NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University women's volleyball team fell to Emmanuel College by 25-11, 25-20, 25-17 decision for Saints' 3-0 victory on Saturday, Oct. 3 in Andrews Gymnasium.

With the loss, the Cadets fall to 0-4 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and 3-9 overall, while Emmanuel improves to 2-0 in GNAC play and 3-9 on the year.

Senior outside hitter Tara Lyons (Pocasset, Mass.) led the offensive attack for the Cadets with 13 kills, one assist and 12 digs, while sophomore setter Katie Crane (Avon, N.Y.) collected 17 assists and three digs with a kill. Junior Alex Ruediger (Sandy Lake, Pa.) posted a team-high 15 digs with two digs as freshman middle hitter Courtney Quinn (Taunton, Mass.) came up with a block solo along with a pair of kills and assists for Norwich.

Emmanuel was led by junior middle hitter Kaitlyn Atkinson (Brookline, N.H.) with a team-high seven kills and three block assists as freshman Mary Shelow (Miami, Fla.) was second in kills with six to go with the three digs recorded for the Saints. Junior Sarah Schemerhorn (Los Angeles, Calif.) came up with a team-high 10 assists, while freshman Casey Sheehan (Medway, Mass.) led the defensive efforts with 14 digs.

Emmanuel posted a .184 attack percentage on 29 kills and 10 errors along with 15 total blocks as the Cadets mustered just 24 kills and 22 errors for a .019 kill percentage.

Norwich will return to GNAC action on Wednesday, Oct. 7 as the Cadets host Simmons College for the 7 p.m. match. Emmanuel hit the road on Oct. 6 for a 7 p.m. contests at Framingham State University.