BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Coming off of a midweek non-conference victory over Dean College, the Buccaneers hosted MCLA at home on Saturday in MASCAC Play. It was a day of career-highs for multiple Bucs and against a tough Trailblazer squad the Buccaneers battled hard losing the match in four sets, 3-1.

The Basics

Final: Trailblazers 3, Buccaneers 1 (25-9, 25-17, 21-25, 25-13)

Records: MCLA 7-3 (2-0)

               Maritime 2-7 (0-2)

On The Court

For The Bucs

• Shayla Narodowg led the match with a career-high 15 kills. 
• Keira Whalen posted a career-high and match-high 24 assists offensively. 
• Defensively, Marlo Stark racked up a career-high 24 digs. Whalen posted a 15 dig day, Audrey Manning added to the total with 13, Narodowg tallied 12, and Isabelle Miazga had 10 of her own. 
• Narodowg and Chloe Johnson each had a solo block in the loss.
• The Bucs posted a .052 hitting percentage. Narodowg led the way at .214.

For The Trailblazers

• Chloie Garber had a 15 kill match for MCLA. Anais Badio had seven for the 'Blazers.
• Shannon O'Brien had 17 assists and Victoria Tynan tallied 14 assists.
• Badio had a match-high six aces for MCLA.
• Garber racked up 33 digs defensively. Ellie Walter-Goodspeed had 21 of her own. Elizabeth Brown helped out with 18.
• Garber and Ezmeralda Albright each had a solo block.
• MCLA posted a .216 hitting percentage. Abigail Cummings and Tynan each had a .500 percentage. O'Brien was up at .429 in terms of hitting.

How It Happened

Maritime found themselves leading early in the first set, 4-2, but that lead was quickly erased by MCLA with a 5-0 run to go up 7-4. Their run continued after a point for the Bucs with the 'Blazers extending their lead to 14-5. Allowing just four more points to the Bucs in the set, MCLA finished off the game with a 10-4 run winning 25-9 and taking a 1-0 lead.

In set two, MCLA opened up with an 8-4 run. For the second set in a row, the Bucs couldn't grab the momentum back from the Trailblazers, unable to come back within six points at any point. Maritime got up to 17 points but not before MCLA took the set, 25-17, and a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

The Buccaneers took the momentum in set three and gave MCLA a battle. Early in the game the Bucs led but only by two. By the middle of the set the Bucs held an 11-9 lead. They extended their lead from that point going up seven points, 19-12. Then, up 20-14, the Bucs momentum seemed to slip to the other side of the court with MCLA going on a six-point run to tie the set up at 20-20. Maritime retook the lead, 21-20, which was erased by the 'Blazers. Then, after a MCLA service error and with Stark serving, the Buccaneers scored three unanswered to take the set, 25-21, and make it 2-1 in the match.

In the fourth set, MCLA ran out to a 13-6 lead midway through the game. The Bucs sprinkled in points but could only get within six, 18-12, late in the set. Maritime could only muster one more point in the set and MCLA scored the final seven points they needed to take the game, 25-13, and the match, 3-1.

What's Next

The Bucs are on the road for their next match on Wednesday, September 28th against Framingham State in conference play at 7pm.