The Melrose Lady Raiders had to come from 'way behind last Monday to maintain their season-long undefeated skein. The match, against Division Three powerhouse North Reading was played in Melrose in the new Veterans' Memorial school gym.
North Reading came to town with some dozen very strong, very athletic, well-drilled troops -- who managed to put Melrose down in the first two of the five-set series. The locals were shocked with their guests' smooth, powerful play, but rose to the occasion in game three.
The key for the Raiders was middle hitter All-Star Hannah Brickley, who powered hit after hit from her center position. And when North Reading put three blockers up, Hannah flummoxed the opposition with tightly-placed dinks. Laura Irwin provided some variety to Brickley's on-slaught, picking up valuable points going down the line.
The Raiders entered the competition minus one of their strongside hitters when Athena Ziavras, a rising sophomore, incurred a knee injury on the day before the North Reading match. Taking her place was a freshman from Coach Scott Celli's jayvees, Jill Slabascheski.
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