MMA ends hopes for volleyball
The women’s volleyball team traveled to Maine Maritime Academy this past weekend for the semifinal round in the hopes of becoming North Atlantic Conference champions. They faced off against the number one seeded Maine Maritime who hosted the tournament.
The Mariners beat the Spartans by a score of 3-0 with scores of 25-13, 25-3, and 25-10. Junior Chelsea Ward of Maine Maritime dominated, collecting a career high 27 kills on 40 attempts while sophomore Jennifer Dixon had a game-high 28 assists.
Castleton’s Chelsea Schlosser and Ashley Kepaa each had three kills to lead Castleton while Schlosser had a team-high four assists.
Castleton ends their season at 3-3 in the NAC and 8-13 overall. The Spartans graduate only one senior and will have everyone else returning including Kepaa who was named to the first team all-conference and Schlosser who was named to the second team.
Maine Maritime faced off against Husson on Saturday Nov. 6 and clinched its fourth consecutive NAC championship defeating Husson 3-0.
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