Castine, Maine - The Lady Mariner Volleyball team hosted Husson University and Eastern Nazarene College for two non-conference match-ups Saturday at Margaret Smith Gymnasium. MMA won both matches; Husson split their two matches, while Eastern Nazarene lost a pair.

In the first match the Lady Mariners beat the Eastern Nazarene College Lions by the score of 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, and 25-20). Freshman middle hitter Melissa Lail (Elizabeth, CO) led MMA with 11 kills on 20 attempts (.450%) while junior outside hitter Chelsea Ward (Homer, AK) contributed 10 kills on 17 attempts (.529%). Sophomore setter Jennifer Dixon (Woodstock, MD) played well collecting 19 assists while junior setter Heather Moore (Macedon, NY) collected nine assists and nine digs. Kerri Sullivan (Cranston, RI) led the team with 15 digs.

Amber Burns (Fall River, MA) led the Lions with nine kills while Kaitlyn Yoder (Smithburg, MD) led Eastern Nazarene College with five assists. Burns and Allison Auperlee (Quincy, MA) each had 10 digs in the match to lead ENC.

In the second match of the day, the Eagles of Husson University defeated the Lions from Eastern Nazarene College by the score of 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-20). Hannah Olstad (Farmington, NH) led Husson with 10 kills to go along with seven aces, while Aleta Johnson (Milton, NH) added 29 assists and 13 digs. Amber Burns led the Lions with eight kills and nine assists. With the win Husson improves to 11-1 on the year while the Lions fall to 2-12.

The third match of the day featured the Lady Mariners and the Eagles going head to head. MMA won the match 3-1 (25-10, 18-25, 25-17, and 25-9). Chelsea Ward led the Lady Mariners with 17 kills while Melissa Lail added 10 kills. Lauren Sakahara collected 21 digs while Jen Dixon had 29 assists. Ward and Heather Moore each had four block assists. Hannah Olstad led the eagles with 10 kills while Johnson added 21 assists. The Lady Mariners improve to 7-6 on the year while the Eagles drop to 11-2.