Box Score
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Postgame Interview (Paige Smith)
 
KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's volleyball team defeated visiting Skyline Conference foe Mount St. Mary College in four sets (25-22, 25-16, 21-25 and 25-10) on Tuesday night at the Liebertz Gymnasium. The victory improves the Mariners' record to 7-1 (2-0 Skyline), while the Knights' loss drops theirs to 6-5 (1-1 Skyline).
 
To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. To watch the postgame interview with junior Paige Smith (Virginia Beach, Va.), follow this link.
 
Smith had a double-double effort, as she led the Mariners with 11 kills and 12 digs.  Sophomore Meredith Buchanan (Kathleen, Ga.) added eight kills and two blocks and senior Shelby Bowman (Redmond, Wash.) chipped in with seven kills on a .545 hitting percentage. Sophomore Claire Hyun (Issaquah, Wash.) had a team-high 19 assists, while senior Brittney Pinzon (Fullerton, Calif.) dished out 15 helpers.
 
The Mariners had to come from behind to win the first set, as they were down by as many as four points, 18-14, forcing USMMA to burn a timeout. Later in the set, the Knights were up three, 22-19, but Merchant Marine finished with six-straight points to earn the victory, including two kills by Smith and an ace by Pinzon to close it out.
 
After the Mariners won the second set convincingly, 25-16, despite a late rally attempt, Mount St. Mary broke away late in the third set – with the scored knotted up at 19-19, the Knights went on a 6-2 run to earn the set victory and force a fourth set.
 
USMMA scored the first six points of the fourth set, but Mount St. Mary fought back to within just one at 9-8. From there, it was almost all Mariners, as they rattled off a 16-2 run, including scoring the last nine points to come away with the conference win.
 
For the Knights, junior Grace Riddle had a match-high 20 kills, while classmate Fran Cammarata recorded 29 assists to lead all players and senior libero Alyssa Barbara picked up a match-best 15 digs.
 
The Mariners are back in action on Thursday night, when they travel out to face Farmingdale State for another Skyline showdown. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at the Rams' Lynch Sports Center. Live stats and live video links for the match will be available with links on the USMMA Women's Volleyball Schedule Page.
 
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