Volleyball Drops Home Opener to Mass Maritime and Becker

- PAXTON, MASS: The Anna Maria Volleyball team fell in both non-conference matches this Saturday against Becker College and Mass Maritime in the Fuller Center.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 9/7/2019

- Score: Mass Maritime 3, Anna Maria 1. (16-25, 19-25, 25-23, 22-25)

             Becker College 3, Anna Maria 1. (19-25, 25-19, 19-25, 12-25)

- Records: Mass Maritime (1-1), Anna Maria (0-2), Becker (5-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED: MATCH ONE vs. Maritime

-  Maritime's Hannah Tarbox (Attleboro, MA) lead the team in kills with a game high of 12. She was able to exploit the middle of the court finding the open space.  

-  Freshmen AMCAT Bella Kozciak (Westfield, MA) showed off her jumping ability with 9 kills of her own.

-  The Buccaneers setter Michelle Sheehan (Attleboro, MA) racked up the assists falling just shy of 30 with 26 for a game high.

- For Anna Maria Julia Ramos (Orange, MA) tallied 20 assists throughout the contest.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Maritime had 38 kills compared to the AMC 26.

-  The Bucs also lead in the assist category with 33 compared to AMCAT 24.

-  Anna Maria accumulated more blocks on the day with 4 compared to MMA's 0.

HOW IT HAPPENED: MATCH TWO Vs. Becker

- The Hawks attack was well balanced throughout the team with Sofia Cullina (Deep River CT) finding herself at the top of the list with 10 kills.

- Jenna Savoie (Charlton, MA) lead the Becker squad in assists with 22.

- Kozciak left off from where she started the day for the "Cats by being their biggest offensive weapon, as she finished with 12 kills good enough for a game high.

- Ramos also added to her totals with a game high 25 assists.

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Becker ended the game with just one kill more than the AMCAT with 32 to 31.

- The two teams tied with 30 assists apiece.

- The Hawks out nudged Anna Maria in the blocks category 6 to 2.

 UP NEXT:

- Anna Maria returns to action on September 10^th at home in the Fuller Center at 7:00 PM. They will be taking on non-conference opponent Bay Path.  

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