Parker Notches 1,000th Career Kill :: The Emmanuel Women's Volleyball Team won two GNAC matches in straight sets on Saturday, defeating both Simmons College and Daniel Webster College.

The Emmanuel Women's Volleyball Team won two GNAC matches in straight sets on Saturday, defeating both Simmons College and Daniel Webster College. Junior outside hitter Lindsey Parker (New Bedford, MA) led the Saints in both matches, tallying 8 kills against Simmons and 17 against Daniel Webster. Parker entered the weekend just 21 kills shy of her 1,000th kill in her career. She reached the highly coveted milestone in the 3rd game of Emmanuel's home match with Daniel Webster. In doing so, Parker became just the second player in program history to record 1,000 kills.

Senior setter Jen Walsh (West Springfield, MA) dished out a team-high 28 assists in the two matches. Junior libero Amanda Machado (Swansea, MA) gathered 37 digs, while senior middle-hitter Ashley O'Neill (Tyngsboro, MA) led the team with 6 blocks. With the two wins, the Saints improved to 8-20 on the season and 5-5 in the GNAC. The team will travel to Providence, RI to take on the 1st place Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University on Tuesday night (10/23).

The Women's Soccer Team clinched first place in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference on Sunday night after a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Emerson College. The Lions began the scoring with a goal in the first half, just 28 minutes into the game. Emmanuel's defense held off Emerson's attack for the remainder of the half and the Lions took a 1-0 lead into halftime. The Saints struck back with just 15 minutes to play. Sophomore midfielder Kate McKenna (Holyoke, MA) completed a penalty-kick opportunity to tie the game. McKenna is now 3-3 on penalty kicks for the season. Regulation ended with the game knotted at 1-1. The Saints and the Lions were evenly matched in the two overtimes, with each team taking 5 shots apiece, but neither team could find the back of the net. The Saints out-shot the Lions, 24-17, for the game. Junior goalkeeper Laureyn Furtney (Barrington, NH) played the full 110:00 minutes in goal for Emmanuel, making 9 saves in the game. The Saints wrapped up regular season conference play with an unprecedented undefeated record (12 wins, 0 losses, and 1 tie). The Saints are 13-2-2 with one regular season non-conference game remaining. Emmanuel will host the Falcons of Fitchburg State College on Tuesday night (10/23) at 6:00 pm at the Winsor School. Emmanuel's two seniors, Erin Kelly and Caitlin Egan, will be honored prior to the start of this game.

The Men's Soccer Team won their second-straight conference game on Saturday, defeating the visiting Falcons of Albertus Magnus College, 1-0. The seven seniors on the Emmanuel squad were honored prior to the start of the game. Both teams played the entire first half scoreless. It was senior midfielder Mark DaCruz (Taunton, MA) who netted the game-winner at the 73-minute mark. DaCruz nailed a header off a pass from freshman forward Gavin Molta (Southwick, MA) to give the Saints the 1-0 victory. Junior goalkeeper Jeffrey Boughton (Chandler, AZ) made 4 saves in his 90 minutes in net. With this win, the Saints improved to 5-9 overall and 3-7 in conference play. Emmanuel will host the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday night (10/24) at 8:00 pm at East Boston Stadium.

The Women's Tennis Team split games this weekend, falling to Johnson & Wales University on Saturday and defeating Albertus Magnus College on Sunday. The Saints were defeated by the host Wildcats, 7-2, but bounced back to shutout the visiting Falcons, 9-0, on Sunday. In Sunday's match, senior Anna Marie Podnecky (Bridgewater Corners, VT) recorded a 6-1, 6-0 win at 1st singles. Junior Rachel Strauss (Westwood, MA) picked up the win at 2nd singles. Freshman Catherine Dunphy (Duxbury, MA) got the straight-set win at 3rd singles. Senior Megan Barrows (West Springfield, MA) notched a 6-1, 6-4 win at 4th singles, while sophomore Nory Hayes (Newport, RI) and freshman Taylor Kelly (Poughkeepsie, NY) both shut out their opponents, 6-0 and 6-0, at 5th and 6th singles, respectively. Hayes teamed up with senior captain Jamie Kenyon (Ware, MA) for an 8-2 in doubles. Barrows joined partner Caitrin Dunn (Toms Rivier, NJ) for an 8-2 win at 2nd doubles. Freshmen Brianna Murphy (Wilbraham, MA) and Ali Shakra (Bedford, NH) recorded an 8-1 win at 3rd doubles. The Saints improved to 8-5 overall and 3-4 in the GNAC. The team earned the 5th seed in the GNAC post-season tournament. The Saints will travel to 4th-seeded Emerson College to take on the Lions in the tournament quarterfinal match on Wednesday (10/24).

The Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams will travel to Saint Joseph's College in Standish, ME on Saturday (10/27) to compete in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship Meet. The women's meet will begin at 1:30 pm and the men's meet will begin at 2:30 pm.