BRONX, N.Y. (Sept. 27, 2022) – c
 
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Senior Paige Smith (Virginia Beach, Va.) led all players on the night with 14 kills, while hitting at a .367 clip to go along with nine digs. Four other Mariners had great nights offensively, as junior Meredith Buchanan (Kathleen, Ga.) added 10 kills on .400 hitting, classmate Brittany Breland (Bryan, Texas) had nine kills, fellow junior Amy Jones (Roscoe, Ill.) contributed seven kills and sophomore Virginia Robert (Lynchburg, Va.) led the Mariner hitters with a .625 hitting percentage after putting down six kills.
 
Defensively, senior Skyler Burnham (Reading, Pa.) picked up a match-high 17 digs and freshman Stephanie Schatzman (Virginia Beach, Va.) registered 11. Senior setter Claire Hyun (Issaquah, Wash.) dished out 42 assists to lead all players on the night.
 
After winning the first set rather convincingly, Merchant Marine actually faltered a little to start the second, falling behind by as many as five points after four-straight by the Dolphins made it 11-6. A quick timeout by coach Kai Dugquem set the Mariners back on course, as they put together five-straight to tie the set up at 12-12. CMSV stayed ahead until late in the set. Trailing 21-19, USMMA tallied five-straight to make it set point. After dropping two in a row, the Mariners finally closed out the set on a service error by Mount St. Vincent.
 
The third set was much like the first, with Merchant Marine in control from start to finish.
 
For the Dolphins, junior Melanieann Broderick notched a team-best 10 kills, while classmate Isabella Garcia picked up 12 digs to lead the squad. Sophomore Lydia Aryee recorded 11 assists.
 
The Mariners will host another Skyline rival, Manhattanville College, this Thursday night, Sept. 29. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Liebertz Gymnasium. Live stats and a live video feed of the match will be available with links on the USMMA Women's Volleyball Schedule Page.
 
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