Dickerson posted a team-high 20 kills and posted her third double-double of the season for the Lions (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard/RJBSports.com) |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 3, 2026) – Emerson College extended its best start in program history and has won its first four New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matches for the first time after securing a 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24, 15-11) triumph over Springfield College in a NEWMAC women's volleyball matchup at Blake Arena today.
Emerson are now winners of eight-straight with the victory today marking its first over Springfield since a 3-0 victory in Boston on September 25, 2021. The Lions improve to 4-1 in five set matches this season and is now just a win shy of its win total from last season.
Senior Rachel Dickerson and junior Chloe Hokenson each recorded double-doubles to lead the way for Emerson. Dickerson delivered a team-high 20 kills and 12 digs for her third double-double of the season, marking her second 20-kill performance of the year, with a solo block. Hokenson posted her sixth double-double of the year with 37 assists, including the 1500th of her career, and 11 digs, adding four kills and two blocks.
First year Addie Wooten matched her season-best with 14 kills for Emerson with six digs and a season-high three blocks. Senior Lauren Yoo registered 26 digs for the Lions, including the 750th of her Emerson career, with two service aces and two assists. Junior Sami Kim chipped in with a season-best 19 digs and three assists.
Senior Jodi Saelua led Springfield with a match-high 22 kills and just two errors for a .488 hitting percentage, with seven blocks. Senior Tori Colosimo dished out 42 assists with seven kills without an error on 15 attempts for a .467 hitting percentage, and a match-high 27 digs with three blocks for the Pride. First year Caroline Burg added 19 digs with two aces and two assists, while senior Ahunna James chipped in 14 digs, seven digs and two aces.
Hockenson tallied her sixth double-double of the year, surpassing 1500 carer assists in the process today. (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard/RJBSports.com) |
Emerson battled back from a set down twice to force a fifth and deciding set. The Lions responded after Springfield led start to finish in taking the opening set, by taking advantage of 16 errors to win the second. Wooten led the Lions attack in the second set with four kills without an error on six attempts (.667).
Colosimo dished out ten assists to five different hitters as Springfield nosed in front again with the third set as Saelua delivered four kills for the Pride in a set that saw one tie and one lead change. Hokenson engineered an Emerson attack in the fourth set with 12 assists to four different hitters, as Dickerson tallied six kills. Junior Sophia Schiappa sent the match into a deciding fifth set with an ace for set point.
Emerson surged to an 11-7 lead in the final set after a Springfield attack error but held off a Springfield rally to within one (12-11) after a Lions hitting error. Emerson closed out the match with Dickerson's 20th kill of the match, leading the Lions with four in the set on eight attempts (.500).
Emerson (13-1, 4-0 NEWMAC) is back in action on Tuesday when it visits No. 20 Babson College at 7 p.m. The Lions return home on Friday when they host Emmanuel College for a non-conference matchup at Brown and Plofker Gym at 5 p.m. Springfield (10-4, 2-2 NEWMAC) visits Wheaton College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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