Amherst College Athletics

BOSTON, Mass. – Amherst fell to Emerson 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, and 25-14) at Brown & Plofker Gym. The Mammoths played two close sets before falling in the third, moving to 11-10 overall for the season. 

Amherst will play its rival Williams on Senior Day next Saturday to conclude the regular season.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 

*Amherst started off the first set strong, surging to an early 11-7 lead, with kills from Addison Lau, Sofia Camilo, and Raegan Lentz. However, Emerson responded to create a 17-13 lead over Amherst. After Emerson extended its lead further to 23-19, Amherst led a late comeback to tie the score at 23 with kills from Addison Lau and Tiana Richardson. However, this was not enough, and Emerson closed out the match with a 25-23 victory. 

*The second set between the teams was also contentious. The two teams exchanged points during the early parts of the match, but two service aces from Addison Lau, a kill from Tiana Richardson, and a kill from Gabrielle Hines helped the Mammoths create a 20-15 advantage over Emerson. Unfortunately for the Mammoths, Emerson mounted a late comeback, scoring the last four points of the match and winning 26-24 over Amherst. 

*The third set of the match favored Emerson. An early run from Emerson put them up 10-5 over the Mammoths. Despite kills from Naima Cho-Khaliq, Sofia Camilo, and Adison Lau, the Mammoths could not stop the offensive effort of Emerson, falling to them 25-14. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

*Tiana Richardson and Gabrielle Hines tied for the most kills on the team with 8. 

*Raegan Lentz led the team in total blocks with 3 (2 block assists and 1 solo block). 

*Juith Subirats-Bosch led the team in assists with 18.