Regular Season Winding Up?

We might say that the schedule is winding down, but really it is winding up, as Melrose prepares to face the iron of its schedule, with two games against top four-rated teams in Massachusetts in the next ten days. Melrose travels to Hyannis to face Barnstable Thursday. Barnstable lost 3-1 last week to Medfield, its second loss in the past seven years and split with Medfield this year. They will likely not be in a particular good mood following the Medfield victory.

Melrose fans know the Medfield program, as Medfield defeated Melrose 3-2 in the State Championship game in 2005.

Friday, Melrose easily topped Belmont 25-10, 25-10, 25-14. Melrose played well, amassing fifteen kills in set one, including five for Hannah Brickley and four apiece for Laura Irwin and Athena Ziavras.

Set two saw another strong effort, with leads of 9-1, 13-2, and 21-4. Hannah had another five kills, Laura four, and a pair for freshman Jill Slabacheski.

Set three was the closest, as Belmont closed to 19-14 before Annemarie Weisen's service helped sink the Marauders. Siena Mamayek had three kills, and Athena and Annemarie each had a pair.

For the match, Melrose had only two service errors, and setter Colleen Hanscom continued her assault on the career assist mark, adding another thirty-two.