BOSTON, Mass. – A five-set extra points thriller awaited the Emerson Men's Volleyball Team as they usurped the third ranked Wentworth Leopards Wednesday night in GNAC Quarterfinal action. With the win the Lions are now 12-16 on the year while WIT finishes the season at 19-10.

Set one was all Wentworth as the Leopards came out to play, swinging .250 as a team to EC's 0.61. Alex Frapech led the attack for Emerson with four kills in the set, but the effort wasn't to be as WIT took a 25-20 win.

The Leopards came out to command set two as well, swinging a lethal .536 on the set that the Lions just couldn't stifle. Frapech put up four again, while Connor Burton posted up for two block assists, but in the end it was WIT with the 25-16 win to make it 2-0.

Backs against the wall, Emerson dug in for set three as Alex Frapech went off for seven kills in the set to bolster the Lion attack. Brendan McGonigle was clutch as well, posting 11 assists in the set to lead EC to a .308 team attack percentage and to the 25-23 win.

Set four saw the Lions come out to dominate with a .424 average with Frapech going off the chain for nine kills in the set as the Leopards looked on helpless. McGonigle was locked in as well, putting up 17 assists in the set as Connor Burton shut down WIT with four block assists as EC tied it up with a 25-21 win.

Set five gave the crowd what they came for as it was a battle to the end with both team knotting up the score several times as Emerson kept battling back into the set. Connor Burton stepped up on offense in the set as well, leading with six kills in the set with Brendan McGonigle in double digit assists as well as the Lions went down to the wire to top WIT 21-19.

The Lions will now advance to the GNAC Semifinals where they'll face Emmanuel on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Boston, Mass.