WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL STARTS CONFERENCE PLAY WITH GNAC SWEEP

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Emmanuel College women's volleyball team opened its 2018 GNAC slate with a pair of wins Saturday morning, besting Albertus Magnus College 3-1 before topping Norwich University, 3-0. The Saints improve to 2-1 overall and open GNAC play with a 2-0 mark.

THE BASICS

Scores:                
Emmanuel College, 3 vs. Albertus Magnus, 1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-9, 25-11)
Emmanuel College, 3 vs Norwich University, 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-16)
Records:              
Emmanuel Saints (2-1, 2-0 GNAC)
Albertus Magnus Falcons (3-2, 1-1 GNAC)
Norwich Cadets (2-3, 0-2 GNAC)
Location:             
AMC Athletic Center - New Haven, Conn.
Date:                  
Saturday, September 8, 2018

HOW IT HAPPENED

Albertus Match

Set 1

• The host Falcons raced out in the opening set to a commanding 18-9 lead before the Saints stormed back with 11 straight points to go ahead 20-18.
• Following an EC hitting error to make it 20-19, the Saints scored five of the final six points to rally for the 25-20 first set win.

Set 2

• The squads traded points to 17-17 score before Albertus Magnus pushed ahead 21-18 following a pair of EC errors.
• Emmanuel responded to even the match at 21-21 but the Falcons answered with three straight points and a kill by Vanessa Isyk (Meriden, Conn.) to take the set 25-22 and even the match at 1-1.

Set 3

• Emmanuel raced out to a 5-0 lead to start the action and never looked back, opening up a 12-2 lead midway through following a kill by junior outside hitter Marissa Cataldo (Melrose, Mass.).
• EC led by as many as 14 points in the set, hitting .385 as a team from the floor en route to a 25-9 win to take a 2-1 lead overall.

Set 4

• EC broke a 5-5 tie with five straight points to take control of the fourth set, coasting to a 25-11 win to seal the match.
• Cataldo had five kills in the set while senior outside hitter Mary Shelow (Miami, Fla.) added four kills in the frame

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shelow led the way for Emmanuel with a match-high 14 kills while Cataldo finished with 13 kills. Also in double-figure kill totals for the Saints was sophomore middle hitter Molly Michard (Cheshire, Conn.) with 10 winners.
• Senior setter Carly Church (Higganum, Conn.) dished out 39 helpers in the win.
• Seniors Casey Sheehan (Medway, Mass.) and Katharine Journeay (Hampton, N.H.) chipped in with 33 combined digs.
• Genesis Cora Luquis (Meriden, Conn.) paced the Falcons with a team-high nine kills while Isyk finished with eight kills.
• Luquis added a team-high 15 digs for the double-double.

Norwich Match

Set 1

• After falling behind early on, 4-3, the Saints took control of the opening set action vs. the Cadets to cruise to a 25-18 win powered by five Cataldo kills.

Set 2

• NU outsider hitter Kathryn Farnum () opened the second frame with a kill before the Saints took the lead for good in a tight 25-22 win.
• Emmanuel landed 12 kills in the frame while the Cadets found the floor 11 times.

Set 3

• In a sloppy final frame, the Saints forced Norwich into hitting a negative -.061 in the set to power home a 25-16 win for the sweep.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• NU junior Michele Zummo (Highland Mills, N.Y.) led the way with a match-high 10 kills for the Cadets while Brianna Dawson (Katonah, N.Y.) collected 20 digs.
• Shelow and Cataldo combined for 17 kills while Journeay posted a match-high 21 digs in the win.

UP NEXT

Emmanuel returns to action on Tuesday, September 11 when they head to Becker College for a non-conference match at 7:00 PM.