Teams: Women's Soccer: Press Releases

Thursday, November 8, 2007

WYSHAM EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE RECOGNITION

MEDFORD -- The New England Small College Athletic Conference's (NESCAC) volleyball coaches have selected Tufts University senior captain Katie Wysham (Spokane, WA/St. George's School) to the All-Conference first team for the 2007 season. She is one of seven players in the league to earn the honor.

This is the second All-NESCAC award for Wysham. She was voted to the second team last fall. The conference honor follows an All-New England Women's Volleyball Association (NEWVA) first team selection for Wysham earlier this week.

The only senior who played for Tufts this fall, Wysham was among the league leaders offensive and defensively. Her .256 hitting percentage with 237 kills and 65 errors in 671 attempts is 14th in the league. She was most impressive as a blocker, recording 153 in 96 games (71 solo) for an average of 1.59 per game that was almost one-half more than the second-best blocker in NESCAC. Wysham was edged for NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honors by Trinity College's Katie Lenz, who led the conference with 6.08 digs per game.

After a slow start, the Jumbos finished strong. They posted a 7-3 mark during the conference regular season to take third place in the NESCAC. After defeating Trinity College, 3-0, in the first round of the conference tournament, Tufts lost 3-0 to eventual champion Williams College in their semi-final match. Tufts finished at 19-13 overall.

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