Chestnut Hill, MA- In their first home match of the year the Gators fought hard but in the end were defeated by conference rival Emerson College 30-12, 30-9, 30-16.  With a large crowd in support PMC was unable to overcome a talented Emerson team.  One again freshman Rachel Mastine (Manlius, NY). Amanda Dennis ( Haverhill, MA) and Shiho Minoshima (Hadano, Japan) led the way.  Mastine finished with 7 kills and five digs.  Dennis added 4 kills, 6 digs and three blocks.  Minoshima contributed with 7 assits.