THE BASICS 

Score: Lasell 3, Emerson 0 

Records: Emerson Lions (1-7, 0-3 GNAC) ; Lasell Lasers (5-5, 1-0 GNAC)

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

Date: February 15, 2022

The Lead: The Emerson men's volleyball team, led by sophomore Neiko Pittman's 12 kills, shouldered a three-set setback to the visiting Lasell Lasers in GNAC men's volleyball action on Tuesday night at Brown & Plofker Gym.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Pittman: 12 kills, one ace & three blocks
Bayden Slavik: 22 assists
Josh Elliot & Luke Roehm: one ace
Bryson Beck: 11 digs
Rory Dobbins: three blocks

LASELL

Jan Baranowski: nine kills & three blocks
Jesus Garcia: 21 assists
Ryan Fuller: four aces & six digs

HOW IT HAPPENED 

SET ONE 

• After Emerson evened the score at 2-all, Lasell set off on a five-point run to maintain the four-point advantage at 7-3. Emerson, however, answered with a 4-1 streak that was capped by a Lasers attack error to pull within one at 8-7.
• A Lions setting mishap and back-to-back swings from Brenden Joyce and Baranowski allowed the visitors to set off with the set's six of eight points to pull ahead five at 14-9. 
• Emerson continued to trail by a margin of four before three straight Baranowski kills gave Lasell their biggest lead of seven at 20-13. 
• Emerson battled their way back into the frame after they trailed by seven. Starting off with a kill from Dobbins, the Lions registered a 7-2 run to put the score at 23-21. 
• Lasell notched match point on a service error by Emerson, yet once again, the Lions did not go away quietly. A pair of errors by Lasell allowed Emerson to get back within a point at 24-23, but the Lasers halted a comeback by the Lions and took set one on an attack error by the hosts. 

SET TWO

• Lasell charged out to a 10-3 lead before Emerson cut the lead in half with the next two points on a kill and Lasers attack error. The Lions trailed by five, but saw its deficit grow after the Lasers registered the next four points with score at 14-5. 
• The closest Emerson was able to inch within Lasell was five after two consecutive attack errors by the visitors moved the score to 19-14. 
• After the Lions trailed five, the Lasers used several errors and a kill to take the second frame, 25-17, and set the hosts back two frames. 

SET THREE

• Five ties occurred through the beginning of the third frame before Lasell took off with a streak of 10-3 to grab its biggest lead of the set at seven. (20-13)
• Down seven, Emerson responded in timely fashion and used four Lasell errors, an ace and a kill to jump within two at 22-20. 20 is all Emerson would record as Lasell went on to notch the match's final three points as the Lions shouldered the three-set setback.

UP NEXT

• Emerson heads into tri-match play on Saturday, February 19th out at Regis (Mass.) where they will face the hosts and King's (Pa.) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.