Written by Chase Whitney.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Seawolves (4-2) defended home court and easily handled the visiting Knights from Northern Essex Community College (0-1), winning in straight sets and giving up a high of just 17 points.

SMCC got off to a hot start in the first set, winning 25-11 with the help of some well-timed kills from sophomore Rachel Pardi (Portland, Maine). The Seawolves set the tone right away and continued to control the pace throughout the match. Set two finished with a score of 25-17 after Northern Essex rallied in an attempt to tie the game up but were halted by a strong finish from the Seawolves. SMCC took set three 25-10 to close it out in the minimum.

Pardi finished the match with 14 kills (.545 kill percentage) along with three digs. Sophomore Emilia Lamie (Rochester, N.H.) tallied one kill, two assists and 14 digs as the libero for the Seawolves. Sophomore Lauren Kiss (Lyman, Maine) put up three kills, 22 assists and six digs. Sophomore Lillian Findlan (North Berwick, Maine) had five kills and five digs. First-year Jordan Bickford (Cumberland, Maine) recorded four kills, one assist and four digs.

Coach's thoughts:

"We built off of our strong performances the last few matches and had another good one this evening. Northern Essex kept us on our toes and showed us a few things that will be focus areas at practice this week. We're looking forward to another match with NHTI this weekend." – Head Coach Garrett Lewellen

Seawolves Stars of the Game:

Kiss: Three kills, 22 assists, six digs
Pardi: 14 kills (.545 kill percentage), three digs
Lamie: 14 digs, two assists, one kill

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