Teams: Volleyball: Schedule & Results

TUFTS EARNS TWO NESCAC WINS OVER HAMILTON AND WILLIAMS

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL FINAL SCORES
Tufts 3, Hamilton 0  (25-17, 25-21, 25-16)
Tufts 3, Williams 1  (16-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-13)

At Middlebury, VT
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Hamilton Match Statistics

Williams Match Statistics

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- After suffering their first conference loss of the season to the Middlebury College Panthers on Friday night, the Tufts University volleyball team bounced back with two NESCAC wins on Saturday. Playing in a conference quad weekend at Middlebury, Tufts defeated Hamilton in three sets and then followed that up with a four-set win over Williams College.

With the wins, Coach Cora Thompson's team is now 21-2 overall and 7-1 in NESCAC. Tufts took care of Hamilton quite easily, winning straight sets 25-17, 25-21, and 25-16. Junior Dawson Joyce-Mendive (Minden, NV) and classmate Caitlin Updike (Manhattan Beach, CA) paced the offense with 10 and nine kills, respectively. Eight digs defensively by senior co-captain Brogie Helgeson (Santa Cruz, CA) led that category.

Like Tufts, Williams had just one league loss entering today's match. After losing the first set 25-16, Tufts took the match with 25-19, 25-22, and a resounding 25-13 in the third set scores. Joyce-Mendive's 24 kills in the match are a season high for the Jumbos. Updike and Helgeson offered good support with 15 and 13 each. Updike also served three aces and tied for the team-high with 25 digs in the match. Lexi Nicholas (San Diego, CA), the team's 5'8" sophomore middle, was in on five blocks including two solos. The victory is the second of the season for Tufts against Williams, who are the defending conference champions. Tufts defeated the Ephs 3-0 at the MIT Invitational.

The Jumbos play a mid-week non-conference match on the road at Endicott College Wednesday at 7.

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