SMCC Rolls to Straight-Set Win Over Great Bay

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Southern Maine Community College swept Great Bay Community College, 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–14) on Tuesday night at The HUB.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

SMCC settled in after an even start to the first, using a Yana Montell (Gardiner, Maine) service ace and a Kadie Madera (Sanford, Maine) serving run to close out a 25–16 opening set.

The Seawolves jumped all over set two with a 7–0 burst led by Gabrielle Price (Saco, Maine), who stacked two service aces and two quick kills during the run. Great Bay rallied to 10–10, but an Elise Kaplan (Cumberland, Maine) ace restarted momentum and SMCC finished the frame 25–14.

Set three stayed tight before Kaplan delivered back-to-back aces to tilt the scoreboard. Alyssa Rousseau (Yarmouth, Maine) added an ace and Price finished the night from the line and the middle as SMCC completed the sweep, 25–14.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• 34 kills at .280 hitting, including Madera (7 kills, .462), Price (5, .571), Lilly Andreasen (Gorham, Maine) (5, .300) and Sivan Semo (Rollinsford, N.H.) (5, .364).
• 17 service aces — Price 6, Montell 3, Kaplan 3, Madera 2, Rousseau 2, Dalia Nelson (Kennebunk, Maine) 1.
• 31 assists split by Allison Fraser (Harrington, Maine) 9, Sophia Davis (Wells, Maine) 7, Amala Rumma (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) 7, Montell 4; Nelson and Rousseau paced the floor with 9 digs each.

NEXT UP:

SMCC continues to the YSCC Semi Finals Hosted at NHTI on Sunday October 26^th when they take on Word of Life Bible Institute.