Oct. 20, 2011

Box Score

QUINCY, Mass. - The Emmanuel College Women's Volleyball Team took care of Eastern Nazarene College in three sets in a non-conference match played in Lahue Gymnasium on Thursday night. The Saints demonstrated versatility on offense and defense and the Lions struggled with consistency as Emmanuel swept the match with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-18.

Set one was back and forth early but Saints pulled away in the latter half of the set to grab an early 1-0 match lead. The Lions were forced to finish the set without starting setter Birdina Tuiav, who was forced to leave the match with an injury.

Freshman Sondra Hazelton began set two at setter for ENC and immediately set up sophomore Cayla Clinkscale for a kill. The Saints answered with a kill of their own and four service aces from senior Kathryne Olsen to take the early 5-1 lead. Emmanuel continued to pull away until Hazleton and Clinkscale connected several times to bring the Lions within seven at 15-8, but would get no closer. Emmanuel seniors Rebecca Stanton and Jenna Ross were dominant at the net as the Saints worked their way to the 25-15 win.

Both teams began the third with service errors, but Emmanuel was able to pull it together to gain an early lead. The Lions did not give up, however, getting the crowd on its feet with a huge comeback that would bring the score to within four at 22-18 before the Saints secured the 25-18 victory.

Freshman Kortney Jenkins and Clinkscale lead the offensive attack, garnering seven and four kills, respectively. Hazleton collected six assists in sets two and three and classmates Kori Sorensen and Gina Anderson acquired 21 and 13 digs to lead the Lions defensively. Sorensen's 21 digs led all players in the match.

Stanton led all players with 17 kills and classmate Ross collected 10 of her own. Ross also contributed 14 digs in the contest. Olsen, the Saint's setter was impressive, running the offense with 29 assists on the night. Defensively, junior Yun-Ting Lee stood out for Emmanuel, coming up with a team-high 19 digs.

With the win, the Saints improve to 16-13 on the year, while the Lions 2011 record drops to 8-16.

Both teams will participate in tri-matches on Saturday, October 22nd. Emmanuel is set to host Johnson & Wales University (12:00pm) and Pine Manor College (4pm), while Eastern Nazarene will travel to Leicester, Mass. to play non-conference schools Lesley (1:00pm) and Becker (3:00pm)

- Courtesy of Eastern Nazarene College Sports Information