Saints Sweep Bard, 3-0
Boston - Men's volleyball wasted no time avenging their loss last night, as they used a clean 3-0 sweep of Bard College on Saturday morning to get their second victory of the young season, and their first on their home floor. With the exception of a tight second set, the Saints (2-5) were in control throughout as they started the tri-match off with a win over the Raptors (1-3).
 
The early 11:00 AM first serve did not have the Saints lacking any energy, as they quickly jumped out to a 5-1 lead after service ace from sophomore Nathan Sierra-Suan. Another 4-0 run later in the set gave Emmanuel their largest lead at 22-15, this was highlighted by a loud kill from sophomore middle blocker Eric Barcelos. The match final was 25-18, a comfortable win for the Saints.
 
The second set is where the Raptors threw their biggest punch, as after facing a 9-5 deficit early on, they fought back to knot it up at 17. The match stayed even at 25, until the Saints were able to capitalize on the Bard mistakes. A pair of errors from the Raptors gave Emmanuel a 28-26 set victory, and a commanding 2-0 match lead.
 
The third set featured a back-and-forth affair, as after an attack error by Barcelos, the Raptors held a 15-14 advantage over the home team. Emmanuel sensed the match getting close and didn't blink at all as they rattled off eight of the next nine points, including five kills from first year Brendan McGinley. Holding a 22-16 lead, Emmanuel was able to cruise to the finish line, polishing off a 3-0 sweep of the Raptors.

Trey Guest and McGinley paced the team with a combined 24 kills, with 14 and 10 coming from each respectively. Sophomore setter Loden Broe and Freshman Tye Barrett led the way with 18 assists.
 
Saints Finish Tri-Match With 3-1 Win over Elms 

Elms was ready to go for their second match of the day, as the grabbed control of the match quickly. The Saints held a lead as big as five points in the first set, at 14-9, but the Blazers stormed back. With the match knotted up at 21 all, a 4-0 run from the Blazers, capped off by a kill from Nicholas Uschmann gave the visitors a 1-0 match lead. 

In the second set, Emmanuel found their groove as after they went down 4-0 quickly, they took eight of the next 10 points, jumping in front at 8-6. Four of those points came via senior Trey Guest, with three kills and one ace. The blazers cut the Saints lead, that was as much as six, down to two, but a kill from junior outside hitter Cayson Branconier allowed the team to breathe a little sigh of relief. The Saints went on to take the second set by a score of 25-21. 

Emmanuel remained in control in the third set, as a kill from first year Collin Martin capped off a 10-5 start from the home team. The lead would never dip below five the rest of the set, with the Saints grabbing the third set with ease, by a score of 25-17. 

The fourth set was the most back and forth the game had been, with neither side being able to extend their lead to more than two, that is until another kill from Martin gave the team a 19-16 lead. Emmanuel held a slim lead at 22-21 as the set was nearing the finish, but Guest once again shut the door with excellent serving, and a kill from Branconier capped off the victory. Saints took the fourth set by a score of 25-21, notching their second victory of the day. 

First year setter Tye Barrett led the offense, racking up a career-high 46 assists. The Saints got another stellar game from Trey Guest, who tallied 22 kills to go along with four service aces. Cayson Branconier also chipped in 13 kills with a .591 attack percentage. 

The Saints will look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Wheaton for a 7:00 PM first serve this Tuesday night.