THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 3, Wentworth 0

Records: Emerson Lions (11-1, NEWMAC 3-2); Wentworth Leopards (10-7)

Location: Boston, Mass (Tansey Gymnasium)

Date: October 7, 2022

The Lead: Sophomore Parker Cummings notched a game high 11 kills while classmate Brooke Maynez added 7 more kills as the Lions defeated Wentworth 3-0 on Friday night at Tansey Gymasium.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Parker Cummings: 10 kills

Caroline Bond: 23 assists

Brooke Maynez: 7 kills

WENTWORTH

Ashley Cao: 7 kills and 9 assists

Lexi Zabloudil: 12 assists

Helen Barthe: 4 kills and 8 digs

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

SET ONE

• The Lions took a commanding lead to begin the first set. Aces by Senior Caroline Bond, Sophomore Amelia Combs, and kills by Senior Jillian Kay and Sophomore Parker Cummings helped Emerson open a 8-1 lead.
• Wentworth was forced to call a timeout in an attempt to stop Emerson's momentum. The Lions continued to keep their distance from the Leopards as they built a 19-11 lead.
• Wentworth found some momentum late as they rattled off 6 consecutive points, forcing Emerson to call a timeout as they cut the lead to just two points.
• Coming out of the timeout, the Lions scored 6 of the next 7 points to give them a 25-18 set victory.

SET TWO

• The Lions stayed strong into the second set. Kills by Cummings and Kay along with another ace by Bond gave the Lions a 5-2 advantage.
• The teams began trading points as set two found itself at a 10-10 tie after a block by Wentworth's Riley Schoonmaker.
• The Lions pulled away as Wentworth was unable to string together consecutive points until late in the set. With Emerson ahead by a score of 24-16, Wentworth closed the gap by scoring three straight points before Cummings put a stop to the rally with a set clinching kill. Emerson led the match 2-0.

SET THREE 

• The third set was tightly contested early. Kills by Sophomore Brooke Maynez and Junior Isabella Cubba helped the Lions to a 7-5 lead before the Leopards found some momentum.
• Wentworth scored the next 6 points, forcing Emerson to call a timeout to regroup.
• With the score 11-7 in favor of Wentworth, the Lions could not capture any momentum and found themselves down 14-9.
• Wentworth quickly lost all momentum when Emerson scored the next 7 points all on errors by the Leopards. Emerson found themselves back on top; 16-14
• The Lions scored 9 of the final 10 points, pushing them to a 25-17 victory and securing a 3-0 sweep over Wentworth.

UP NEXT

The Lions return home to host NEWMAC opponent Smith on Tuesday, October 11^th at 6pm at Brown and Plofker Gym.

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