GLASSBORO, NJ – On Saturday afternoon, the Maritime College volleyball team concluded its non-conference schedule with a pair of matches at Rowan's Esbjornson Gymnasium.  After suffering a 25-17, 25-11, 25-12 loss to DeSales (6-11), the Privateers (4-14) dropped a 25-4, 22-25, 25-14, 25-15 decision to the host Profs (8-7) in their second contest of the day.

Maritime and DeSales traded the first 10 points before the Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run to open up a 14-5 advantage.  The Privateers responded with a 9-5 spurt that got them back within five at 19-14.  However, DeSales scored four of the next five points to push the margin to 23-15, and the Bulldogs took the first set by a 25-17 count.

DeSales then jumped out to an 11-1 lead in the second set.  The Privateers clawed back within 14-6, but the Bulldogs claimed five of the next six points to make it 19-7.  DeSales won the set, 25-11, to go ahead 2-0 in the match.

After Maritime scored the first point of the third set on a Grace Devaney (Lynbrook, NY) kill, the Bulldogs rattled off eight in a row.  DeSales eventually built a 21-5 advantage before the Privateers used a 5-1 run to get within 21-11.  However, the Bulldogs ended the match by going on a 4-1 rally to finish off the set, 25-12, and the 3-0 victory.

Karelys Rolon (Hudson, FL) paced the Privateers with five kills, while Mikaela Thiel (Fort Morgan, CO) had a team-best eight assists to go along with four kills.  Ashley Pavarini (Ossining, NY) distributed seven assists, and Victoria Cordero (Bronx, NY) tallied a match-high 15 digs.

Allison Reimer tallied nine kills and eight digs for the Bulldogs.  Kylie Campbell recorded 12 digs, six service aces and five assists, while McKenzie Badham distributed seven assists.  As a team, DeSales hit .209 (31 kills, 12 errors, 91 attempts) in the match and outdug Maritime 48-37.

In Maritime's matchup with Rowan, the Profs came storming out of the gate.  Rowan didn't make an attack error in the first set, posting an .857 (12 kills, 14 attempts) hitting percentage in a 25-4 win.

However, the Privateers battled back to capture the second set.  Rowan built an 11-8 lead before Maritime secured seven of the next nine points to take a 15-13 advantage.  The Profs went back in front, 17-16, but a Devaney kill started a 6-1 rally that gave the Privateers a 22-18 edge.  Soraya Hall (Valrico, FL) smacked a kill to close out the set, 25-22, and level the match.

Rowan scored seven of the first 10 points in the third set and eventually extended its advantage to 17-6.  Maritime got back within eight at 19-11, but would pull no closer.  The Profs took a 2-1 lead in the match by capturing the second set, 25-14.

There were five ties and three lead changes in the fourth set.  Maritime won the first five points before Rowan claimed seven of the next eight to go in front, 7-6.  After the Privateers regained a one-point advantage, 11-10, the Profs used an 11-1 run to open up a 21-12 cushion.  Rowan notched a 25-15 set win to finish off the 3-1 victory.

For the Privateers, Rolon led the way with eight kills and 16 digs.  Devaney added seven kills and seven digs.  Pavarini distributed 13 assists, while Thiel contributed 10 assists.  As a team, Maritime hit .119 (30-18-101) for the match, including .414 (14-2-29) in the second set.

Alexa Kelleher had 12 kills on .455 hitting for the Profs.  Kyra Hissner, meanwhile, hit .417 with 10 kills (and no errors).  Brooke Adams handed out 33 assists and Reese Timothy was credited with 10 assists.  Vanessa Hutchison had four assists to go along with a match-high 17 digs, while Nia Ipeker finished with 11 digs and three aces.  The Profs outdug the Privateers 50-36 and hit a combined .366 (54-13-112).

The Privateers (1-2 Skyline) return to action on Thursday, when they visit St. Joseph's Brooklyn (8-4, 2-0 Skyline) at 7 p.m.  It will mark the end of a span where Maritime six out of seven away from home.