PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Berthiaume '24
BOSTON, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (14-15, 10-5 GNAC) swept a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball tri-match at Emmanuel College (16-10, 9-6 GNAC) on Saturday. The Monks opened with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-12) triumph over Mitchell College (7-18, 5-10 GNAC) and closed out the day – and regular season – with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-18) victory over the host-Saints.
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:
With pair of victories, the Monks clinch the #6 seed in the GNAC Tournament and will play at #3 Johnson & Wales University in a GNAC quarterfinal on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Emmanuel slides to the #7 slot and will host #10 Colby-Sawyer in a play-in game on Monday. Mitchell finishes the year with the same 5-10 record as Colby-Sawyer but misses the tourney due to a head to head loss to the Chargers.
Saint Joseph's def. Mitchell, 3-0
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the lead in kills (32-25), assists (30-24), service aces (7-4), digs (54-45), and total blocks (10-2) in the decisive victory.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Sophomore Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) notched 13 kills with only one error in 20 attempts for a .600 attack percentage and added three aces and 17 digs
- Senior Kailyn Chamberlin (Milford, N.H.) posted 18 assists and five digs
- Freshman Larissa Comolli (Nashua, N.H.) added three kills and four total blocks
- Senior Abby Jerome (Barrington, N.H.) notched 16 digs
- Sophomore Nadia Sixto (Chattanooga, Tenn.) delivered three kills and four block assists
- Junior Maggie Sylvester (Barrington, N.H.) chipped in with four kills, four digs, and three block assists
- Sophomore Regan Noonan (Standish, Maine) contributed two kills and four block assists
- Freshman Greta Mackintosh (Plymouth, Mass.) tacked on four kills and two digs
LEADERS – MITCHELL:
- Bliss Brown led all players with 14 kills – as well as 11 errors – in 40 attempts with three digs
- Allison Blum notched nine kills in 38 bids with 10 digs
- Jenna Blankenship posted 22 assists
- Julia Lent netted 16 digs
Saint Joseph's def. Emmanuel, 3-0
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the advantage in kills (49-30), aces (5-4), assists (42-29), digs (48-47), and total blocks (6-4) in what was the Monks' fourth-consecutive victory over the Saints.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Sylvester tied a career-high with 16 kills on 39 attempts with four digs
- Sixto registered 13 kills with a .455 attack rate, three digs, and two block assists
- Briones added nine kills and seven digs
- Chamberlin posted a double-double with 21 assists and 10 digs
- Comolli chipped in with five kills and four block assists
- Jerome notched 16 digs, four assists, and three aces
- Senior Caitlin Quinn (Dover, N.H.) added 13 assists
- Junior Ava Brownsword (Richmond, Vt.) tacked on three kills and four block assists
LEADERS – EMMANUEL:
- Isabella Marquez registered 13 kills and four digs
- Paula Tangulig posted 19 digs
- Kason Huynh added six kills, 13 assists, and eight digs
- Brigid Moriarty put up 12 assists, two aces, and six digs
MONK NOTES:
- 10 wins in conference play is the most for the SJC volleyball program since the Monks joined the GNAC in 2007
- St. Joe's has earned the #6 four times (2011, 2017, 2019, 2023)
- 14 wins overall is the team's most since the 2017 campaign
