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28 MARINER / 2016 - ISSUE 3

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Volleyball Team Wins 2016 NAC Championship

ATHLETICS SECTION By RIANA SIDELINGER, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

T

he MMA volleyball team won their fifth NAC Champion-

ship this season, a first since 2010. Senior captain Gillian

O’Neal was named the NAC Tournament MVP, while

Sydney Adams, Tess Clark, and Maria Perez earned All-Tourna-

ment nods.

The Mariners went on to play in the First Round of the NCAA

Division III Volleyball Tournament but lost to Tufts University. The

Mariners boasted a 22-9 record this season.

The 2016 North Atlantic Conference Volleyball Champions. (Photo by Courtney Peed)

Tricia Carver named NAC Coach of the Year

T

ricia Carver, in her

fourth season with

Maine Maritime, was

recognized as the Coach of the

Year for the second consecutive

time, after earning Co-Coach of

the Year honors last season. Un-

der her guidance, the Mariners

earned the top seed in the NAC

Championship Tournament

after compiling a 7-0 record in

conference play and went on to

win their first NAC Champion-

ship since 2010. The Mariners

earned an automatic bid to the

NCAA Tournament where they

fell to Tufts University. With her

leadership, the Mariners have

posted a 74-47 overall record and

22-3 record in conference play.

Photo by Tony Llerena