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Gabby Pribisich tallied a .714 attack percentage and three aces in the victory.
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Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU 0-0
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Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 3-0
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
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Final
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Vermont State Castleton VERMONT
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 25 25 25 (3)
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT 11 12 18 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Opens Campaign With Sweep Of VTSU Castleton

The Middlebury volleyball team grabbed early leads in each set and never looked back in a 3-0 sweep of Vermont State University Castleton during its season opener on Wednesday. It is the eighth time in the last 10 seasons that the Panthers have opened the campaign with a victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Middlebury raced ahead in the opening set, building a 10-4 lead to force a Spartan timeout. 
  • The Panthers built on their advantage out of the break. Caroline Byrne and Gabby Pribisich capped three-straight points with a combination block for a 13-4 advantage.
  • Castleton chipped away at the deficit, claiming five of the next seven tallies to cut Middlebury's lead to 15-9. The visitors kept the momentum going, as three service aces in a row by Pribisich highlighted a 10-3 run to give the squad the first stanza, 25-11.
  • Molly Harrison led the charge early in the second frame, tallying two kills to help put the Panthers ahead, 8-3. The hosts responded with a successful attack by Alondra Rojas and a Middlebury error to trim the lead down to three (10-7).
  • The visitors closed out the set strong with a 15-5 blitz to clinch the second frame by a 25-12 score. Ella Beebe and Harrison paced the attack with three kills apiece.
  • Middlebury grabbed a 13-4 advantage in the third set before a successful attack from Madison Sheehan and a Delia Roulston ace bookended four-straight points for the Spartans to make it 13-8.
  • The Panthers continued to roar in the final stanza. A kill by Molly MacDonald sparked nine of the next 13 points to give Middlebury a 22-12 advantage.
  • Castleton put in one final push to slice the deficit to six, but MacDonald sealed the set (25-18) and the triumph with her fourth successful attack of the frame.

NOTES

  • In her first career start at setter, Campbell Bartley tallied 31 assists and two blocks.
  • Harrison led all players with eight kills and 11.5 points.
  • Pribisich matched her career high with three service aces and had three blocks in the triumph.
  • Middlebury and Castleton met for the first time in the sport of volleyball.

The Panthers head to St. Lawrence for the North Country Classic, battling the host Saints on Friday at 5:00 p.m.

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