BANGOR – The University of Maine at Presque Isle volleyball team traveled to Husson College for non-conference matches against host Husson and UM-Farmington this past Sunday and lost both matches by competitive scores. In the first match of the day, the Owls fell to the Eagles by a score of 3 games to none. The game scores were 25-21, 25-18, 27-25. Johannah Bubar of Riverview, New Brunswick had 8 digs and 2 kills in the loss, while teammate Victoria Rowe of Houlton added 5 digs and 2 kills.
The Owls fared better in their second match of the day against UM-Farmington. It was a seesaw match that the Beavers eventually captured in five games (25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 9-15). Megan Korhonen of Littleton led UMPI with 7 kills, 12 assists, 2 service aces, and 6 digs, while committing no attack errors. Junior Erica Davis of North Yarmouth added 7 kills, 4 digs and 7 blocked shots. Bubar had 9 assists, while Rowe helped the Owls on the defense with 10 digs.