For Immediate Release
October 13, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Volleyball Sweeps Clark
WELLESLEY, Mass. – With strong performances from three First-Years -- Isabel Custodio (Powell, OH), Taylor King (Walnut Creek, CA), and Elizabeth Campbell (Solona Beach, CA) -- Wellesley downed Clark in straight sets this evening at Wellesley College. The trio combined for 34 kills and a .566 hitting percentage to lead the Blue at the net. The win lifts Wellesley to 14-6 on the season, 4-1 in the NEWMAC. Clark drops to 5-10 overall, 2-4 in the conference.
The Blue leaped to a 10-1 lead in game one, with the help of three aces from Campbell and two kills from King. Clark trimmed the lead to 15-10, with strong net play from ToniMarie Illuzzi (Manorville, NY) and Kristin McGinty (Vail, CO). Wellesley pushed the lead back to eight points with kills from Campbell and Custodio, and held on for a 25-15 win.
Wellesley jumped on top early in the second set as well, when back-to-back kills from King gve the Blue an 11-6 lead. A five-point serving run from Madeleine Brumley (Lafeyette, LA) extended the Wellesley lead to 17-8, as the hosts cruised to a 25-10 victory.
Clark rebounded early in set three, as the squads traded sideouts in the opening points of the game. Wellesley opened a three-point gap, capped off with a kill from Jessica Mullen (Wilmington, DE) to give the Blue a 9-6 lead. Serving runs from Alice Cummings (Talllahassee, FL) and Victoria Peng (Diamond Bar, CA) helped stretched the lead to 20-12. Clark rallied, using aces from Emily Visone (West Hempstead, NY) and Kortney Kelley (Barnstable, MA), along with two kills from McGinty, to cut the lead to 22-18. But two more kills from Campbell and one from Custodio sealed a 25-19 win for the Blue.
McGinty led the visitors at the net, with five kills and one block. Nicole Sullivan (Marshfield, MA) and Amira Tranchell (Falmouth, MA) added four and three kills, respectively. Emily Sullivan (Nashua, NH) and Nichole Lopez (Alameda, CA) shared setting duties for Clark, combining for 19 assists. Visone led all players with 15 digs.
Custudio led the Blue with 13 kills and 17 assists. King added 11 kills while Campbell chipped in 10. Cummings and Custodio notched 11 digs each, giving the Ohio native a rare triple-double (kills, assists, digs). Peng dished out 21 assists in the win.
Clark returns to action on Saturday, October 17, when they travel to UMass Dartmouth for a tri-match with Mass College of Liberal Arts. The Blue will host the Wellesley Invitational this weekend, starting with a 6:00pm contest against Endicott on Friday evening.