Massachusetts High School Volleyball - Mystic Valley Regional tips Lowell
October 21, 2014: Malden, MA 02148 In Tuesday's non-league contest, the Mystic Valley Regional Eagles (Malden, MA) volleyball squad nudged the visiting Lowell Red Raiders (Lowell, MA), by a margin of 3-2.
Next up, the Eagles face the Whittier RVT Wildcats (Haverhill, MA) in a Commonwealth contest, on Wednesday, October 22. Mystic Valley Regional will attempt to better on its 13-2 season record.
With the loss, Lowell moves to 5-10 on the year. The Red raiders host Lawrence (Lawrence, MA) to face the Lancers in a Merrimack Valley II contest on Wednesday, October 22. The Lancers go into the contest with a record of 1-11.
Match Summary
Mystic Valley wins in 5 against non-league opponent Lowell High School. The team combined for a 36% kill percentage, 4 blocks and 58 digs against a tough Lowell team. Senior Paulina Petras had an outstanding night with 14 kills on 33 attempts and only 2 errors (42.4% kill percentage). She also led the team in aces with 4 (19% ace percentage) and had a 85.7% serve percentage. Petras also had 4 digs and a solo block. Senior Shannon Roseen had a double-double with 10 digs and 14 kills (54% kill percentage). Roseen also had 2 solo blocks and 3 assists. Junior Bailey Chiccurelli led the team in digs with 19, and Senior Jess Phinney had 30 assists on the night.
Lowell: Junior setter Natalia Amorim contributed 1 ace, 1 kill and 20 assists. Senior Captain libero Kelsey Higgins contributed 1 ace, 7 kills, and 15 digs. Senior middle Emily Nyarko-Dufie contributed 2 aces, 7 blocks, 6 digs, and 8 kills. Junior middle Saung Thuu contributed 7 kills and 13 digs.
