Melrose finished the West Coast swing on the year, thrashing the Lady Marauders 3-0 after traveling in monsoon conditions. The win brings Melrose to 9-0 and extends their undefeated regular season record to thirty.
Melrose took down the Jolly Roger 25-8, 25-2, and 25-12 to move to 9-0, with the big game of the season thus far against North Reading next week. Melrose displayed consistency through most of the games, and limited service errors to three, while younger players got extended time. Melrose went out 10-3 and 21-4 en route to a rout in set one. Laura Irwin continued her killing spree with four in the early going and Hannah Brickley had a trio of aces. Unfortunately, Alyssa DiRaffaele went out with an injury late in the game.
Set two brought total domination with the Lady Raiders jumping out to 4-1 and 23-1 advantages. Colleen Hanscom had a fourteen point service run and three aces. Unofficially, Jill Slabacheski had her first varsity kill and Melrose exploded for fourteen kills including six for Hannah and four for sophomore Athena Ziavras.
Set three was more of the slam, with Belmont putting up more than token resistance. Belmont closed to 10-9 before Melrose went on a 7-0 run to get separation. Laura added another quartet of kills. Laura also added a long service run.
The Lady Raiders have staked out some positive territory for seeding as they prepare for the post-season. Next week's matchup against the North Reading Hornets should be the challenge the Melrose needs to make gains against legitimate competition
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