Tue, Oct 18, 2016
05:15 PM @
Methuen
| Team |
1 |
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3 |
Final |
| Everett |
13 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
| Methuen |
25 |
25 |
25 |
3 |
Sullivan, Rangers punch ticket to States
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METHUEN — With a strong group of returning starters, Methuen volleyball was optimistic about this fall.
Jacqueline Cassidy, Haley McDonnell, Katelyn Hulme, Cristina Lucas and Julia McCoy are talented players. The addition of a superb transfer, though, put the Rangers over the top.
Abby Sullivan, a 6-foot-2 junior from North Middlesex Regional, has made an immediate impact.
In Tuesday's 3-0 win over Everett, Sullivan had 11 kills and eight blocks as the Rangers improved to 10-4. That's quite an improvement from an 11-11 2015 campaign. The win clinched a return to the state tourney. The Rangers had an impressive eight-year tourney run then didn't make it in 2014 and 2015.
"We knew going into the season with Sullivan and the returners, we could do a lot," said Methuen coach Matt Twomey. "We've played a lot of good MVC teams close. We're not just happy making the tourney."
Sullivan, a Lowell Sun All-Star as a sophomore, has had double-digit kills every match.
Twomey said, "From the very first day she has just impressed us. We knew had to move some people around. She's become part of our family."
Game Statistics:
Kills: Abby Sullivan 11
Blocks: Sullivan 8
Assists: Laura Staugler 18
Service points (aces): Jacqueline Cassidy 14 (4)
Digs: Cristina Lucas 8
