MADISON, NJ – The Maritime College volleyball team played its final tri-match of the season on Saturday. In their first match of the day, the Privateers fell to host Drew (5-8) by a score of 25-13, 25-20, 25-17. Maritime (2-10) then dropped a 25-16, 25-20, 25-15 decision to Delaware Valley (2-9) at Baldwin Gym.
In the first set of Privateers' matchup with Drew, the Rangers quickly jumped out to a 4-1 lead. After Drew extended the margin to 8-4, Maritime went on a 4-0 run to tie the score. However, the Rangers claimed 15 of the next 19 points to open up a 25-13 advantage. Drew took the first set by a 25-13 count.
After the Privateers built an early 4-1 cushion in the second set, the Rangers rallied within one at 5-4. Maritime got three straight kills from
Ashley Pavarini (Ossining, NY), though, to spark a 9-3 run. A kill by
Mikaela Thiel (Fort Morgan, CO) put the Privateers ahead 14-8 before Drew rattled off 11 of the next 12 points to take a 19-15 lead. The Rangers notched a 25-20 set win that gave them a 2-0 lead in the match.
Drew then scored the first seven points of the third set. The Rangers increased their advantage to 11-4 before Maritime pulled within 12-5 on a block by Pavarini and
Emma DeMuro (Mahopac, NY). However, Drew responded with a 9-5 spurt to push the margin back to 11 points, 21-10. The Privateers cut their deficit to 24-17, but Jessica Donnelly smashed a kill to wrap up the set, 25-17, and clinch the 3-0 victory for the Rangers.
Laci Werner (New York, NY) led Maritime with 10 kills in the match. Pavarini, meanwhile, finished with seven kills and nine digs. Thiel had 24 assists and nine digs, and
Joan Anastasiades (Rockaway Beach, NY) also tallied nine digs for the Privateers.
As a team, Drew hit .395 (40 kills, six errors, 86 attempts) in the victory. Donnelly had 10 kills on .600 hitting, while Victoria Latino contributed nine kills on .444 hitting. Alyssa Rachwal handed out 16 assists, and Hailey Kenefick distributed 15 assists. Aidyn Stone led the Rangers with eight digs to go along with three service aces. Lindsey Mills, meanwhile, served five aces.
Against Delaware Valley, Maritime fell into a 4-1 first-set hole. The Privateers trimmed the margin to one at 8-7, but the Aggies countered with an 8-2 spurt to build a 16-9 advantage. After Delaware Valley extended its cushion to 21-13, Maritime rattled off three straight points. The Aggies ended the set on a 3-0 run of their own, though, to seal a 25-16 win.
Delaware Valley used a 7-2 rally early in the second set to turn a 4-4 deadlock into an 11-6 lead. The Privateers got back within two at 13-11, but the Aggies scored nine of the next 14 points to push the margin back to six, 22-16. Delaware Valley took the set by a 25-20 count to go ahead 2-0 in the match.
There were eight ties and four lead changes in the third set. The Aggies built an early 3-1 cushion before Maritime rallied to go up 5-4. After Delaware Valley went back in front, 9-7, the Privateers responded with four of the next five points, regaining the advantage, 11-10, on a block by
Lara Cocis (Coeur d'Alene, ID) and
Addison Weist (Staten Island, NY). However, the Aggies ended the match on a 15-4 run. With the 25-15 set win, Delaware Valley finished off the 3-0 sweep.
Weist had a team-high eight kills while adding 12 digs. Werner added seven kills, and Cocis tallied six kills on .417 hitting. She also tallied three blocks. Anastasiades paced Maritime with 12 digs, and Pavarini contributed 10 digs. Thiel, meanwhile, just missed a double-double with 23 assists and nine digs.
For the Aggies, Layla-Deanna Rabanal led the way with 10 kills on .389 hitting. Ariana Hernandez smashed nine kills and hit .600, while Monique Smith finished with eight kills. Hayley Drinkard recorded a match-high 20 digs and Samantha Wilton notched 12 digs, as Delaware Valley held a 68-54 edge in that category. Madison Smith posted nine digs to go along with 30 assists in the victory.
On Thursday, Maritime (0-0 Skyline) begin Skyline Conference play by hosting St. Joseph's LI (4-3, 0-0 Skyline) at 6 p.m. It will be the Privateers' Ovarian Cancer Awareness Match.
