BOSTON, Mass. --  Emerson College rallied from a 1-2 deficit to take the final two games and defeat Keene State College 30-2 in a non-conference women's volleyball match at Emerson's Brown-Plofker Gym.

The Lions took the fourth set by a 25-21 count and then closed out the match by a score of 15-10.

Keene won the first set by a score of 25-22.  The Owls held a 20-17 lead when Emerson's Erin Connolly (Sr., Quincy, Mass.) served three points on two service aces and a kill to tie the set.  Keene took a 21-20 lead after a rally, but the Lions' Lauren Zaniboni (Jr., San Diego, Calif.) evened the score with a kill.  A kill by Keene's Jamie Levine  (Jr., Medfield, Mass.) followed by a service point by Levine moved the margin to 21-21.  Following a service error, kills by the Owls' Braelan O'Toole (So., Derry, N.H.)  and Madison McHugh (So., New Hyde Park, N.Y.) closed out the set.

Emerson answered with its strongest showing of the night in the second set, taking the point by a 25-11 count.

The Owls came back with a 25-21 win in the third set.  The two teams were never separated by more than three point throughout until Keene's Jordan Pokryfki (Sr., Wasilla, Ak.) served a pair of points to give the Owls a 20-16 edge.  Emerson was able to rally to within 23-21, but two attack errors give the set to the Owls.

The Lions responded in the fourth set.  After trailing 12-15, Emerson pulled even at 16 all and took the lead on an attack error by the Owls.  The Lions then ran off four consecutive points highlighted by a sensational dig for a winner by Sara Rutan (Jr., Santa Clarita, Calif.).  Keene pulled within 21-22 on an Emerson attack error, but tow kills by Zaniboni and one by Connolly gave the Lions the set, 25-21.

Keene took the first point in the deciding game and the teams tied at 1-1 and 2-2.  Emerson took a 6-3 lead on a Connolly attack, but the Owls rallied on a kill by McHugh and an attack error by the Lions to pull within 7-6.  Kills by Emerson's Jessica Drumright (So., San Francisco, Calif.) and Kristina Ten (Jr., Horseheads, N.Y.) gave the  Lions a 9-6 advantage which eventually stretched to 14-8,  A brief Owl rally was quelled by a Maddie Breeland (So., Fairfax, Va.) kill to seal the victory for Emerson.

Senior Abby Rosen (Hebron, Conn.) had a season high 23 digs to lead the owls. offensively, KSC was led by sophomore Tiffani Brooks (Salem, Conn.) with 13 kills, while sophomore Ellyse Davis (Londonderry, N.H.) and Levine each had 11 kills.  Levine's 11 kills was a career high. 

Zaniboni led the Lions with 22 kills while Connoly had 15.  Rutan had 27 digs for Emerson while both Connolly and Zaniboni had 18 each.  Katie Bailey (So., Calabasas, Calif.) and Drumright combined for 50 assists.

Emerson (13-3) will travel to Bowdoin College for its next match.  First serve for the contest is slated for 6:00pm on Friday.  Keene will face SUNY Potsdam on Friday at 5:00pm in the Tufts University tournament.