Men’s Volleyball Blanks Emmanuel 3-0, Clipped by No. 5 Springfield

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's volleyball team earned a 3-0 victory over Emmanuel before falling to nationally-ranked Springfield 3-0 Saturday afternoon at the Lahue Athletic Center.

ENC VS. EMMANUEL
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 3, Emmanuel 0
Records: Lions 9-6 | Saints 9-6

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene captured a 25-21 win in the first set to snag a 1-0 edge.
• The Lions widened their lead to 2-0 with a narrow 25-23 victory in the second frame.
• Eastern Nazarene locked up its third sweep of the year with a 25-21 decision in the third.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Alejandro Garcia Fernandez (San Juan, P.R.) racked up a match-high 13 kills while adding six digs, and four service aces.
• Delfy Soler (Lawrence, Mass.) tallied nine kills, seven digs, and three aces.
• Nathan Jacques (Casselberry, Fla.) notched 27 assists, four digs, and three service aces.
• Matthew Mucha (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.) and Jacob Zarges (Quincy, Mass.) both chipped in with four kills.
• Brandon Brown (Oxford, Pa.) led the defensive effort with 10 digs. and contributed three assists.
• Michael Shelley paced the visitors with 15 kills while Jyles Amirault finished with nine kills and 10 digs and Roman Fabrizio recorded 32 assists.
  
  

ENC VS. NO. 5 SPRINGFIELD
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 0, Springfield 3
Records: Lions 9-7 | Pride 15-2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Springfield seized the opening set 25-22 to secure a 1-0 lead in the match.
• The Pride prevailed 25-19 in the second frame to double its advantage to 2-0.
• After the Lions claimed a 10-8 lead in the third set, Springfield battled back to edge Eastern Nazarene 29-27 in a hard-fought, back-and-forth third to seal its fifth-consecutive victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Delfy Soler (Lawrence, Mass.) paced the home team with 10 kills and seven digs.
• Alejandro Garcia Fernandez (San Juan, P.R.) posted nine kills and two aces while Jacob Zarges (Quincy, Mass.) added five kills.
• Nathan Jacques (Casselberry, Fla.) finished with 21 assists, six digs, and four kills.
• Jarrett Anderson led Springfield with a match-high 13 kills while Dylan Mulvaney registered 31 assists.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene heads west for a rematch against Springfield March 1.