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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The Williams College volleyball team
(14-7) remained undefeated at home and extended their season-best
seven match winning streak Wednesday night with a 3-1 (21-25,
25-13, 25-21, 25-22) victory over visiting SUNY-New Paltz. In
honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Ephs donned pink
shirts, shorts, wristbands and shoelaces as well as pink
volleyballs and whistles, all in an effort to raise funds and
awareness for breast cancer research.
"We had a modified lineup today and everyone on this team
stepped up to the challenge," said head coach Fran
Vandermeer. "Chelsea [Kubal] stepped in [for injured setter
Emily Avis] and looked like she had been playing the position her
whole life."
It was junior Chelsea Kubal who led an Eph offense that was able
to rebound from a big deficit early in the first set. Down by
as many as eight points in the match's opening frame, the Ephs were
able to pull within 19-17 and grab the momentum back from a New
Paltz team that had come in to Chandler with a 17-1 record.
The Ephs never looked back and jumped out to big leads in the
second and third set, and came out with the victory in the match's
well-fought final set.
Sophomore Eleanor Levine continued to post impressive numbers
and performances, as she tallied 14 digs, 15 kills, and two
aces. Kubal, in her 2008 setter debut, posted 49 assists to
go along with 12 digs and four aces.
After the first set, the Ephs were also able frustrate the New
Paltz offense with a defense that refused to let the ball touch the
ground. Whether it was first year Aly McKinnon (15 digs, 3
kills) saving a ball while diving into the scorer's table or junior
Andrea Scioscia (17 digs, 3 aces) digging every ball hit her way,
the Ephs forced the New Paltz offense out of system and into
frustration all night.
Rounding out the numbers for the Ephs were juniors Kate Anderson
(16 kills, 4 digs), Nicole Ballon-Landa (12 kills) and Whitney
Hitchcock (5 kills, 2 aces).
The Ephs now look forward to four matches at the Washington
University Invitational in St. Louis, Mo, which kicks off Friday
afternoon with a match against Illinois Wesleyan at 3
PM.
