SAINTS SPLIT IN GNAC TRI-MATCH

Sept. 17, 2007

The Women's Volleyball Team split in its opening GNAC tri-match at Suffolk University on Sunday afternoon. The Saints dropped the opening match to Norwich University, 3-1, but bounced back to sweep Suffolk, 3-0. The loss to Norwich marked Emmanuel's first loss in conference play since October 22nd of 2005. Junior outside hitter Lindsey Parker (New Bedford, MA) tallied a team-high 32 kills in the 2 matches. Sophomore setter Diana Grimaldi (Sandy Hook, CT) dished out 53 assists, while junior libero Amanda Machado (Swansea, MA) notched a team-high 37 digs, including 23 in the Norwich match. Senior middle hitter Ashley O'Neill (Tyngsboro, MA) made an incredible 7 blocks in just 4 games played. The Saints are now 1-7 overall and 1-1 in the GNAC. Emmanuel will play at Eastern Nazarene College on Thursday night (9/20) at 7:00 pm.