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Ephs split doubleheader in Women's Volleyball - September 17, 2007
Waltham, MA - The Williams College women’s volleyball team (6-1, 2-0) split a doubleheader Saturday hosted by Brandeis en route to their first defeat of the season. In the first match, the Ephs posted a decisive 3-0 victory against Bridgewater State, 30-23, 30-21, 30-20, but dropped a 3-2 seesaw battle against Brandeis, 19-30, 29-31, 30-15, 30-28, 9-15.
“Overall for the weekend, I feel that our young players learned a lot,” said head coach Fran Vandermeer. “Sometimes a loss can help a young team and now we are just looking to have a more consistent defensive effort.”
For the Ephs, the match against Brandeis proved to be the most difficult to date on the young season. After dropping the first game, the Ephs found themselves a point away from tying the score at 1 (29-24), but a late rally gave Brandeis a 2-0 lead. The Ephs would rebound, however, to win game three and overcame a 27-24 deficit to clinch game four. The Eph comeback came up short in the deciding game five, as the Judges scored the first 6 points en route to the 3-2 victory.
“Our defensive effort was inconsistent,” said Vandermeer. “I’m very proud of how hard we fought to come back but we need to do a better at sustaining momentum.”
In the defeat, the Ephs were led by first year Emily Avis and sophomores Melissa Pun and Chelsea Kubal. Kubal and Pun excelled defensively posting 19 and 27 digs respectively. Avis continued to become more comfortable at setter, posting 35 assists to go along with 11 digs.
“Melissa [Pun] and Chelsea [Kubal] both had a great day defensively,” said Vandermeer. “Our connections between Emily [Avis] and the hitters are getting better every match.”
Junior captain Riki McDermott posted 10 digs while the Ephs offense got contributions from sophomores Alisha Cahlan (7 kills) and Whitney Hitchcock (6 kills, 3 service aces), and first years Nicole Ballon-Landa (11 kills, 5 blocks), Kate Anderson (14 kills), and Eleanor Levine (7 kills, 2 service aces).
Earlier in the day, the Ephs recorded their sixth victory of the season, 3-0 over Bridgewater State. Pun (12 kills, 26 digs), Kubal (23 digs), and Avis (33 assists, 7 digs) provided key efforts again, and the Ephs got big contributions from the entire team. Senior captain Liz Hirschhorn posted 5 assists while sophomore Andrea Scioscia (11 digs) and McDermott (7 digs) had strong defensive efforts. Junior Molly Hunter (2 kills) along with Anderson (4 kills), Cahlan (3 kills), Ballon-Landa (4 kills, 3 blocks), and Levine (6 kills) helped fuel the effort on offense.
The Ephs now head home for the first time in almost two weeks Tuesday, September 15 to face Union at 7:00 PM. |
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