Women’s Volleyball Welcomes Mass. Maritime in Home Opener Tuesday

SUFFOLK vs MASS. MARITIME
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Sept. 9 7:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 17-0 Oct. 26, 2024, W, 3-0 Same Won 17

BOSTON – Suffolk women's volleyball looks to pick up its first win of the season when it hosts Mass Maritime for its home opener Tuesday, Sept 9. The opening serve from Larry E. Smith & Michael S. Smith Court is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's volleyball competed in the MIT Invitational over the weekend, falling in four sets to Conn. College on Friday night, before being swept by host MIT on Saturday morning at the Rockwell Cage.

MORE READING: Conn. College Clips Women's Volleyball at MIT Invitational, 3-1 | MIT Sweeps Women's Volleyball

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk enters the matchup sitting at 0-4.
• Emmy Thomander leads the squad with 1.54 kps with Sami Shore trailing with 1.36 kps, on a .265 hitting percentage. Shore is a staple at the net defensively, however, with a team-best 0.71 bps. 
• Aislinn Lanigan nearly averages 4.00 assists per set with to pace the offense with 52 assists. 
• Kathy Mo and Chloe Clement, who adds 1.29 kps, have anchored the backline with 4.00 dps and 2.29 dps, resepectively.

BUCCANEERS BREAKDOWN

• Mass. Maritime enters the matchup 1-3 on the season, splitting a tri-match this past weekend against Mount St. Vincent (W, 3-0) and Mitchell (L, 3-1).
• Shayla Narodowg leads the Buccaneers offensively with 3.07 kps behind a .274 attack percentage. 
• Maliah Servino provides stretch at the net on both sides of the ball with 2.14 dps and 0.93 bps.
• Natalie Frasca and Narodowg split time as the Buccaneers setter with 3.79 and 3.07 assists per set, respectively.
• Holly Sanders shines on the defensive end, managing 5.57 dps through four games. The freshman is also a threat from the service line with 0.86 aces per est.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Mass. Maritime will meet for the 17th time in the series history.
• The Rams have won all 16 previous matchups against the Buccaneers.
• Suffolk has swept MMA in all, but four meetings.
• Suffolk is a perfect 9-0 at home and has only dropped one set back in 2018.
• The Rams have never dropped consecutive sets to the Buccaneers.
• Suffolk is 3-0 versus Mass. Maritime under Scott Blanchard.

MORE INFO:  Suffolk vs. Mass. Maritime – All Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Following the home opener, the Rams hit the road for an away tilt at Salem State on Thursday, Sept 11. First serve is slated for 6:00 p.m.