For Immediate Release
September 10, 2010
Wellesley Sports Information
Amherst Volleyball Spoils Home Opener for Wellesley
WELLESLEY, Mass. – The visiting Amherst College volleyball team posted a three-set victory over Wellesley College on Friday evening at the Keohane Sports Center. The match was the season opener for the Lord Jeffs (1-0) and the home opener for the Blue, who fall to 0-2 in 2010.
Amherst opened the match with a 25-15 victory in the first set, as Wellesley was hampered by nine errors, posting a negative hitting percentage. The second set was a back-and-forth affair, with the Lord Jeffs again coming out on top, this time by a 28-26 score. Wellesley started strong in the third, but Amherst ran away with the set, recording a 25-18 win to take the match, 3-0.
Wellesley's offense was led by nine kills from sophomore Elizabeth Campbell (Solona Beach, CA) while classmate Taylor King (Walnut Creek, CA) added six. Junior Amanda Duritsch (Troy, OH) added five kills, while sophomore Isabel Custodio (Powell, OH) registered five kills and 17 assists.
Cristy Meier led the Lord Jeffs offense posting 11 kills, while Laura Hyman had an impressive outing with seven kills in nine attacks with no errors, hitting .778 on the evening.
The weekend's Wellesley tri-match continues tomorrow at 12:00pm, when Amherst faces off against Wesleyan, and concludes at 2:30pm, with Wesleyan taking on Wellesley.