Melrose (21-2) hosted the Greater Lowell Gryphons (13-8) and easily moved into the D2 North Semifinals with a 25-6, 25-13, 25-11. Melrose will face the winner of Greater Lawrence and O'Bryant Thursday.
Melrose quickly went out 8-0 as the Gryphons seemed intimidated by the quicker, taller Lady Raiders and the large playoff crowd. Melrose extended its lead to 15-3 and 24-4 before closing out the set. Athena Ziavras had four kills with Hannah Brickley and Siena Mamayek both adding a trio and Laura Irwin a pair.
Set two saw more of the same with Melrose liberally substituting in their entire roster. Laura had five kills, Hannah four, and the freshmen, Jill Slabacheski and Alyssa DiRaffaele each added a kill to their playoff resume.
Melrose finished the match with another quick 13-3 lead mostly with Greater Lawrence errors. It was a total team effort with a timely kill from Kelly O'Neill finishing the rout. Particularly noteworthy was the usual strong effort from setter Colleen Hanscom.
The easy playoff win helps get Melrose back on the track after some recent unevenness. If the seeding holds, Melrose will travel to Greater Lawrence on Thursday. An O'Bryant win will bring another home game to the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School.
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