WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The Williams College volleyball team
(13-7) extended its season high winning streak to six matches by
going undefeated at the Williams Invitational. On day 2, the
Ephs defeated Westfield State 3-0 (25-5, 25-26, 25-14) and Skidmore
3-1 (25-20, 13-25, 25-21, 25-22) to improve their home record to
5-0.
"I'm very proud of our team and I thought we worked hard all
weekend," said head coach Fran Vandermeer. "We now have a
tough stretch pretty much for the rest of the season and we cannot
be more excited."
Against Westfield State, the Ephs came out strong in the first
set and never let up the whole match. The big story was the
Eph's serve game as juniors Andrea Scioscia (5 aces, 10 digs) and
Whitney Hitchcock (4 aces, 4 kills), and sophomores Emily Avis (5
aces, 20 assists) and Eleanor Levine (3 aces) all posted big
numbers on the day.
The final match of the day was the most challenging for the Ephs
during the tournament. After taking the first set, the Ephs
dropped their first set of the tournament in the second.
Williams would rebound, however, to take the third set and come
back from a 21-19 deficit to close out the match.
"This was a fun match for both teams," said Vandermeer.
"Both teams played tremendous defense and there were many long
rallies. This match is a preview of what we can expect for
the rest of the season."
The Ephs posted very impressive numbers for a large and loud
home crowd. Tournament MVP Avis posted 49 assists, 18 digs,
and two blocks, while all-tournament team selection Chelsea Kubal
recorded 25 digs and 13 kills.
Rounding out the numbers for the Ephs were Levine (6 digs, 7
kills, 4 blocks), Scioscia (16 digs), sophomore Kate Anderson (12
kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks), and first year Aly McKinnon (15 digs, 2
aces).
The Ephs now look forward to another home match Wednesday,
October 8th, against SUNY-New Paltz at 7:00 PM.
Williams Invitational All-Tournament Team: Lauren Dinsdale
(Skidmore), Katharina Boes (WNEC), Megan Boeltz (SUNY-Oneonta), Jo
Fier (Hamilton), Chelsea Kubal (Williams)
Williams Invitational Most Valuable Player: Emily Avis
(Williams)
