Williams College volleyball team, 2-2 overall record

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ST LOUIS, MO – On the final day of the Washington University Invitational Tournament, the Williams College volleyball team (16-9) ended with a 2-2 overall record. The Ephs dropped the first match to Christopher Newport University 3-1 (25-20, 11-25, 10-25, 23-25), but finished the tournament with a 3-1 win over Baldwin-Wallace College (19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-17).

The Ephs “struggled to find a rhythm” against Christopher Newport according to head coach Fran Vandermeer. “We made way too many service errors.”

Leading the effort for the Ephs were senior Riki McDermott (6 digs), juniors Melissa Pun (5 kills), Chelsea Kubal (32 assists, 13 digs), Whitney Hitchcock (5 kills, 2 blocks), Andrea Scioscia (15 digs), sophomores Kate Anderson (13 kills, 3 blocks, 6 digs, 2 aces), Nicole Ballon-Landon (10 kills, 3 blocks), Eleanor Levine (13 digs), and freshman (15 digs).

In game two, the Ephs came back to defeat Baldwin-Wallace with strong efforts from Anderson (24 kills, .444 hitting average), McDermott (8 digs), Hitchcock (4 blocks, 3 kills, 4 aces), Levine (8 kills, 4 blocks, 5 aces, 10 digs), Kubal (37 assists, 15 digs), Ballon-Landa (9 kills), Scioscia (18 digs), and McKinnon (5 kills, 9 digs).


“We finished strong after a very shaky start. Eleanor and Kate stepped up for us, but everyone that set foot on the court made a valuable contribution,” coach said. “I’m proud of the way we finished. This was definitely a learning experience.”

Kate Anderson was named to the all-tournament team.

The next bout for the Ephs comes against Tufts on October 18 at 12PM.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settled neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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