BOSTON, Mass. (October 9, 2025) – Emerson College served up a season-high 20 aces in posting a 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 25-18) victory over Saint Joseph's College of Maine in a non-conference women's volleyball matchup at Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium tonight.
Sophomore Chloe Hokenson led the way for Emerson with a match-high 22 assists, including the 1,000th of her career, while adding nine kills, four service aces, seven digs and two block assists. She reached her setting milestone early in the first set of her 44th career match and finished the night with 1,018 career assists.
Sophomore Sophia Schiappa led Emerson's serving effort with a match-high six aces for her fourth match with five-plus service aces this season, while adding 12 assists and six digs. Junior Kori Meissner served up five aces for her third five-plus match of the season and eight digs.
Junior Rachel Dickerson paced the Emerson attack with a match-high 14 kills and 12 digs for her fourth double-double of the season (sixth career), while junior Lauren Yoo contributed 16 digs for her tenth double-digit match of the year (sixth career), adding five assists and three aces.
Senior Victoria Briones posted a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs to lead Saint Joseph's. Junior Greta Mackintosh also tallied 11 kills for the Monks, while freshman Maddie Garrett and sophomore Riley Greenley each dished out 13 assists.
After splitting the first two sets, Emerson took control behind the service line with eight of its 20 aces in the third set, including three-straight from Hokenson to open a 23-12 lead before closing out the set with a Dickerson kill. The Lions added five more aces in the fourth set in closing out the match, using a 6-1 run that turned a 9-9 draw into a seven-point lead (17-10) after a kill from first-year Emma Luehring. The Lions kept Saint Joseph's at arm's length from there, closing the match with a pair of Dickerson kills late in the set, including match point.
Emerson (11-8, 3-2 NEWMAC) has the weekend off before returning to action across the river at MIT for a NEWMAC clash on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Lions are back on Boylston Street on Saturday, October 18, to host WPI for a NEWMAC match at Brown and Plofker at 11 a.m. Saint Joseph's (8-9, 4-0 GNAC) hosts Rivier University for a GNAC match on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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