THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 3, Wentworth 0

Records: Emerson Lions (9-5, 3-3 NEWMAC) ; Wentworth Leopards (12-8, 4-1 CCC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Brown & Plofker Gym)

Date: October 8, 2021

The Lead: The Emerson women's volleyball team made their way back into the win column with a 3-0 sweep over crosstown foe, Wentworth, in non-league women's volleyball action on Friday night at Brown & Plofker Gym. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Amelia Combs: nine kills & 10 digs
Rebecca Polsky: 19 assists
Parker Cummings: three block assists
Isabella Chu: three service aces 

WENTWORTH

Viviann Goulet: seven kills
Ashley Cao: 13 assists & 12 digs
Abby Maher: three aces
Lauren Edmiston: three block assists 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Emerson began the first with a quick 6-3 advantage over Wentworth and were able to keep a steady three-point advantage over the Leopards through much of the frame. After Wentworth was able to close within one at 16-15, Emerson took off on a 6-1 streak that pushed their lead up to six at 22-16. 
• Wentworth was able to tack on three more points before the set's end, but Emerson locked up the 25-19 win on back-to-back Leopards mishaps. 
• Starting out to the 2-0 lead in the second, Wentworth grabbed the lead and held on until 9-7, which is when Emerson put momentum back on there side with a streak of six points to jump ahead by three at 13-10. 
• The score locked four more times before Wentworth reclaimed the lead (20-17) and again were able to keep Emerson playing from behind. Emerson went back in front by one at 23-22 behind a 5-1 run that was capped on a kill from Combs only to have Wentworth knot the score 23-all. It was the hosts, however, who iced the second frame with the final two points for the tight comeback 25-23 win. 
• Emerson and Wentworth kept the third set close with leads never extend over three. When the score was 15-13 in Emerson's favor, the Lions rattled off the next five points to separate themselves by eight (21-13). 
• Wentworth was not going away quietly and tacked on seven more points, but Emerson registered kills from Cummings and Chu to come away with the 25-20 win and the sweep. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson steps back into conference play on Tuesday, October 12th when they head to Smith for a 7:00 p.m. match.