BOSTON, Mass. (October 31, 2026) – Emerson College, ranked No. 24 in the NCAA Division III NPI rankings and among teams receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, ran its win streak to six matches with a pair of 3-0 non-conference victories over Colby-Sawyer College and Bard College in women's volleyball action at Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium today.
Hokenson engineered the Lions efficient attack all afternoon with 18 assists in match one and 22 in the second. (PHOTO BY Jacob Goldberg, '28) |
Emerson 3, Colby-Sawyer 0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-9)
Emerson opened the day easing past Colby-Sawyer with a .412 team hitting percentage as the Lions recorded just seven attack errors over the three-set win, while serving up 16 aces. Junior Chloe Hokenson engineered Emerson's efficient attack with 18 assists delivered across eight different hitters, adding three kills of her own, three digs and an ace.
Senior Rachel Dickerson paced the Emerson attack with nine kills without an error for a .750 hitting percentage, while sophomore Shirley Yu hit .308 with seven kills and two digs. Junior Sophia Schiappa served up seven aces for the Lions with six digs and five assists.
Junior Kamryn Brakemeier led Colby-Sawyer with five kills and five digs, while first year Reese Pike dished out nine assists with five digs.
Emerson never trailed in the match, taking control with a .481 hitting percentage with 16 kills and just three errors in leading the opening set from start to finish. Dickerson posted six of those kills on just seven total attempts (.857), while Hokenson dished six assists with three kills in the set.
Yu posted four of Emerson's nine kills in the second set, while Hokenson set up the attack with six assists. The Lions closed out the match by hitting .389 in the third set as Hokenson doled out six more assists, while sophomore Dalena Garrett led with four kills on six attempts (.667).
Emerson 3, Bard 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-23)
Horning paced the Lions with 11 kills in the win over Bard (PHOTO BY Jacob Goldberg, '28) |
Emerson did not trail until the final set of the afternoon over its first five sets of the day in finishing off a second three set sweep. Sophomore Lizi Horning recorded a match-high 11 kills to lead Emerson, with only three errors for a .286 hitting percentage. Rachel Dickerson added another nine kills with a .400 hitting percentage, while Shirley Yu totaled nine kills and three digs.
Chloe Hokenson registered her ninth double-double of the season (27th career) with 22 assists and 13 digs. Sophia Schiappa added 13 assists, four digs and two aces, while junior Sami Kim registered 16 digs.
Junior Paola De La Cruz led Bard with a double-double of 16 assists and 14 digs with two blocks. Classmate Isis Pribble added six kills, 13 digs and two aces, while first year Nala Roman chipped in six kills.
Emerson hit .467 with 16 kills and only two errors in taking the opening set. Hokenson recorded half of her 22 assists in the set, while Horning delivered six kills without an error on ten total attacks (.600). Senior Kori Meissner chipped in with three service aces in the set.
Emerson again led the second set start to finish as Schiappa doled out six assists and Dickerson tallied four kills. The Lions battled back in the third set to complete the set, trailing by as much as four (17-13) before closing out the match with three-straight points, including kills from Horning and Yu.
Bard posted a 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 25-10) victory over Colby-Sawyer in the middle match of the day. Paola De La Cruz led the Raptors with 22 assists, eight digs and five kills, while Prebble tallied 11 kills and 13 digs.
Up Next:
Emerson (19-4, 7-2 NEWMAC) returns to action on Tuesday when it visits Wellesley College for a NEWMAC matchup at 7 p.m. The Lions return to Boylston Street next Saturday when they host Coast Guard Academy and Brandeis University for a Senior Day tri-match starting at 10 a.m.
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