United States Merchant Marine Academy

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (Oct. 23, 2026) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's volleyball team bounced back in emphatic fashion on Friday night, sweeping Mount St. Mary, 25-15, 25-13 and 25-19, in Skyline Conference action at the Kaplan Center. The Mariners improved to 18-3 overall and 9-1 in conference play, while the Knights fell to 10-8 (3-4 Skyline).
 
Match File

• Box Score 

Freshman Candy Saz-Price (Cabot, Ark.) led all players with 13 kills on a .381 hitting percentage, while freshman Sophie Phillips (Huffman, Texas) put down 11 kills on just 16 swings with two errors for an outstanding .562 hitting clip.
 
Freshman Anna Kelly (Orange, Texas) added nine kills and hit .500, while junior Sydney Douglas (Herndon, Va.) finished with five kills on a .300 hitting percentage. Freshman Lanae DuBose (Baytown, Texas) recorded four kills on six attacks for a .500 clip and served a match-high three aces.
 
Freshman Miranda Zeng (Cupertino, Calif.) directed the offense with 40 assists and added two kills and two service aces. Senior Alexa Tipps (Palmdale, Calif.) led the Mariners defensively with a match-high 14 digs.
 
USMMA wasted little time taking control in the opening set, scoring the first six points behind kills from senior Erin Stillinger (Keller, Texas), Phillips and Saz-Price. The Mariners maintained control from there and eventually stretched the advantage to double digits before closing out the 25-15 victory. Merchant Marine hit .371 in the frame with 18 kills.
 
The Mariners were even sharper to begin the second, jumping out to another early advantage and eventually building a commanding 14-2 lead. Mount St. Mary never seriously threatened from there as USMMA rolled to the 25-13 win and took a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Mount St. Mary put up its best resistance in the third, but the Mariners continued to produce efficiently on offense. USMMA hit a match-best .419 in the set with 16 kills against just three errors and gradually created enough separation to finish off the sweep with a 25-19 victory.
 
Merchant Marine finished the night with 51 kills against just 14 errors on 96 attacks for a .385 hitting percentage. The Mariners hit at least .367 in all three sets and also finished with seven service aces and 45 digs.
 
The USMMA defense held Mount St. Mary to just 14 kills and a .013 hitting percentage for the match. MSMC hit below zero in each of the first two sets before finishing at .120 in the third. Julianna Simone led the Knights with six kills, while Nicolette Pirro added five. Sofia Fredericks handed out 10 assists for Mount St. Mary.
 
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