WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CRUISES PAST ANNA MARIA, 3-0

BOSTON, Mass. - Led by junior outside hitter Marissa Cataldo’s (Melrose, Mass.) 12 kills and seven digs, the Emmanuel College women’s volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-11) victory over visiting Anna Maria College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference Action at the Andy Yosinoff Court.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CRUISES PAST ANNA MARIA, 3-0
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Team Stats

September 26, 2018

THE BASICS 

Scores:                       
Anna Maria, 0; Emmanuel College, 3 (25-8, 25-18, 25-11)
Records:         
Emmanuel College Saints (5-4, 3-0 GNAC)
Anna Maria College AMCats (1-11, 0-2 GNAC)
Location:        
Boston, Mass. – Andy Yosinoff Court
Date:              
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

THE LEAD: Led by junior outside hitter Marissa Cataldo's (Melrose, Mass.) 12 kills and seven digs, the Emmanuel College women's volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-11) victory over visiting Anna Maria College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference Action at the Andy Yosinoff Court.

HOW IT HAPPENED  

  • The AMCats jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the opening set behind the service game of freshman setter Julia Ramos (Orange, Mass.) but the lead was short lived as EC senior outside hitter Mary Shelow (Miami, Fla.) lifted the Saints to 12 straight points with strong service play, making it 15-5 in favor of the Saints.
  • Emmanuel held on for a 25-8 win in the opening set, hitting a match-best .323 in the set while holding Anna Maria to a -.318 percentage.
  • The second set was the closest of the match as neither side led by more than three points until late in the action when Emmanuel reeled off a 5-1 run following a 14-14 tie midway through the frame to make it 19-15. Anna Maria was not able to respond as the hosts went on to win the set 25-18.
  • After falling behind 1-0 in the third set, the Saints never trailed again en route to a 25-11 win to secure the 3-0 sweep.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Cataldo finished with a match-high 12 kills on 24 attempts, hitting an efficient .375 in the win.
  • EC senior setter Carly Church (Higganum, Conn.) dished out 30 assists while fellow seniors Casey Sheehan (Medway, Mass.) and Katharine Journeay (Hampton, N.H.) collected nine digs each. Sheehan also posted six aces.
  • Ramos finished with 11 assists for Anna Maria while freshman outside hitter Taylor Hoffstedt (Lansborough, Mass.) collected a team-high four kills.
  • AMCat senior libero Victoria Falco (Marlborough, Mass.) led all players with 11 digs.
  • Emmanuel hit a season-high .247 on the match as a team.
  • In 10 career meetings, the Saints improve to 10-0 all-time against AMC.

UP NEXT

  • Emmanuel is back in action tomorrow evening when they head across the city to take on Emerson College in non-conference action at 7:00 PM.
  • Anna Maria returns to the court on Saturday, September 29 when they return to Boston to face Wentworth Institute of Technology at 11:00 AM.