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Shirley Yu
3
Winner Emerson EMERS 2-2,0-0 NEWMAC
2
UMass Boston UMB 1-5,0-0 Little East
Winner
Emerson EMERS
2-2,0-0 NEWMAC
3
Final
2
UMass Boston UMB
1-5,0-0 Little East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Emerson EMERS 22 25 25 24 16 (3)
UMass Boston UMB 25 22 17 26 14 (2)
0
Salem St. SSU 1-3,0-0 MASCAC
3
Winner Emerson EMERS 3-2,0-0 NEWMAC
Salem St. SSU
1-3,0-0 MASCAC
0
Final
3
Emerson EMERS
3-2,0-0 NEWMAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Salem St. SSU 12 10 17 (0)
Emerson EMERS 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Takes Two on Final Day of UMass Boston Tournament

BOSTON – Emerson Women's Volleyball had a successful day at the Clark Athletic Center on Saturday (Sept. 6) as it concluded the UMass Boston Tournament with a pair of victories. The Lions battled the host Beacons in a five-set gauntlet before sweeping Salem State, 3-0, later in the afternoon.

EMERSON VS. UMASS BOSTON

THE BASICS:

Score: Emerson 3, UMass Boston 2

Records: Lions (2-2) | Beacons (1-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The first set was a back-and-forth affair. With the teams tied at 9-9, Emerson won six of the next eight points to establish a four-point advantage at 15-11. However, UMass Boston responded with a four-point run to draw even again. Trailing 20-18, the Beacons won seven of the next nine points to take set one, 25-22.

  • Set two was almost a mirror image of the first as this time it was the hosts pulling away first for a 15-10 lead. However, the Lions would get hot late, using a 7-3 run to pull within one. UMB scored three-straight to try and stave off the comeback, but Emerson would not be denied. It closed out the set with an 8-1 run to take set two, 25-22, and tie the match at a set apiece.

  • The third set was a tight one as neither team could build a lead larger than two until the Lions jumped ahead 17-14. From that point on though, it was all Emerson as the guests finished the set with an 8-3 run to take the third act, 25-17.

  • Set four was the closest game of them all. The Lions established a lead early, but could not put any distance between them and their opponent. A five-point rally in the middle of the set kept the Beacons in the match as they took the lead 13-12. The match was tied at 21, 22, 23, and 24 before UMB was able to claim the set 26-24 and force a fifth and deciding set.

  • UMass Boston carried their momentum into the deciding set, establishing an 8-5 lead at the changeover. They extended that lead to 12-7 with a 4-2 run. However, the Lions used four-point and five-point rallies to come-from-behind and take the deciding set, 16-14.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

  • First year outside hitter Shirley Yu had a match-high 15 kills and swung at a .170 clip.

  • Fellow first year Lizi Horning and junior Rachel Dickerson also had double-digit kill numbers with 14 and 12, respectively.

  • Dickerson had a double-double in the match as she also recorded 10 digs.

  • Setter Chloe Hokenson also had a double-double, handing out 35 helpers and collecting a team-high 18 digs. Hokenson also recorded a match-high seven blocks (six solo, one assisted).

  • Libero Sami Kim had 17 digs.

  • Paige Coulson had a double-double for the Beacons with a team-high 12 kills and 24 digs.

  • Beacons setter Audrey Cofield also had a double-double with 33 assists and 11 digs.

  • UMB Libero Mary Matthews had a match-high 33 digs.

EMERSON VS. SALEM STATE

THE BASICS:

Score: Emerson 3, Salem State 0

Records: Lions (3-2) | Vikings (1-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Emerson opened the match with a four-point run and would eventually score 10 of the first 12 points. Salem State could not get anything going and the Lions easily took the first set, 25-12.

  • In the second set, the Lions started off with a 3-0 lead before the Vikings went on a four-point rally for their first lead of the match. However, Emerson got multiple rallies of its own, including a five-point streak to make it 9-5 and a six-point run to make it 15-6, to open up the gap. The Lions took the set 25-10.

  • Set number three was the closest of the match with Salem State holding the lead as late as 12-11, but Emerson was still able to come away with a 25-17 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

  • First year Shirley Yu and sophomore Lorena Rivera were the offensive leaders for the Lions. Yu had a match-high nine kills, while Rivera had six and an impressive .625 hitting percentage. Rivera also had a match-high four blocks (two solo, two assisted).

  • Setters Chloe Hokenson and Sophia Schiappa both had double-digit assists, recording 12 and 10, respectively.

  • First year Dalena Garrett had a team-high nine digs.

  • Junior Gabriella Martinez had four kills for Salem State, while senior Kailey Roche had a match-high 10 digs.

UP NEXT: 

Emerson returns to Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for a non-conference meeting with Lasell. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.


 

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