Teams: Volleyball: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS DEALT FIRST NESCAC LOSS AT MIDDLEBURY IN FOUR SETS

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL FINAL SCORE
Middlebury 3, Tufts 1

At Middlebury, VT
Friday, October 16, 2009

Match Statistics

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- The Tufts University volleyball team, winners of 19 straight matches entering Friday, was stunned in four sets by the host Middlebury College Panthers in a NESCAC match on Friday evening. The loss is the first of the season in NESCAC play for the Jumbos and ends their lengthy winning streak.

Tufts went extra to win the first set 28-26, but the Panthers rallied for consecutive 25-22, 26-24, and 25-22 set victories to win the match. Middlebury, seventh in NESCAC, improved to 12-4 overall and 3-2 in the league. Tufts, ranked #1 in New England this week, remains atop the conference standings at 5-1. The Jumbos are now 19-2 overall.

Junior Caitlin Updike (Manhattan Beach, CA) led Tufts with 20 kills in four sets, while senior co-captain Brogie Helgeson (Santa Cruz, CA) added 19. Senior co-captain Dena Feiger (Long Grove, IL) dished out 55 assists, better than 13 per game. Junior libero Audrey Kuan (Los Altos, CA) had 20 digs. Tufts had 16 blocking errors in the match.

NESCAC play continues for the Jumbos tomorrow at Middlebury, as they'll face Hamilton at 11:00 and Williams right after at 1:30.

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