Northeastern University Athletics

BOSTON – After the Northeastern volleyball team (4-11, 2-5) jumped out to an early lead in the first set, Elon (7-11, 4-3) quickly turned the tide in the set and the match to knock off the Huskies on Friday night at the Cabot Center, 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 25-13).
 
The Huskies put up a fight early and rolled in the third set, but Elon hit .250 for the match to Northeastern's .115. Emma Rowell led the offense with 13 kills on 25 swings with only two errors (.440 hitting). Cayenne Ceman added 11 kills, and Arina Sosinovica ran the offense with 20 assists, three aces and seven digs. Northeastern out-served the Phoenix 14 aces to nine and committed just three service errors, but a pair of narrow set losses decided the match.
  
Set 1: Elon 25, Northeastern 23
Northeastern came out flying in the opening set, leading by as many as 10 points thanks to five kills from Ceman before the Phoenix came storming back, converting on 15 of the final 18 points of the set to steal it. A service ace from Lindsey Murphy made it 24-23, Elon's first lead since the 3-2 mark of the set, before closing it on an attack error.
 
Set 2: Elon 25, Northeastern 23
The second set was nearly a reversal of the first, with the Phoenix bolting out to a 13-6 advantage only to see Northeastern come fighting back to within one at 24-23 before Elon escaped with the final point. A pair of service aces from Emma Rowell helped spur the comeback, but a trio of kills from Allie Schultz at the tail end of the set kept the hosts at bay.
 
Set 3: Northeastern 25, Elon 14
Northeastern came up aces in the third set, recording seven service aces (Abbie Callaway 2, Arina Sosinovica 3, Cayenne Ceman 2) as the Huskies were in control of the set from start to finish. Ceman recorded four kills on a .429 clip in the set, and Beatrice Gennari had two blocks.
 
Set 4: Elon 25, Northeastern 13
Elon pulled ahead after a 4-4 tie and led by as many as nine, 15-6, on its way to a decisive set. The Phoenix hit .355 in the set and recorded five team blocks, while the Huskies hit -.029 with eight errors on 34 swings. Rowell led Northeastern with four kills (.500) in the set.
 
The Huskies and Phoenix will meet again tomorrow in the series finale at 1 p.m. from the Cabot Center.