Teams: Volleyball: Schedule & Results

WINNING STREAK REACHES 19 AS VOLLEYBALL TOPS COLBY 3-0 IN LEAGUE PLAY

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL FINAL SCORE
Tufts 3, Colby 0

At Brunswick, ME
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Match Statistics

Junior Nancy Shrodes served four aces for Tufts

MEDFORD -- The Tufts University volleyball team served nine aces, including four by junior Nancy Shrodes (Manhattan Beach, CA), as part of a three-set NESCAC victory over Colby College on Saturday afternoon. In the match played at Bowdoin, Tufts dominated with set scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-13.

Tufts, ranked #1 in New England, has now won 19 consecutive matches after losing their season-opener. Coach Cora Thompson's team is 19-1 overall and 5-0 atop NESCAC. Colby is at the bottom of the league with 4-13 and 0-6 records.

Once again, juniors Dawson Joyce-Mendive (Minden, NV) and Caitlin Updike (Manhattan Beach, CA) were a force offensively. Joyce-Mendive finished with 15 kills and three errors in 28 attempts (.429) and Updike hit .370 with 12 kills and two errors in 27 swings. First-year Brittany Neff (Culver City, CA) added three aces to the offense. An easy match on defense featured 10 digs from senior co-captain Brogie Helgeson (Santa Cruz, CA).

Heather Arvidson had six kills and two blocks for the Colby College. Clare Reich finished with 13 defensive digs, Emily Varni had nine digs, and Megan Conroy finished with eight digs and a pair of blocks.

The Jumbos take the week off until play at Middlebury next Friday at 6:00 pm. Colby will next play at Regis College on Saturday against the host school and Daniel Webster.

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