
points that sealed the victory.
Mitchell wraps up the regular season at home on Saturday, October
31 with a tri-match against Becker College (11 a.m.) and Newbury
College (3 p.m.).