THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 3, Fisher 0 

Records: Emerson Lions (11-12, 8-6 GNAC) ; Fisher Falcons (0-13)

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

Date: March 25, 2023

The Lead: Paced by eight kills from sophomore Jack Miessner and 23 assists from sophomore Bayden Slavik, the Emerson men's volleyball team rolled to the three-set sweep over Fisher on Thursday night. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Miessner: eight kills 

Slavik: 23 assists, three aces

Luke Roehm & Ben Dorsey: three aces 

Bryson Beck: 10 digs 

Ramsis De Los Santos: two blocks 

FISHER

Rafael Fabra: three kills, two blocks

Eduardo Navarro: six assists

Ethan Marshall: seven digs

HOW IT HAPPENED 

SET ONE

• With the score set at a three-point margin at 6-3, Emerson would take off and tally the next 12 consecutive points to take the lengthy 18-3 lead over Fisher. 
• Fisher would break Emerson's 12-point streak on a Lions' error at the line to put the score at 18-4. 
• Started off on an attack miscue by Fisher, Emerson would tack on the frame's last seven of nine scores to take the first frame, 25-6. 

SET TWO

• Emerson and Fisher started the second frame off competitively with the margin sat at three at 7-4. 
• The Purple & White began to distance in-between them and Fisher as they set off on a 14-4 spark to bump their lead into double figures at 21-8.
• A pair of Emerson attack miscues and a swing from Ke'Andre Penceal got Fisher within 10 at 21-11, yet the Lions erased any comeback hopes behind a four-point run to wrap the 25-11 second set win. 

SET THREE 

• The third set began tightly contested as Fisher turned Emerson's three-point lead into an 8-all tie after serving up an ace. 
• An ace from De Los Santos capped off Emerson's 11-3 run that helped the Lions gain their biggest lead of eight at 19-11. 
• Fisher could not close in within more than six through the final portion of the third as the Lions sealed the three-set sweep on a 3-0 run, which was rounded out by a swing from senior Jerick Lou. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson closes out the regular season on Saturday, April 8th with GNAC tri-match hosting Emmanuel (Mass.) and Rivier at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. 

FOLLOW THE LIONS 

• Want all things Emerson Men's Volleyball? Follow the team on Instagram at @emersonvolleyball, as well as Twitter at @EmersonVBALL. Be sure to also follow Emerson Lions Athletics on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.