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Emerson EMERSON 9-10, 2-3
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Winner Clark University CLARK UN 10-7, 3-2
Emerson EMERSON
9-10, 2-3
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Final
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Clark University CLARK UN
10-7, 3-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Emerson EMERSON 25 14 26 22 12 (2)
Clark University CLARK UN 16 25 24 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Rallies to 3-2 Win Against Emerson

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (11-7, 4-2 NEWMAC) welcomed Emerson (9-11, 2-4 NEWMAC) to the Kneller on Thursday night and rallied from being down 2-1 to come away with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Lions.

The Cougars fell 25-16 in the first set, took the second set 25-14, dropped the third set 26-24, won the fourth set 25-22, and clinched the deciding set 15-12.

How it Happened
  • The scarlet and white jumped out to an early 8-4 lead as senior Yvanna Torres recorded a service ace, graduate student Victoria Pastor tallied three kills, and graduate student Camille Flurry registered a kill off a feed from sophomore Julia Dopazo.
  • After graduate student Sofia Scherrer del Llano, Flurry, and first-year Isabella Alcott all recorded kills in the middle of the set to pull Clark within two at 18-16, but allowed seven unanswered to end the set as the Lions won the first set 25-16.
  • Clark jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the second set sparked by kills from senior Camille Sterling, Pastor, and Alcott as well as a combined block from Pastor and sophomore Winifred Gakidis.
  • Tied at 11-11, the Cougars responded with seven unanswered points as sophomore Harper Chinn served as Scherrer del Llano, Flurry, and Pastor all registered kills to put Clark up 18-11.
  • Scherrer del Llano, Alcott, and Pastor all tallied kills to close the set and a junior Yumeng Liu service ace ended the set as Clark won 25-14.
  • The two teams traded points early in the third set in an 8-8 ball game as Sterling, Scherrer del Llano, Pastor, and Flurry as well as blocks from Sterling, Pastor, and Alcott.
  • Chinn and Torres each recorded service aces in the middle of the set and Pastor, senior Emily Newman, Scherrer del Llano, and Alcott all scored as Clark led 17-14.
  • Blocks from Flurry and Newman as well as kills from Flurry, Dopazo, and Alcott gave the Cougars a 24-22 edge before Emerson rallied with four straight points.
  • Torres helped guide the Cougars to a 7-0 lead in the fourth set with three service aces and a kill from Scherrer del Llano.
  • Alcott and Sterling combined for a block and two kills from both Pastor and Sterling helped Clark take a 15-12 edge and a service ace later in the set extended the lead to 18-13.
  • After the teams were tied 21-21, Newman, Alcott, and Pastor all recorded kills to round out the set as the Cougars won the set 25-22 to force a deciding fifth set.
  • Emerson jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the fifth set despite a Sterling kill and rallied to tie the set at 4-4 with a kill from Pastor.
  • Pastor, Flurry, and Scherrer del Llano all recorded kills over the remainder of the set and blocks from Newman, Flurry, and Alcott helped the Cougars come away with a 15-12 win.
Inside the Stats
  • Clark recorded 68 kills, eight aces, nine blocks, 49 assists, and 77 digs.
  • Pastor led the team with 18 kills and added 16 digs.
  • Alcott added nine kills and three block assists.
  • Flurry led the squad with five blocks and tallied eight kills.
  • Torres (28) and Dopazo (18) led the team in assists.
  • Scherrer del Llano (24) and Liu (14) also reached double figures in digs.
What's Next
The scarlet and white will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Wellesley for a NEWMAC contest beginning at 12:00 p.m.
 
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