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Box Score 2 THE BASICS
Match One Score: Emerson 3, Emmanuel (Mass.) 1 (37-35, 25-18, 24-26, 25-23)
Match Two Score: Emerson 3, Mount Ida 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-23)
Records: Emerson Lions (11-10, 5-6 GNAC); Emmanuel Saints (8-17, 4-7 GNAC); Mount Ida Mustangs (12-16, 1-10 GNAC)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Andy Yosinoff Court)
Date: April 1, 2017
The Lead: The Emerson men's volleyball team hammered out a pair of GNAC wins in tri-match action across town at Emmanuel (Mass.) where they snagged wins over the hosts and Mount Ida on Saturday afternoon, powered by a 41 combined kill effort by sophomore Mark Piorkowski (Montclair, N.J.).
Match One: Emerson 3, Emmanuel 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE
- Emmanuel held the 11-8 lead over Emerson to start off the first frame until the Lions used a 7-1 push to take the 15-12 lead away from the Saints on kill by Piorkowski.
- After the Saints tacked on the next five of six points to claim the 17-16 lead back, the Lions regained 21-19 lead before the Saints locked the score again at 21-all.
- On the next three of four points, Emerson's two point lead at 24-22 would be its biggest margin that it would hold through the remainder of the set.
- With the score locked in a 25-tie, the score made its way into the 30s as the lead differential remained within one and experienced nine ties.
- Emmanuel had the 35-34 lead in their hands until Piorkowski powered out a trio of his 28 kills to pull Emerson to a 37-35 first set finish.
SET TWO
- An early 2-0 deficit was the only time Emerson would trail before the Lions bounced back with the next 10 of 11 points to put them ahead, 10-3.
- Emmanuel closed to within five at 13-8 on an attack error as Emerson countered for the next of six to bring their lead to nine at 18-9.
- A trio of consecutive points cut by the Saints cut the Lions lead margin down to six at 18-12 on a swing by Erik English.
- Through the end of the second frame, Emerson continued to hold an advantage of at least seven over the hosts and notched the 25-18 win on junior Stig Regan's (Kailua, Hi.) kill.
SET THREE
- Emerson opened the third stanza up with a 3-0 lead before Emmanuel scored the following three points to square the score at 3-all.
- The score would be knotted three more times, the last at 6-all, as Emmanuel broke the tie and upped their lead margin to three twice at 11-8 and 13-10.
- The Lions would trail by two at 15-13 until they took their first lead at 16-15 on an attack error.
- Emerson would continue to keep Emmanuel within one and were a point from taking the sweep at 24-23, but the Saints stormed back with three straight points to grab the 26-24 win on a Max Gottuso kill.
SET FOUR
- Emerson was able to break two ties, once at 4-all and then 6-all, before they were able to extend their lead to four at 11-7 on a bad set by Emmanuel.
- With the 12-9 lead in Emerson's favor, Emmanuel battled and countered for the next five points to regain the 14-12 advantage.
- A kill from Piorkowski brought Emerson back to within one at 15-14, but Emmanuel responded with the next five points to extend the score at 19-15.
- After the Saints took the 21-18 lead, the Lions evened the score 21-all and went to take the comeback 25-23 win thanks to three consecutive errors by the hosts.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Piorkowski hammered out a season-high 28 kills and served three aces, junior Nick Rusk (Fort Lauderdale, Fl.) registered 46 assists, sophomore Jacob DiTore (Salem, N.H.) tallied 18 digs and Regan led the defense with a trio of blocks.
- English had 19 kills and served two aces for Emmanuel, Seamus McDonagh recorded a match-best 50 assists, Gotusso recorded 13 digs as McDonagh and Alex Silva each powered out seven blocks each.
Match Two: Emerson 3, Mount Ida 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE
- Mount Ida took early control over the first set and held an 11-5 lead over Emerson after an attack error.
- Down by six, the Lions caught fire and came from behind to grab the 17-12 lead over the Mustangs on a 12-1 run that included a trio of kills from Piorkowski.
- Emerson built onto their lead in the midst of the set and held the 23-15 advantage until Mount Ida creeped to within four at 24-20 after they tacked on five of the next six points.
- The Lions closed the 25-20 win out from a swing by Piorkowski.
SET TWO
- The closest Mount Ida would come to within Emerson in the second set would be one at 7-6 before the Lions extended their lead to eight at 20-12.
- Mount Ida cut the lead down to five at 20-15 after a kill by Nate Gyampo and closed within five again at 24-19 before Rusk set up Piorkowski for a kill to lock up the 25-19 win.
SET THREE
- After Emerson took the 5-3 lead, the Lions found themselves trailing at 9-7 before they went on to grab the 17-12 lead, capped off by an ace from freshman Carl A'guiar (Tujunga, Calif.).
- The Lions build their lead margin up to seven at 21-15 and saw the Mustangs slowly chip away at their lead as they came back to one at 24-23 on a Gyampo kill.
- Before Mount Ida could think of taking the win away from Emerson, Piorkowski hammered a kill that lifted the Lions to a 25-23 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Piorkowski powered out 13 kills for Emerson, while Rusk followed with 24 assists, freshman Diego Garcia (Honolulu, Hi.) registered nine digs and Regan had a match-best four blocks.
- Rusk and freshman John Bucy (McLean, Va.) each served three aces.
- For Mount Ida, Gyampo hammered nine kills, while Peter Griffenkranz tallied 25 assists, Tyler Shinkle and Brett Southworth served one ace, Nelson Leadbetter recorded nine digs and Carter Amendon led the defense with three blocks.
UP NEXT
- Emerson steps out of conference play at Pine Manor on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m.
- Emmanuel takes on Wentworth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6.
Mount Ida will also be in action at on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Lasell.
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