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2026 Women's Volleyball Senior Day
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Merchant Marine USMMA 20-5,10-1 Skyline
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Winner Vassar VAS 13-12,6-2 Liberty League
Merchant Marine USMMA
20-5,10-1 Skyline
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Final
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Vassar VAS
13-12,6-2 Liberty League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Merchant Marine USMMA 25 25 13 19 4 (2)
Vassar VAS 21 18 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Reverse Sweeps USMMA on Senior Day

Brewers earns third reverse sweep win of the season, celebrates senior class prior to match

Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Women's Volleyball team pulled off its third reverse sweep victory of the season to celebrate Senior Day on Saturday afternoon inside Kenyon Hall as the Brewers scored a 21-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-19, 15-4 regular season finale win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Prior to today's match, VC celebrated its senior class of Holland Kaplan, Francesca Medrano and Maura McAusland.

Vassar's record improves to 13-12 overall while the Mariners drop to 20-5 on the season.

First Set
  • USMMA took a 6-2 lead to begin the match behind two kills from Erin Stillinger and a kill each from Sydney Douglas and Anna Kelly.
  • Vassar drew within 9-7 on two kills and a solo block from McAusland before the Mariners increased the lead to 16-9 on a block from Sophie Phillips and Stillinger.
  • VC clawed back within 20-15 after three kills from McAusland and an ace from Medrano.
  • Vassar got as close as 23-20 but a Kelly winner pushed USMMA to a 25-21 set victory.
Second Set
  • USMMA pulled ahead 5-2 on two kills from Maddie Mayer before a kill each from junior Eleanor Gegen and sophomore Elena Feuer along with a Kaplan ace evened it at five.
  • Consecutive aces from Kelly pushed the Mariners ahead 10-7 before Vassar cut the deficit to one after a kill apiece from Feuer and first year Gina O'Connell.
  • USMMA's advantage expanded to 20-14 after a kill from Carly Soboloski until three straight points from Vassar, led by a kill each from Medrano and McAusland and an ace from first year Riley Huang, trimmed the lead to 20-17.
  • Merchant Marine scored five of the final six points with a kill from Candy Saz-Price pushing the Mariners to a second set victory.
Third Set
  • Vassar soared to a 9-3 lead in the third set behind two aces from sophomore Amy Melchior, two kills from Kaplan and a block from McAusland and Medrano.
  • USMMA got back within 15-10 on a kill from Mayer but the Brewers answered with two McAusland kills and an O'Connell ace to go ahead 19-10.
  • Another Vassar surge behind a Kaplan kill, a solo block from McAusland and another Melchior ace propelled Vassar ahead 22-11.
  • Vassar took the third set following a kill from Medrano and a block from McAusland and Medrano.
Fourth Set
  • USMMA scored a 7-4 advantage in the fourth set behind four kills from Kelly and an ace from Lauren Cassels.
  • Vassar answered to pull ahead 10-8 after a kill each from sophomore Cayla Hoskins-Pfeiffer and Gegen along with an ace from Huang.
  • The lead expanded to 15-9 behind two kills from Kaplan and a winner from McAusland.
  • The Mariners cut the deficit to 20-17 on a Saz-Price kill until Vassar responded with winners from McAusland, Kaplan and Hoskins-Pfeiffer to extend the match to a deciding fifth set.
Fifth Set
  • Vassar propelled ahead 3-1 to open the final stanza on a kill and an ace from O'Connell and a winner from McAusland.
  • Following a kill from Douglas, Vassar rolled ahead to a 9-2 lead behind three aces from Melchior and a kill from Kaplan.
  • VC went ahead 11-3 on a Gegen kill followed by a winner and an ace from McAusland and a kill from Medrano to win the final set and complete the reverse sweep.
For The Brewers
  • McAusland matched her season-high in kills with 17 (.308) along with a career-high eight blocks (two solo) and seven digs.
  • Kaplan posted 13 kills (.278) and 10 digs while Medrano notched 35 assists, four kills, a career-high six blocks and nine digs.
  • Gegen added seven kills and seven digs along with O'Connell totaling four kills, two aces and two blocks.
  • Huang lifted a match-high 13 digs and three aces while Melchior landed a career-high six aces.
For The Mariners
  • Kelly recorded a team-high 14 kills, two aces and nine digs while Saz-Price recording seven kills and eight digs.
  • Phillips added seven kills and four blocks while Douglas finished with six kills.
  • Miranda Zeng garnered 37 assists, three aces and 13 digs while Alexa Tipps lifted 12 digs.
Up Next
  • Vassar will play host to Skidmore in the First Round of the Liberty League Championship on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
  • USMMA will host a Skyline Conference semifinal match on Thursday.
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