THROGGS NECK, NY – The Maritime College volleyball team played five sets for the third straight match and the ninth time this season on Thursday night. The Privateers (4-20, 1-9 Skyline) built a 2-1 lead before Mount St. Vincent (7-15, 4-5 Skyline) won the final two sets to notch a 25-23, 18-25, 26-28, 25-19, 15-12 victory at Riesenberg Gymnasium.
After the Dolphins jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first set,
Lara Cocis (Coeur d'Alene, ID) slammed a kill to start a 7-0 Maritime run that put the Privateers in front 11-7. Maritime still held a 16-13 advantage when Mount St. Vincent used an 8-1 spurt to regain a four-point edge, 21-17. The Privateers responded with four straight kills to tie it at 21-21, but the Dolphins rallied to get a set point opportunity at 24-22. Maritime fought off one on a block
Andressa Dias-Moreira (Forest Hills, NY) before Mount St. Vincent closed out a 25-23 set win.
In the second set, the Dolphins again built an early cushion, 5-2, but the Privateers stormed back to go in front 9-8. After Mount St. Vincent scored the next four points, a
Mikaela Thiel (Fort Morgan, CO) kill started a 7-2 run that gave Maritime a 16-14 lead. The Dolphins forced an 18-18 deadlock before
Ashley Pavarini (Ossining, NY) smashed a kill to put the Privateers back in front. Maritime won the final seven points of the frame, taking the set 25-18 to level the match.
It was the Privateers who took the early 5-2 advantage in the third set. Maritime still held a 9-6 lead when Mount St. Vincent went on a 12-4 run to go ahead 18-13. The Privateers responded with a 9-2 spurt of their own to regain a 22-20 edge, and Maritime reached set point at 24-23. After earning two more set point opportunities at 25-24 and 26-25, the Privateers finally clinched it on their fourth chance. Cocis served an ace to wrap up the 28-26 set win that gave Maritime a 2-1 lead in the contest.
Pavarini
paced the Privateers with 16 kills while adding 16 digs.
Addison Weist (Staten Island, NY) also had a double-double with 15 kills and 14 digs. She hit .286 in the match. Thiel
finished with 42 assists to go along with seven digs and four aces. Dias-Moreira, meanwhile, tallied eight kills and five blocks.
Joan Anastasiades (Rockaway Beach, NY) contributed 24 digs, as Maritime held a 74-62 edge in that category.
There were six ties and five lead changes early in the fourth set. The Privateers went in front 12-6, but the Dolphins countered with 10 of the next 13 points to take a 16-15 lead. After Maritime rattled off three straight points to regain the advantage, 18-16, Mount St. Vincent responded with a 7-0 run to go up 23-18. The Dolphins forced a decisive frame with a 25-19 set win.
Thiel started the fifth set with an ace, and the Privateers eventually built a 4-2 cushion. Mount St. Vincent captured six of the next seven points to pull ahead 8-5 before a Pavarini kill started a 3-0 Maritime run that leveled the score at 8-8. The Dolphins responded with four straight points, though, as Alysa Padgett's three consecutive aces gave Mount St. Vincent a 12-8 lead. After Maritime trimmed its deficit to 12-11, the Dolphins finished off a 15-12 set win to clinch a 3-2 victory.
For Mount St. Vincent, Padgett smashed 14 kills on .300 hitting. She also served seven aces and recorded three blocks. Stephanie Rodriguez, meanwhile, posted a double-double with 32 assists and 10 digs to go along with four aces. As a team, the Dolphins tallied 21 aces. In addition to notching four aces, Anna Nolasco notched seven kills and a team-high 11 digs. Jessica Broderick added 10 digs.
On Wednesday, Maritime concludes its season by hosting Yeshiva (1-11, 0-8 Skyline) at 6 p.m. The Privateers will honor their three seniors—Pavarini, Thiel and
Xieana Rodriguez (Queens, NY)—prior to the match.
