Trailblazers Sink Buccaneers and Hawks

Courtesy of MMA Sports Information

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. --  Sophomore Rachel Mills notched 14 kills and 13 digs to lead MCLA to a sweep of a college volleyball tri-match of host Massachusetts Maritime and Becker on Monday afternoon at the Clean Harbors Athletic Center, as the Trailblazers posted an opening 3-0 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Buccaneers before collecting a 3-1 non-league triumph over the Hawks, who ended the day with a similar 3-1 win over the hosts.

Junior Courtney Parent  added 15 set assists and 14 service aces in MCLA's (11-8, 1-2 MASCAC) 25-12, 25-12, 25-14 opening match triumph over Massachusetts Maritime (0-20, 0-4 MASCAC), while freshman Margaret Allen chipped in with five kills for the Trailblazers, who also received four kills each from Mills and freshman Brianne O'Rourke as well as nine digs from senior Allie Chang .  Junior Charleen Klangos collected four kills and five digs in the opening setback for the Buccaneers, who also received three kills, four digs and a pair of service aces from senior Deb Langley.  

 After dropping the opening set of the middle match (25-18), MCLA rallied back to take the next three from Becker by scores of 25-15, 25-23 and 25-14.  Mills recorded 11 kills and 10 digs for the Trailblazers, who also received 32 set assists, 10 digs and six service aces from Parent to go with 23 digs from Chang.  O'Rourke recorded eight kills for MCLA, which also received a combined 13 kills from Allen and sophomore Sam Anderson.  

Massachusetts Maritime hosts Wentworth in a non-league match on Thursday evening at the Clean Harbors Athletic Center beginning at 7:00 p.m., while MCLA hosts Salem State and UMass Dartmouth in a tri-match on Saturday morning in North Adams, Mass. that begins at 11:00 a.m.