Southern Maine Athletics

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University Panthers defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies in three sets on Wednesday evening in a Little East Conference women's volleyball match at Plymouth State's Foley Gymnasium. Sophomore Lizzy Harbester (Plympton, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) recorded a game-high eight kills for the Huskies. Sophomore Caitlyn McGranahan (Seattle, Wash./Lake Stevens) tied with Plymouth State's Annalyn Cahill for the second-most kills with six.
 
Plymouth State's Danielle Emerson led all players in assists with 22 and digs with 10. Senior Anyelis Hernandez (Lawrence, Mass.) and sophomore Taylor Joyal (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) each had eight digs for the Huskies. Sophomore Reese Helisek (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) and junior Alexis Tortola (Rowland Heights, Cali./Bishop Amat) each had eight assists.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 5-16 (0-5 LEC)
Plymouth State: 15-4 (5-1 LEC)
 
Series History:
Plymouth State leads the all-time series 34-0.
 
How it Happened:

• The Panthers opened the match with a 9-0 run on their way to a 25-9 win in the opening set.
• Plymouth State went ahead two sets to none with a 25-16 win in the second set. Harbester led the Huskies with three kills in the set.
• The Panthers finished off the match with a 25-17 win in the third set to complete the sweep. They led throughout the entire set.

 
Inside the Stats:

• Plymouth State led 32-24 in kills, 31-22 in assists and 10-2 in aces. Five of Plymouth State's aces came from Emerson.
• Senior Amelia Beatty (Rochester, N.H./Spaulding) added seven digs for the Huskies.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will head to WestConn on Saturday for a 12:00 pm conference match.