BOSTON – Emmanuel women's volleyball finished up the regular season with a tri-match sweep in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play, earning a 3-1 win over Dean (25-18, 27-29, 26-24, 25-15) and a 3-0 win over the University of Saint Joseph (25-14, 25-17, 26-24) on Yosinoff Court on Emmanuel Senior Day.

Prior to the first match, the Saints celebrated the careers of seniors Paula Tanguilig and Dejaliyah Srimouksavanh in a Senior Day celebration for the duo.

In the opening match, the Saints and Bulldogs traded points through the first half of the opening set to a 13-12 Emmanuel lead. The home side made its first charge of the morning, claiming seven of the next eight points to lead 20-13. Dean pulled to within four points late in the set, but a Saints combo block by junior Isabella Marquez and first-year Madison Sherman ended the frame 25-18 for Emmanuel.

The second set needed extra points despite the Saints winning the first seven points of the set. The Bulldogs chipped away and used an 18-9 run to overtake the Saints and lead 18-16. The Bulldogs never trailed from that moment, needing five sets points before finally clinching the set, 29-27, thanks to a service ace by junior Skylar Raskevitz.

In the third, neither side led by more than three points, in another frame that required extra points. The Saints held a 23-20 lead before the Bulldogs battled back to a 24-24 set. Sherman would set up set point for the Saints while Marquez clinched the third with a kill and 26-24 win.

In the fourth, the Saints wouldn't let the early momentum slip as a 12-2 scoring spree through the middle and late portion of the set put Emmanuel up 23-11. Back-to-back kills for first-year Amber Hong would finish off the opening match in the Saints favor with a 25-15 set win.

Marquez finished with a match-high 20 kills, hitting .318 from the floor while adding 10 digs. Hong added 14 kills for the Saints while first-year Letitia Bossou chipped in with a dozen kills. The Saints hit over .300 in all four sets, finishing the opening match with a .313 attack percentage.

Bulldogs senior Janai Price had a team-high 16 kills to go along with nine digs. Senior Emily Ball added nine kills while sophomore Chloe Demaio added seven kills on a .385 attack percentage.

Match two opened with a quick start from the Saints as a 6-0 run put them in front 12-6. The Blue Jays closed to within one in the middle of the set, cutting the deficit to 15-14 before the Saints ran off 10 straight points to close the set. Marquez had three service aces in the 10-0 spurt as Emmanuel claimed a 25-14 set win.

In the second set, another close frame at the midpoint broke Emmanuel's way as the Saints won seven of eight points to take control at 19-13. The team's traded points before a service ace by first-year Ava Olsen set up a set-point kill for first-year Julia Haight, in a 25-17 set win.

The Saints needed a late run in the third set to earn the straight sets victory, as USJ held multiple leads late in the set, including a set point that could have brought the match to a fourth set. The Saints defended that set point, tying the match at 24-24. After a Blue Jays error gave the Saints a match point, the home team converted with an ace by Hong, wrapping up a 26-24 set.

Haight finished with a career-high 12 kills, leading all players in the match. Bossou chipped in with 11 kills while hitting a team-best .429 from the floor. Sophomore Kason Huynh recorded another double-double with 25 assists and 12 digs.

Blue Jays senior Rachel Heaney and sophomore Shaye Harris both finished the match with eight kills  while Harris added six digs. Senior Fernanda Ayala Rodriguez finished with a match-high 16 digs.

Emmanuel finishes the regular season at 21-7 (11-4 GNAC), marking the most wins in a season since 2014 and the best win percentage for the program since 2004. The Bulldogs head into the GNAC Play-In Round at 11-16 (6-9 GNAC) while the Blue Jays end their year at 3-22 (3-12 GNAC).

The Saints locked up the No. 5 seed for the GNAC Playoffs and will hit the road for the Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The opponent and time of the match has yet to be announced. The Bulldogs will hit the road for the Play-In Round on Monday, Nov. 11, with their opponent also yet to be confirmed.