BOSTON, Mass -- Coming off of their win over Anna Maria in four sets on Saturday, the Bucs volleyball team traveled to Boston to take on Emmanuel College on Tuesday evening in a non-conference matchup. The Buccaneers battled the Saints through three sets, even holding late leads but could not hold on, eventually losing the match in straight sets.

The Basics

Final: Saints 3, Buccaneers 0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-23)

Records: Emmanuel (3-2)

               Maritime (1-2)

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Freshman Alanys Torres led the Buccaneers offense with five kills in the match. Shayla Narodowg and Hailey Rumlow both had three kills to their credit.
• Narodowg was the assists leader with 14 in the match.
• Senior Captain Marlo Stark had a team-high two service aces.
• Defensively, Audrey Manning led the match in digs with 11 on the night. 
• At the net, Chloe Johnson, Narodowg, Malia Servino, and Rumlow each had a block assist.

Emmanuel

• Letitia Bossou led all players with eight kills. Isabella Marques had six of her own.
• Kason Huynh had 17 assists on the night.
• Marques led all players with six service aces in the match. 
• Defensively, Huynh led the Saints with seven digs.
• At the net, five players recorded a block assists including four from Bossou.

How It Happened

Maritime fell behind 7-0 in the first set before two points to make the score 7-2. The Bucs hung around despite giving up the seven straight points early and slowly worked their way back to a tie score at 17-17. For the next few serves, the Bucs led, first 18-17 then 19-18. The Saints went on to outscore the Bucs 7-1 down the stretch and took the first set, 25-20.

In set two, the teams alternated serves to a 2-2 tie and then the Saints went on a 6-1 run and took a 9-3 advantage. Emmanuel held their six-point lead and extended it late into the set, leading by eight at one point, 20-12. The Bucs couldn't hold the Saints back late in the set and the hosts went on to score five points to the Bucs one to take the second set, 25-13.

Set three played out similarly to the first set with the difference being the Buccaneers kept the game close at the start. Emmanuel led by no more than three points and the teams were often tied, 13-13, 14-14, and then 22-22 towards the end. Emmanuel took a 24-22 lead and then gave a point back to Maritime to make the score 24-23. A Buccaneers miscue on the next rally gave the Saints the game win, 25-23, and the match victory, 3-0.

What's Next

The Buccaneers travel to Portland, ME on Saturday to play Southern Maine and Trinity in a non-conference tri-match beginning at 12pm.