Women’s Volleyball Grabs 3-0 Win Over Bridgewater State

BOSTON, Mass. - Emmanuel College dropped Bridgewater State, 3-0 (29-27, 25-16, 25-23) in non-conference women’s volleyball action Tuesday evening in the Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium.

Women’s Volleyball Grabs 3-0 Win Over Bridgewater State
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October 4, 2022

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel College, 3; Bridgewater State, 0 (29-27, 25-16, 25-23)

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (5-9, 1-3 GNAC)
BSU Bears (6-5, 2-1 MASCAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium  

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2024

THE LEAD –Emmanuel College dropped Bridgewater State, 3-0 (29-27, 25-16, 25-23) in non-conference women's volleyball action Tuesday evening in the Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Bears opened the match with four straight points to jump out to a 4-0 lead before the Saints answered to even the score at 4-4 on an ace by junior Sasha Hyacinthe (Stoughton, Mass.). BSU remained in control through much as the action, owning a small lead throughout and looking poised to take the set after an EC attacking error made it 23-18 in favor of Bridgewater. Emmanuel regrouped and closed out the set strong, spoiling three set-points for the Bears to rally for the 29-27 win on an ace by first year outside hitter Wiktoria Galazyn (Plainville, Conn.).
  • The visitors held an early lead in set two at 5-4 but three straight points by Emmanuel gave the hosts the lead for good as the Saints cruised to a 25-16 win, forcing the Bears into a -.129 hitting percentage in the frame (5-9-31) to build a 2-0 lead on the match.
  • Bridgewater came to play in the third, engineering a 20-15 lead forcing EC to call a timeout and reevaluate. Out of the break, Emmanuel rattled off eight consecutive points behind the service game of senior Kerry Shea (Tewksbury, Mass.) to put the hosts in the driver seat. Galazyn finished the night with a kill to complete the 25-23 comeback from the 3-0 sweep and win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Shea and junior Seana Philipps (Middleboro, Mass.) recorded a match-high nine kills in the win. Shea added four aces and five digs.
  • EC junior Tatiana Correia (Peabody, Mass.) posted a team-high 14 digs and senior setter Rachel Coleman (Peabody, Mass.) added 23 assists, seven digs and four aces.
  • First year outside hitter Kim Gowell (Durham, N.H.) led BSU with a team-best eight kills.
  • Junior Bethany Votta (Cumberland, R.I.) netted 13 assists for the Bears while junior Victoria Caiano (Acushnet, Mass.) and senior Alicia Delaney (Brockton, Mass.) chipped in with 12 and 10 digs, respectively.

UP NEXT

  • Emmanuel returns to action on Thursday, October 6 traveling to Rivier University for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilt scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM in Nashua, N.H.
  • BSU is idle until Saturday, October 8 when they travel to Paxton, Mass. for a tri-match featuring host Anna Maria as well as a rematch against Emmanuel beginning at 11:00 AM.