For Immediate Release
September 6, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Goes 2-0 at NESCAC/NEWMAC Challenge
Box Scores:
Wellesley 3, Williams 0
Wellesley 3, Wesleyan 1
MIDDLETOWN, CT – The Wellesley College volleyball team improved to 3-0 on the season with two convincing wins at Wesleyan University's NEWMAC/NESCAC Challenge. The Blue dropped just one set all day with a 3-0 win over Williams and a 3-1 victory against Wesleyan.
Against Williams (0-2), Wellesley's Alice Cummings (Tallahassee, Fla.) tallied 12 kills and 16 digs while Samantha Du (Houston, TX) picked up 12 kills to go along with a .524 hitting efficiency. Wellesley took the match in three sets, winning 25-23, 25-22 and 25-22.
Also in the Williams match, Jessica Duff (Milton, Abingdon, UK) added 11 kills, Emily Peters' (Temescal Valley, Calif.) had 14 digs while Victoria Peng (Diamond Bar, Calif) contributed 40 assists.
In a 3-1 win over Wesleyan (2-1), the Blue won a marathon first set 33-31 before dropping the next set 24-26. Wellesley bounced back with a 25-18 win in set three and sealed the match with a 25-17 fourth set victory. Duff led the Blue with 13 kills while Cummings had 11 kills and 14 digs. Peters tallied 19 digs in the match while Peng dished out 32 assists.
Wellesley will next be in action at Brandeis University with a 7:00pm match on Tuesday, September 9th.
Wellesley (2-0) 3, Williams (0-2) 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22)
Stat Leaders:
Wellesley - Alice Kate Cummings, 12 kills, 16 digs ; Samantha Du, 12 kills (.524 hitting efficiency) ; Jessica Duff, 11 kills ; Emily Peters, 14 digs ; Victoria Peng, 40 assists.
Williams - Chelsea Kubal, 12 kills ; Nicole Ballon-Landa, 9 kills, 3 blocks ; Emily Avis, 20 assists.
Wellesley (3-0) 3, Wesleyan (2-1) 1 (33-31, 24-26, 25-18, 25-17)
Stat Leaders:
Wellesley - Jessica Duff, 13 kills ; Alice Kate Cummings, 11 kills, 14 digs ; Emily Peters, 19 digs ; Victoria Peng, 32 assists.
Wesleyan - Lisa Drennan, 27 kills ; Ashley Farrow, 10 kills, 4 blocks; Alissa Santucci, 8 digs, 3 blocks ; Ruby Hernandez, 24 digs ; Casey Reed, 11 kills, 9 digs ; Ellie Healy, 49 assists.
Williams (1-2) 3, Coast Guard (0-6) 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-19)
State Leaders:
Williams - Kate Anderson, 8 kills ; Nicole Ballon-Landa, 8 kills; Eleanor Levine, 12 digs, 4 blocks ; Andrea Scioscia, 9 digs ; Alisha Cahlan, 11 assists ; Whitney Hitchcock, 9 assists.
Coast Guard - Nicole Gurr, 13 kills, 7 digs ; Mary Bitzer, 8 kills ; Courtney Wolf, 5 kills, 3 blocks ; Carin Sweeney, 12 digs ; Ashley Bullard, 17 assists.
Wesleyan (2-0) 3, Coast Guard (0-5) 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-23)
Stat Leaders:
Wesleyan - Lisa Drennan, 14 kills, 4 blocks ; Ashley Farrow, 8 kills, 3 blocks ; Ellie Healy, 27 assists ; Ruby Hernandez, 17 digs; Casey Reed, 3 aces.
Coast Guard - Nicole Gurr, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces ; Mary Bitzer, 6 kills, 2 blocks ; Carin Sweeney, 7 digs ; Jessica Anderson, 7 digs.