Box Score Boston, Mass. – The Emmanuel Saints Women's volleyball team paid a visit to their next-door neighbors, the Simmons Sharks, and improved to 9-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play, sweeping the Sharks 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-16) in dominant fashion. The Saints improve to 17-3 overall while the Sharks drop to 11-9 overall (7-2 GNAC).

The Saints got ahead early and stayed ahead the entire match. Junior captain, Letitia Bossou was tied for most kills on the floor, scoring 12 throughout the match. First-year outside hitter, Delilah Davis, and sophomore outside hitter, Ayla Evans, were right behind her with 10 and 9 kills respectively. Senior Captain, Kason Huynh, set up most of those attacks as well, notching 19 assists on the night.

It was a match where the Saints led in every statistical category on not just offense, but also on defense. The team managed to make 6 crucial blocks to keep the Sharks at bay. Junior middle-blocker, Frances Ramos Rodriguez helped create five of them at the net. Sophomore libero, Sofia Petrucci, also made huge contributions on defense, recording 16 digs in the match.

It was a complete, dominant, effort by the Saints who continue to play well against conference opponents. Now, the Saints hit the road up to Maine to face a non-conference opponent, Bates College, in their next match-up. First serve will be at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.