MIDDLEBURY, VT- The Williams College volleyball team
(19-12, 4-3) ended a two match losing streak within the NESCAC
Wednesday night with a 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-10) over host
Middlebury. The match was the first of four NESCAC matches
that close out the regular season for the Ephs.
"This was a solid win for us tonight," said head coach Fran
Vandermeer. "Our block was very consistent all night and it
was one of the keys to victory."
After coming off two wins on the final day of the Hall of Fame
Tournament, the Ephs had to battle early as Middlebury fought to
the last point in the first two sets, and actually captured the
third set. The Ephs, however, were too much for the Panthers
as they took the final set in convincing fashion.
The star performer for the Ephs Wednesday night was junior
co-captain Chelsea Kubal, who posted 11 kills, 16 digs, 9 assists,
and 3 blocks. Splitting time with Kubal at setter was junior
Melissa Pun who tallied 30 assists and two aces.
The block success for the Ephs was led by sophomores Eleanor
Levine (8 blocks, 8 digs, 6 kills), Kate Anderson (6 blocks, 15
kills), and Nicole Ballon-Landa (4 blocks, 18 kills).
Rounding out the numbers for the Ephs were senior Riki McDermott (6
digs), junior Andrea Scioscia (10 digs), and first year Aly
McKinnon (10 digs, two aces).
The Ephs now travel to Colby for the final NESCAC weekend of the
season. The action starts Friday night at 6 PM with a match
against Colby.
