BOSTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College volleyball team defeated host Emerson College in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action. Taking the match to five sets, the Lyons won 3-2 (25-23, 10-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-13).

With the win, the Lyons improve to 8-11 on the season and 2-4 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 9-7 overall and 2-4 in the NEWMAC.

Kendall Jacobs led all players with a match-high 18 kills for Wheaton, while Arieanne Creighton had nine and both Elise Waelder and Deirdre Wilson finished the night with eight. Wilson chipped in a match-high 38 assists and Stephanie Martin led the team with 29 digs.

Jules Augustine finished with a team-high 12 kills for Emerson and teammate Kelley Guerra had 10.  Augustine also led all players with a match-high four blocks.

The first set was a furious battle as the lead changed several times. Emerson scored the first point of the match off a Lyons error, but the score was quickly tied by a kill from Claire Cansler. Emerson retook the lead off a kill by Guerra. Wheaton closed out the first set with a kill by Creighton, ending the set 25-23.

The second set saw the Emerson Lions fire back with a score of 25-10, thanks to multiple kills by Annie Hall, Fara Cohen, and Augustine. The Lions finished the set with five unanswered points.

The third and fourth sets were opposites of the first two, as Emerson won the third set 25-23, followed by Wheaton taking the fourth set 25-13.

With everything on the line both teams headed into the final set on a mission. Emerson got the scoring started with two quick points, but Wilson responded by scoring Wheaton's first point. Emerson followed that up with three more points to take a 6-1 advantage. Wheaton retaliated with a run of its own, capturing a 10-6 lead.

With the score tied at 13-13, a service error put Wheaton in the lead, allowing them to close out the match 15-13 with the final point coming on a monster kill by Creighton. 

Wheaton returns to the court on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in Emerson Gymnasium where they'll host the Coast Guard Academy.

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