Volleyball Drops Two at MMA
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell (2-3) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 0 | |
Merchant Marine (5-0) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Mitchell (2-2) | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 1 | |
Pratt (2-2) | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 3 |
Merchant Marine
Game Statistics | Mitchell | Merchant Marine |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .025 | .309 |
Blocks | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Digs | 29 | 40 |
Aces | 4 | 7 |
Pratt
Game Statistics | Mitchell | Pratt |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .188 | .177 |
Blocks | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Digs | 51 | 60 |
Aces | 8 | 16 |
KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The Mitchell College women's volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday afternoon at Merchant Marine Academy's Liebertz Gym.
Mitchell started off the day with a 3-1 defeat against Pratt Institute before falling 3-0 to host MMA. The Mariners fell to 2-3 overall on the season.
Mitchell will next play at Regis College on Wednesday, September 15 at 6 p.m.
Game 1 -- Pratt 3, Mitchell 1
All four sets were closely contested, with the Mariners bouncing back from a loss in the opening set to even the match in the second. In the crucial third set, Pratt (2-2 overall) edged Mitchell 26-24 and went on to seal the win by a 25-23 margin in the fourth.
Olivia DeLoach and Molly Steel-Miller led the way with 11 kills apiece. The former notched a double-double with a team-high 15 digs while the latter hit a match-high .458. Claire Binfield added six kills and a match-high 34 assists while Bree Rudolph contributed seven kills and 10 digs.
Game 2 -- MMA 3, Mitchell 0
MMA (5-0 overall) won in straight sets by scores of 25-17, 25-17 and 25-15. The hosts hit .309 as a team and were led by Paige Smith's 13 kills.
Rudolph paced Mitchell with six kills and nine digs while Sophie Arseneau added five kills.