Men's Volleyball Finishes Busy Stretch with 3-0 Win at Sarah Larwence

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - Finishing up a stretch of five matches in three days, the Emmanuel Saints men's volleyball team came away with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-19) victory over Sarah Lawrence on Sunday at the Campbell Sports Center.

By the Numbers

• Saints senior Patrick Mannion (New Boston, N.H.) had eight kills and three aces.
• Sophomore Maximilian Olsen (Barnstable, Mass.) matched Mannion with eight kills while hitting a match-best .636 from the floor.
• Drew Kendall paced the Gryphons with three service aces
• Felix Massey led Sarah Lawrence with seven points and eight digs

How it Happened

The Gryphons and Saints battled throughout the first set, with Sarah Lawrence jumping out to an early 4-2 lead before the Saints stormed back to tie the game at seven a few minutes later. After continuing their solid play and building up a 17-12 lead, the Saints would not be able to stop the Gryphons, as Sarah Lawrence scored three consecutive points highlighted by a Drew Kendall service ace that brought the lead back down to just two points. Emmanuel would score eight of the final nine points of the set to take an early 1-set lead. 

The second set was highlighted by two separate 6-point runs by the Saints as they jumped out to a 10-4 lead and did not look back, closing the set out strong similarly to the first set and taking a 2-0 lead on the Gryphons.

The third and final set of the day was similar to the first set, with the Gryphons remaining within striking distance but unable to make up enough ground to regain the lead. An Aiden Roney service ace would tie the set up at 10-10 but Emmanuel would score three of the next four points to extend their lead and begin to pull away. A four-point streak by the Saints would put them up 19-13 and despite a valiant late-game effort by the Gryphons to narrow the lead to three points after another service ace from Roney, Emmanuel would take the set and the match by a score of 3-0.

Up Next

The Saints break for the next 11 days, returning to play on Feb. 8 at Wentworth.

Portions of this release courtesy Sarah Lawrence Athletic Communications