BOSTON, Mass. – Eight kill debuts from Alex Frapech and Jackson Wiley highlighted the night Thursday as the Emerson Men's Volleyball Team opened up the 2013 season with a 3-0 win over Lesley. The Lions won 25-7, 25-9 and 25-7 to open up with a 1-0 record while the Lynx fall to 0-1.

Set one saw the Lions come out hitting well, swinging .667 in the set with Brendan McGonigle hitting .750 for three kills in the set. The Lions serve proved lethal for Lesley as Emerson collected seven aces in the set with three from Naday Swarttz alone en route to a quick 25-7 win.

Set two saw the Lynx play a little scrappier, putting up a block on the Lions, but EC prevailed again, this time hitting .444 as a team. Jackson Wiley swung wild with four kills for a .500 attack percentage as well as combining with Connor Burton for a block to lead EC to a 25-9 win.

Three was all Emerson needed to finish off the match as Alex Frapech swung .500 in the set for three kills to lead the floor while teammates Brendan McGonigle and Jackson Wiley both floored two. The Lion defense also stepped up with Frapech pulling in three digs and Connor Burton collecting another solo block as EC ran off with the sweep 25-7.

For Lesley, junior Melvin Morales (Chelsea, MA) led the offense with three kills while freshman Jess Cherry (Lancaster, PA) led with seven assists and four digs. Morales and freshman Tyler Zielinski (Belleville, NJ) each recorded an ace for the Lynx.

The Lynx will open up their home season on Friday, January 25th at 8:00p when they play host to Johnson & Wales University. The Lions will return to action this weekend as they set to host a tri-match against Southern Vermont and Polytechnic (N.Y.). The first match is set to start at 11a on Saturday in Boston at Emerson's Brown-Plofker Gym.