FRANKLIN, Mass. – March 30, 2023 – The Dean College men's volleyball team fell to Emmanuel, 3-0, by scores of 25-10, 25-17 and 25-21 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match Thursday evening.  

Dean (3-15, 0-10 GNAC) travels to Elms on Saturday for a conference tri-match against the Blazers and 12th-ranked Wentworth. Emmanuel (15-10, 8-3 GNAC) will play a GNAC tri-match at Lasell with Rivier on Saturday.

Seniors Tyler Martins (East Providence, R.I.) and Nick Carlson (Warwick, R.I.) led Dean with four kills apiece. Carlson also had five digs. First-year Arthur Felicio (Brazil) had a match best three blocks.

First-year Michael Shelley (San Francisco, Calif.) hit .625 to lead the Saints with six kills. First-year Trey Guest (Newington, Conn.) added five kills on .571 hitting. First-year Dominic DeFerrari (Miami, Fla.) finished with 17 assists.

Emmanuel began the match with six straight points, including three aces. After a Mike Nelson (South Windsor, Conn.) ace pulled the Bulldogs within 18-8, Emmanuel finished the set on a 7-2 run, capped by a Guest kill.

The Saints led 12-7 in the second when they rattled off six consecutive points to take command. Kills by Martins and Carlson made the score 19-10 before Emmanuel used a 4-1 spurt to go in front 23-11. Dean kept battling to score four in a row, but the visitors came away with the 25-17 victory.

The third set was back and forth with seven ties and three lead changes. Trailing 13-10, Dean scored three straight, capped by a Saski Sayue (Providence, R.I.) kill to knot the set. Emmanuel went on a 7-2 run to create a cushion. Dean didn't go quietly as they faced match point. The Bulldogs scored three points before falling on a Maximillian Olsen (Barnstable, Mass.) kill that ended the set, 25-21.