SALEM, Mass -- The Bucs volleyball team traveled to Salem on Tuesday to take on the Vikings in conference play. Looking for their first conference win, the Bucs took one set in their 3-1 loss.

The Basics

Final: Vikings 3, Buccaneers 1 (25-14, 25-23, 17-25, 25-19)

Records: Salem State (7-8, 2-2)

               Maritime (4-15, 0-4)

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Gemma Geisler led the Buccaneers in kills with 11 and Marlo Stark racked up 10 in the match.
• Shayla Narodowg had a match-high 30 assists in the loss.
• Stark tallied four aces with three other Bucs serving up two aces each.
• Audrey Manning was the Bucs leader on defense with 27 digs. Narodowg had 20 of her own and Ashleigh Catlett had 16. 
• Narodowg had the only block at the net for Maritime.
• In total, Maritime had 41 kills with a .123 hitting percentage, 38 assists, 11 aces, 90 digs, and one block.

Salem State

• Abigail O'Connor led the match with 16 kills. Presley Shairs tallied 11 and Gracie Dailey had 10.
• Eva Haralabatos had a team-high 22 assists in the win.
• Ariana Barrows totaled five aces to lead all players.
• Defensively, Kailey Roche totaled 29 digs to lead all players. Three other Vikings were in double digits.
• O'Connor had three blocks at the net and Shairs had two.
• In total, Salem had 45 kills with a .169 hitting percentage, 38 assists, 10 aces, 90 digs, and five blocks.

How It Happened

Salem State went wire-to-wire in the first set. They took a 2-0 lead off the bat and though the Buccaneers scored points intermittently, the Vikings opened their lead to 8-2. Later in the game, Salem opened the lead to seven, 13-6, which was followed by a Buccaneers run that got them back within three, 15-12. Salem then went on to score 10 of the next 12 points to take set one, 25-14, and a 1-0 lead in the match.

Set two went a bit differently for both teams and though Salem started with a 2-0 lead again, Maritime took an early lead at 5-3. The Vikings scored five consecutive points to retake the lead 8-5. Salem extended their lead to five points, 15-10, which the Buccaneers erased and tied the game up at 18-18 with an 8-3 run. Maritime then took a late lead, 20-18 and maintained a lead until Salem clawed back and tied it at 21-21. The Bucs went back up 23-21 but the Vikings scored the next four points in a row to win the set, 25-23, and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

In the third set, Salem broke out to a five points lead, 10-5. Maritime scored six of the next seven points to tie the game up at 11-11. The teams traded points to 13-13 and then the Bucs took the lead, and though the teams tied again at 17-17, Maritime never looked back and scored the next seven points with Stark on the serve to win the game, 25-17, and bring the match to a 2-1 score.

Maritime led much of the fourth set, 6-3, then 16-13. Down three, Salem scored five points straight to take an 18-16 lead. Maritime scored three more times compared to the Vikings seven points and Salem won the set, 25-19, and the match, 3-1.

What's Next

The Buccaneers are back at the Clean Harbors Athletics Center for their next match on Saturday in conference against Worcester State at 12pm.