Poultney, Vt. – Maine Maritime received great performances from Sydeny Robertson and Ariel Knights en route to a 3-1 victory over Castleton on Saturday afternoon in the Eagle Dome. 

The Mariners took the first two sets 25-20 and 25-13 before the Spartans rallied for a 25-18 victory in set three.  The Mariners then secured the win with a convincing 25-12 score in the fourth set.

Robertson killed a match-high 16 attacks to lead the Mariners on offense.  She was followed closely by Knights who tallied 11 kills. Betsy Trenckmann provided the backline defense for MMA by posting 12 digs in the match.

Castleton (3-6 overall, 0-1 NAC) was led by Grace Schreiber (Cheshire, Conn.) who notched nine kills.  Freshman Amanda Chambers (Lake George, N.Y.) led both teams with 14 digs and added four kills. Classmate Shelby Smyth (Chelmsford, Mass.) chipped in with 11 assists and six digs.

As a team the Mariners scored a .220 kill percentage compared to just .038 for the Spartans.  MMA (6-5 overall, 1-0 NAC) also scored a decisive edge in service reception totaling a .905 reception percentage to Castleton's .790 mark.