Volleyball notches first program win in history

The Gloucester Fishermen volleyball team won its first match in program history this past Thursday against Salem Academy Charter School.

Gloucester started off strong in the first set, winning 25-22.

The Fishermen kept up the momentum, but narrowly lost the second set 22-25.

In the third set, they had a similar score to the second, losing 21-25. 

Gloucester started the fourth set playing hard, but they were down going through the difficult set. Captain Sara Fernandes closed the score gap with her serves for Gloucester to win 25-15. The set win forced the match into a tiebreaker set.

Salem took the early lead in the fifth set, but junior Izzy Tarantino brought Gloucester back and served what would lead to the game-winning point, with the score of 15-12. 

The final score of the match was 3-2 for Gloucester. 

Some standout players on the court helped lead the Fishermen to the win. Junior Kadijah Kaba served nine aces and got two kills. Fernandes served five aces and got two kills. Senior Desiré Demino served five aces and had eight digs. Freshman Isabella Soundis got eight kills. Captain Jocelyn Maddalena hit eight kills and served two aces.

“We were able to win because of all the hard work and dedication [that was] put into practice,” Maddalena said. “We really locked in and just became one team.”