THE BASICS 
Lesley University, 0 vs Maine Maritime Academy, 3 (25-14, 25-12, 25-14)

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (0-24, 0-7 NAC)
MMA Mariners (16-7, 7-0 NAC)

Location: Lexington, Mass. – Minuteman High School Gym

Date: Friday, Oct 24, 2025

THE LEAD — Maine Maritime Academy stayed perfect in North Atlantic Conference women's volleyball action on Friday evening, defeating host Lesley University by a 3-0 final at Minuteman High School.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the opening set, the Mariners used an 8-0 run to open the match behind the service game of Hunnie Zuber-Stephens to take control and ride out a 25-14 win.
• The sides traded points to a 4-4 score early in the second set before MMA put together six straight points including back-to-back aces from Bre Kerr to build a 10-4 cushion. Later in the set, back-to-back aces by Ally Hadley put the score out of reach as the visitors captured a 25-12 win to go ahead in the match, 2-0.
• The Lynx did not go away without a fight, pulling ahead 8-6 following a service ace by junior Shae Thomas (Clayton, N.C.) but the lead was short-lived as the Mariners responded with eight straight points including three aces from Ayla Altman to swing the momentum back to the visitors for good in a 25-14 final set win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Ila Smith and Sydney Williams led the way for MMA with 11 and 10 kills, respectively, with Smith hitting an impressive .769 in the victory (11-1-13).
• Hadley finished with 20 assists while Zuber-Stephens chipped in with 18 helpers.
• Thomas paced LU with seven kills and three digs.
• LU sophomore Korinne Hall-Johnson (North Brunswick, N.J.) led the Lynx with six digs in the setback while Mariah Febo (Boston, Mass.) recorded 13 assists and five digs.

UP NEXT

• Lesley is off until Wednesday, Oct. 29 when it hosts Anna Maria College at 6:00 PM.