Franklin Springs, GA -The Emmanuel Women's Volleyball team hosted Erskine College tonight in conference action. The Lions controlled the pace of the match, sweeping the Flying Fleet in three sets, 25-13, 25-22,25-10. With the win, the Lions improve to 11-6 overall, 7-2 in conference.
Attack errors by Erskine gave the Lions the 7-4 lead early in the first set. A service ace by
Marusa Pesut and kills from
Brianna Bigelow,
Jada Porter, and
Natalie Wilson pushed the Lions lead to 12-6. The Lions continued on a 5-0 run to make the score 17-6 late in the set. The Lions closed the set strong on kills by Wilson, Porter, and
Ellie Jackson to take the first set, 25-13.
The Lions carried their momentum into the 2
nd set, taking an early 5-1 lead on kills by
Cailin Pritchard. Three consecutive aces from Jackson and a kill from Pritchard made it 15-8, Lions midway through the set. Late in the set, Erskine tied the set at 19-19 and took the lead, 20-19 but the Lions answered with kills by Pesut, Pritchard, and
Brooke Lee to earn the set two win, 25-22.Â
The third set saw the Lions take the early 6-1 lead. The Flying Fleet closed the gap to 8-5, but kills by Pesut, Pritchard and
Riley Ferrell made it 15-8, Lions. Emmanuel outscored Erskine 10-2 the rest of the way, with key plays by
Skye Graham,
Emberlynn Lee, and
Maryn Barrow to give the Lions the set, 25-10 and the game, 3-0.
Overall, the Lions had 40 kills, 38 assists, 7 aces, 45 digs, and 9 blocks.
Cailin Pritchard and
Ellie Jackson each had 6 blocks, with Jackson and
Marusa Pesut leading the team in aces with 3 each. Pesut had 29 assists on the night, with
Morgan Broome leading the Lions in blocks with 2.
Isabel Miller ended the night with 16 digs to lead the team.
Next up, the Lions will host Chowan on Friday at 7PM. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com. Â
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