Sept. 30, 2010

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. - The Emmanuel College women's volleyball team earned a strong, 3-0 victory against Lasell College on Thursday evening in Boston, Mass.

Emmanuel moved to 6-9 while the Lasers fell to 6-8.

Junior Jenna Ross (Centerbug, Ohio) helped the Saints off to an early 3-2 edge with an ace that clipped the backline. Ross would add another ace to her stats to make the score 8-2 before the Lasers used their first timeout of the match. With Emmanuel leading 11-4, freshman Sara Biondo (Coventry, R.I.) tallied an ace for the visitors and the two teams continued trading points until the Saints had increased their lead to 17-9. The Lasers pulled to within four to make the score 22-18, but the Saints found the momentum they needed to finish the set, earning a 25-19 win.

The Saints continued their strong play into the second set, taking a 10-6 lead early on and eventually extending it to 21-12. Emmanuel only needed a few for more points for a second set victory and found them through strong attacking up front by Ross and sophomore Samantha Andazola (Queen Creek, Ariz.) to help the Saints win the frame, 25-14.

Junior Rebecca Stanton (Quincy, Mass.) got the third set off to a strong start for the Saints, grabbing a big block at the net to give Emmanuel a 4-0 advantage. The Lasers kept the score close, matching the Saints shot for shot to put the score at 9-8 in favor of the hosts. Junior Meghan Crozier (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) kept the score close for Lasell with strong work while on serve, but the Saints rebounded to take an 18-12 advantage. That would be all they would need for the match, as Emmanuel emerged with a 25-16 third set win.

Leading the charge for Emmanuel were Stanton's 10 kills and junior Kathryne Olsen's (Fairhaven, Mass.) 29 assists. Ross added three service aces for the team and sophomore Yun-Ting Lee (Cambridge, Mass.) led the Saints with 25 assists.

The Lasers were led by Biondo's two service aces and Crozier's 20 assists.

The Saints will have the weekend off and return to action next Tuesday when they travel to play Lesley University at 7:30 p.m.