The Lynn English volleyball team finally put it all together and dominated its first win of the year, a 3-0 victory over Everett at Paul F. Cavanagh Gymnasium Wednesday. The Bulldogs won by lopsided set scores of 25-8 and 25-2 before finishing it off in a nail-biting 28-26 third set.
“All of my players played well,” English coach Mike Haddad said. “We finally found the momentum we need in the first set and kept building on it all the way to the win. This was by far the best game we’ve played so far.”
Diamond Bogues was great at the service line with four aces, including a game-winning ace in the final set. Veronica Moeun had 34 positive serves and four aces, including a string of 21 straight serves to carry English to a victory. Moeun also had two kills. Merily Folestal, who was honored for Senior Night, had three aces, nine kills and four blocks while DJ Chim also played a great game.
“This is what I’ve been waiting for from this group,” Haddad said. “They finally realized their potential I saw from day one.”
English (1-5) travels to rival Classical Monday (5:30).
VOLLEYBALL
Malden 3, Classical 1
The Rams dropped their first game of the season, falling by set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 24-26, 25-20.
Chloe Clement led the way with 16 service points, two aces and 10 kills, while Brooke Warren had 13 service points and three aces.
Classical (5-1) hosts rival English Monday (5:30) for Senior Night.
Revere 3, Chelsea 0
The Patriots won by set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-22.
Prior to the game, Revere honored its group of nine seniors — Mikaella Almeida, Lynzie Anderson, Sydney Ciano, Isabella Cuartas, Tracy Gutierrez, Alexis Iacoviello, Isabella Martinez, Alana Nelson and Jesse So — for their contributions to the program over the years.
Tassya Dacosta had 14 assists in the win, while Isabella Martinez had six kills and Isabella Cuartas had five kills.
Revere (4-2) plays on the road at Malden Monday (5:30).
BOYS LACROSSE
Swampscott 15, Saugus 5
The Big Blue opened the season with a big win at Blocksidge Field. Vinny Palmer led Swampscott with four goals and one assist, while Jack Russo and Zach Pierce each had three goals and two assists in the win. Christian Pierro added three goals, while Christian Urbano had one goal and one assist. Goalie Aidan Breault made five saves and even added a goal, while Loukas Pantazopoulos had three saves.
Swampscott (1-0) hosts Gloucester Monday (4).
Saugus (0-1) is right back in action Thursday afternoon (4) with a home game against Danvers.
