Marian University women’s volleyball (2-2, 0-0 NACC) defeated Carleton in four sets and Lawrence in straight sets to finish the Sugar Loaf Classic.
 

MARIAN VS. CARLETON / 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19

• The Sabres were able to take command early with a strong start from the offense as Marian had 12 kills and hit .333.
• Carleton was able to answer especially on the defensive side as the Sabres were held to a .045 hitting percentage in the second set.
• Marian bounced back in teh third recording a sideout percentage of 65.0 percent.
• The Sabres also had 17 kills in the third set as Marian grabbed a 2-1 lead.
• The fourth set saw the Marian defense allow just two Carleton kills and a -.095 attack percentage to seal the first win of the season.

MARIAN VS. LAWRENCE / 25-11, 27-25, 25-16

• The Sabre defense was especially dominant as the Sabres were able to close out the tournament with a convincing sweep of Lawrence.
• Marian opened the match with a 10-1 run to easily cruise to a win in set two.
• The Sabres were able to show toughness late in set two battling off a pair of set-point opportunities for Lawrence.
• Marian was able to close out the set with a pair of kills sandwiched around an LU attacking error.
• With the momentum, Marian scored the first six points of set three only to have Lawrence to rally and take a 10-9 advantage.
• After the set was tied at 13-13, Marian took control for good with an 8-1 spurt to secure the sweep.

MARIAN VS. CARLETON

• The Marian offense dominated holding a 55-33 edge in kills, while the back row had a 67-60 advantage in digs.
• The Sabres set a season-high recording 12 service aces as a team.
• Marian improves to 2-0 all-time against Carleton, both four-set victories.

MARIAN VS. LAWRENCE

• The Sabres limited Lawrence to a .000 hitting percentage including a first set where Lawrence hit -.316 and didn’t record a single kill.
• The Marian offense finished with a 45-16 advantage in kills and hit .289 for the match.
• Marian had another 11 aces at the service line in the win.
• This marked the first Marian win over Lawrence since 2018, a sweep at home.

 
MARIAN VS. CARLETON

	Sophomore Alana McDermott had a big match with 27 digs to go with two service aces.
	Senior Kaitlyn Merrill posted a match-high 13 kills to go with two service aces.
	Senior Serina Pehowski hit .300 for the match and had 10 kills.

MARIAN VS. LAWRENCE

	Sophomore Harley Bartels had a career-high 13 kills to go with a .550 hitting percentage.
	Sophomore Alana McDermott had another impressive performance recording five service aces to go with a match-high 20 digs.
	Senior Kaitlyn Merrill added 12 kills off of a .435 hitting percentage.  She also had five digs in the back row.