Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 3, Smith 0
Records: Emerson Lions (12-2, 4-2 NEWMAC) ; Smith Pioneers (16-7, 3-4 NEWMAC)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Brown & Plofker Gym)
Date: October 11, 2022
The Lead: Sophomore Parker Cummings led the Emerson women's volleyball offense with a match-high 11 kills followed by senior Caroline Bond's 28 assists and four aces as the Lions picked up their second straight win in a sweep over Smith, 3-0, on Tuesday night.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Cummings: 11 kills
Bond: 28 assists, four aces
Amelia Combs: nine kills, four aces
Caroline Davis: 13 digs
Jillian Kay & Isabella Cubba: three blocks assists
SMITH
Abby Hunt: 10 kills
Sophia Padilla: 20 assists, 10 digs
Ari Cross: three aces
Ava Zollinger: four block assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE
- The first set opened with Emerson taking the five-point advantage at 8-3 thanks to six consecutive kills that included three from Cummings.
- Started off on a swing from Hunt, Smith answered with a lengthy 6-0 spark and gained the 9-8 edge behind back-to-back aces from Cross. The score then locked at 13-all before Emerson took back the 17-13 lead.
- At match point, Smith stayed in the mix with a late 3-0 spurt to close within one at 24-23. After Emerson took the timeout, Combs sent down the set-winning kill and took set one, 25-23.
SET TWO
- With the score margin not exceeding more than two, Emerson held the 9-7 lead before Smith tacked on the next trio of points to claim the 10-9 edge on an ace. Emerson answered and powered out a 12-4 run to gain their biggest lead at 21-15.
- Emerson extend their seven-point cushion and used back-to-back Pioneers' miscues and Combs' ace at the line to push the score to 24-16.
- Mia Moscicki notched one last point for Smith on a kill, but Emerson capitalized on a Smith service mishap and took the second set, 25-17.
SET THREE
- The third set saw Emerson rack up a team hit percentage of .444 with two errors and were able to take the third set in commanding fashion at 25-14.
- Emerson opened the third frame with a quick four points and were able to separate themselves by seven at the midway point at 17-10 on a kill, ace and Pioneers' serving error.
- Up seven, Emerson stayed strong on the attack and strung together the next seven of 10 points to bump their lead into double figures at 24-13.
- Smith registered their last point on a swing by Madeleine Manzer to bring them within 10, but Emerson iced the game on the set-winning swing from sophomore Isabella Chu to win 25-14.
UP NEXT
- Emerson closes the quick home stand on Friday, October 14th when they play host to Salve Regina at 6:00 p.m.
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