BOSTON – Emmanuel women's volleyball swept a tri-match Saturday in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play, with wins that included a victory over Johnson & Wales for the first time since 2014, and a third consecutive win over Colby-Sawyer, all part of increasing their winning streak to six matches, following the two-win day.

The Saints are up to 6-2 (2-0 GNAC) and have won their last six contests. Johnson and Wales won the neutral game to move to 3-6 (1-1 GNAC) this season while the Chargers were swept on Saturday, dropping them to 5-4 (0-2 GNAC).

Emmanuel needed four sets to take down the Wildcats for the first time in their last nine tries while the Saints needed a full five sets to defeat the Chargers.

The Saints were out to a 2-0 sets lead in the opening match against JWU and were on the verge of a straight sets sweep before a 5-0 run by Johnson & Wales helped them to a 20-17 lead. Emmanuel managed to tie the set up late, but back-to-back Wildcat points finished off the third, in favor of JWU, 25-23.

In the fourth, the Saints used their own 5-0 run in the middle of the set to take a three-point lead, but their six-consecutive-point outburst in the latter stages set up match point. The Wildcats defended match point once before a service error gave Emmanuel a 25-17 set win.

Junior Isabella Marquez finished with a team-high 14 kills while first-year Amber Hong set a career-best mark with 13 kills to go along with a team-high four aces. First-year Madison Sherman set a career-high with nine blocks, fifth-most in a four-set match in program history.

In the five-set second match, the Saints came out of the break slowly, dropping the first set, before runaway wins in set two (25-10) and three (25-18) put Emmanuel on track. Colby-Sawyer needed extra points in the fourth (29-27) to set up the fifth.

In the deciding set, the Saints were mistake-free, hitting 6-for-14 from the floor, with no errors, to hit a match-best .429 from the floor. Tied at 7-7, Emmanuel broke free with a 5-0 run, including four of their six kills in the set. The Chargers managed to pull within three, but a Hong kill, followed by a Hong ace, and finished off with a Chargers error, gave the Saints the fifth set, 15-9.

Marquez finished with 21 kills, nine digs, and four aces. Her 21-kill performance is the third time this season she's had at least 20 kills in a match. Sherman added 11 kills and five blocks while Hong ended match two with 10 kills. Sophomore Kason Huynh had a career-high 49 assists and a team-best 23 digs.

The Saints will look for their seventh straight win on Tuesday, Sept. 17, as they welcome Fitchburg State to Yosinoff Court for a 7:00 p.m. match in non-conference play. Johnson & Wales travels to Gordon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, for a 7:00 p.m. match while Colby-Sawyer hosts Vermont State – Castleton on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.