For Immediate Release
September 21, 2010
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Volleyball Downs MIT, 3-0
WELLESLEY, Mass. – First-Year outside hitter Julia Adams (South Pasadena, CA) hammered 13 kills on 24 attempts to lead Wellesley College to a straight-set victory over conference rival MIT Tuesday night at Wellesley College (26-24, 25-23, 25-18). The win was the fourth straight for the Blue, lifting them to 4-2 for the season and 3-0 in NEWMAC competition. MIT drops to 7-5, 2-1 in the conference.
Wellesley opened a 10-3 lead in set one before MIT battled back to tie the game at 12-12. The visitors eventually took a 22-18 lead, but the Blue scored eight of the next ten points for the 26-24 win. Set two saw more of the same, as the teams traded sideouts until MIT inched out to a 21-19 edge. Once again Wellesley responded with a late surge, taking game two 25-23. Set three proved to be all Blue, as they opened a 10-6 lead enroute to a 25-18 win.
Cecily Joujon-Roche (Laguna Hills, CA) led the Engineers with eight kills, four blocks, and two aces. Trinity Leonard (Mill Valley, CA) tallied eight kills as well, while Emma Gargus (Columbus, OH) recorded four blocks on the night. In the backcourt, Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, MI) and Kate Kelly (Austin, TX) notched eight digs each, while Sharon Hao (San Jose, CA) distributed 28 assists in the loss.
Adams led the Blue attack with 13 kills, while Elizabeth Campbell (Solona Beach, CA) added nine kills and Isabel Custodio (Powell, OH) chipped in seven. Campbell and Vivian Hu (Bellaire, TX) anchored the Wellesley defense, recording 19 and 17 digs, respectively. Custodio and senior captain Victoria Peng (Diamond Bar, CA) combined for 25 assists in the win.
Both teams return to action this weekend at the MIT Invitational. The hosts will play North Park University (Chicago, IL) Friday at 4:00pm on their home court. Wellesley will play its opening rounds at Tufts University, where they face Connecticut College at 4:00pm.