BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball swept Mass. Maritime, 3-0, Saturday afternoon to open a home tri match at the Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. The decision came by set scores 25-21, 25-9, and 25-21.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Mass. Maritime 0 
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-4) | Mass. Maritime (1-8) 

SET ONE RECAP (25-12, SUFFOLK)

• The Rams and Bucs traded points early on, leaving the score tied at 3-all. 
• After a service error by the visitors, Suffolk scraped off a 10-0 run, half of which were aces from Kenzley Bell, to jump out to a 13-3 advantage.
• The Rams maintained their lead the rest of the way and continued on cruise control to take the set, 25-12.  

SET TWO RECAP (25-9, SUFFOLK)

• It was all blue-and-gold in the second stanza as the hosts gained an early 6-0 lead, forcing a Bucs timeout.
• The Rams dominated out of the break, extending their lead to a 17-5 cushion. 
• From there, Suffolk went on an 8-4 run to end the set.  

SET THREE RECAP (25-21, SUFFOLK)

• Suffolk turned a 2-2 tie into a 6-4 edge. 
• Mass. Maritime strung together two straight points to even the score at 6-all.  
• The blue-and-gold found its groove answering with a 5-0 spurt to go ahead 14-7, causing a Bucs' timeout. 
• Out of the break, MMA stormed back making it a four-point set, 21-17.  
• Scott Blanchard was forced to use one of his timeouts to talk things over. 
• The blue-and-gold were able to hold off the late Bucs rally, taking the set and match, 25-21.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Jordan Smith anchored the defense with eight digs, while Dakhensey Marcellus contributed seven. 
• Stephanie Rheaume and Emerson Martin paced the attack with five and four kills, respectively. 
• Harmony Johnson finished the day with 13 assists to set up the Rams 21-kill attack. 
• Kenzley Bell had an all-around outing with seven aces, four digs, four handouts and three kills. 
• As a team, Suffolk served 15 aces.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk kept its record against Mass. Maritime unblemished as it improved to 16-0 all-time versus the Bucs. 
• The Rams have swept the Buccaneers in 12 of their 16 meetings which dates back to 1996. 
• The sweep is Suffolk's second straight over MMA. 
• Bell notched a career-high seven aces, five of which were served in succession in in the first frame. 
• Michelle Lo dished out her first collegiate assist. 
• Smith's eight digs were a personal-best for the freshman, who served the first ace of her collegiate career. 
• Christina Hickey had a career-high two digs. 
• Jessica Lutts matched a personal-best two digs. 
• Monica Bolduk had the first kill of her collegiate campaign. 
• Chryssabella Jones-Craig contributed her first block and kill in a Suffolk jersey.  

POST-MATCH PIC
 

COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up its home tri-match this afternoon against Castleton at 3 p.m.