For Immediate Release
October 23, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Blue Volleyball Goes 2-0 on Day Two of Hall of Fame Tournament
Springfield Box Score
Brandeis Box Score
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Wellesley College volleyball team went 2-0 on day two of the 2009 Hall of Fame Tournament held at Smith College.
The Blue picked up a 3-1 win over NEWMAC-rival Springfield and also avenged a season-opening loss to Brandeis by defeating the Judges 3-0.
Against Springfield, Wellesley won the four-set match, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20. Elizabeth Campbell (Solona Beach, CA) led the Blue with 24 kills, just one shy of her career-high. Also for Wellesley, Alice Kate Cummings (Tallahassee, FL) racked up 15 kills and 22 digs, Isabel Custodio (Powell, OH) dished out 31 assists while Victoria Peng (Diamond Bar, CA) added 20.
Wellesley closed the tournament with a 3-0 sweep over Brandeis, with match scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-23.
Cummings, an All-Tournament selection, tallied 11 kills in the contest, Custodio recorded 8 and
Taylor King (Walnut Creek, CA) picked up 7. Custodio also added 21 assists while Cummings and Naomi Iwata () each had 10 digs.
Up next for Wellesley, the Blue host MIT on Tuesday at 7:00pm in a match-up of the top teams in the NEWMAC.
Gold Bracket (at Smith College)
Day 1 Schedule (Friday, October 23)
Match 1: #1 Tufts University def. #8 Smith College, 3-1 (25-11, 17-25, 26-24, 25-12)
Match 2: #2 Williams College def. #7 Wellesley College, 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-22)
Match 3: #4 MIT def. #5 Brandeis University, 3-2 (21-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21, 15-9)
Match 4: #6 Amherst College def. #3 Springfield College, 3-2 (11-25, 25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 15-11)
Day 2 Schedule (Saturday, October 24)
Match 5: Brandeis University def. Smith College, 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-20)
Match 6: Wellesley College def. Springfield College, 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20)
Match 7: Tufts University def. MIT, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-23
Match 8: Williams College def. Amherst College, 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-10)
Match 9: Wellesley College def. Brandeis University, 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-23)
Match 10: Springfield College def. Smith College, 3-1 (25-14, 21-25, 25-17, 25-15)
Championship Match: Tufts def. Williams, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20)
Third Place Match: Amherst def. MIT, 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-16, 15-9)
All-Tournament Team (Gold Bracket)
1. Dena Feiger (Tufts) Tournament MVP
2. Jackie Berkley (Amherst)
3. Abby Blasco (Brandeis)
4. Alex May (MIT)
5. Laurel Belton (Smith)
6. Heather Lively (Springfield)
7. Alice Cummings (Wellesley)
8. Kate Anderson (Williams)