THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 3, UMASS Boston 0
Records: Emerson Lions (3-0); UMASS Boston Beacons (1-3)
Location: Boston, Mass.
Date: September 5, 2023
The Lead: The Emerson women's volleyball team was led by a game-high 13 kills by
Amelia Combs while
Maya Hall added 6 blocks to help propel the Lions to a 3-0 Sweep over the UMASS Boston Beacons on Tuesday evening at Brown and Plofker Gym.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Amelia Combs: 13 kills, 4 aces, 8 digs
Caroline Davis: 18 digs
Maya Hall: 7 kills & 6 blocks
Shannon Clark &
Mia Rodriguez: 12 assists
UMASS BOSTON
Dylan Wertzberger: 7 kills & 1 ace
Amelia Devlin: 17 assists
Ally Dean: 15 digs
SET ONE
- The Lions and the Beacons both went on 3-0 runs to start the first set. The Beacons were able to snag a 2-point lead as they lead 6-4 before Emerson rattled off 6 straight points to take the lead. This would be the only lead the Lions would need in the set.
- The Beacons would score one point to make the score 10-7 in favor of the Lions before the Lions scored 10 straight points and jumping out to a 20-7 lead.
- The Beacons were able to scrap together 3 more points during the set but the Lions secured a 25-10 set victory.
SET TWO
- The second set was more back and forth during the early going compared to the first set, but another Emerson scoring run is what made the difference in set number two.
- With the Lions ahead by a score of 12-9, kills by Combs and Maya Hall helped the Lions rattle off 6 straight points and extend their lead to 18-9.
- Although the Beacons were able to cut into Emerson's lead, the Lion's lead proved to be too much and they closed out the second set by a score of 25-19.
SET THREE
- The third set mirrored the second set as the teams battled back-and-forth but a mid-set rally by the Lions is what put the game out of reach for the Beacons.
- Brooke Maynez led the charge on 5-0 run for the Lions; racking up two kills and helping the Lions go from trailing 7-5 to being ahead by a score of 9-7.
- Emerson took the lead and never turned back. The beacons were able to get within two points with a score of 15-13 in favor of the Lions, but two Beacon errors and a kill by Combs would again give the Lions a commanding lead.
- The Lions closed out the third set by a score of 25-19, wrapping up the 3-0 sweep of the beacons.
