CLINTON, NY – The Williams College
volleyball team (18-8) finished their regular season on a positive
note, defeating Colby College 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-13) at
Hamilton.
Head coach Christi Kelsey says that “this was a great way
for us to close out the NESCAC regular season. Now we have to come
in and prepare next week for the NESCAC tourney.”
Junior Kate Anderson took control of the front row, posting a team
high 14 kills. Seniors Andrea Scioscia and Whitney Hitchcock picked
up 8 and 9 kills respectively, while junior Emily Avis put up 31
total assists. The Ephs were also very solid on service today, with
Scioscia firing 2 aces and freshman Lauren Agoubi earning one.
“We got some playing time for our four freshmen so it was
great to see them on court,” said coach Kelsey.
The Ephs will now head into NESCAC tournament quarterfinals on
November 6 as the second seeded team. About the tournament, coach
says that "it will be a battle as any one of the 8 teams can win
it."
NESCAC Volleyball Final
Standings
1. Tufts (8-2) *
2. Williams (8-2) *
3. Connecticut College (8-2)
*
4. Middlebury (7-3)
5. Amherst (6-4) ^
6. Trinity (6-4) ^
7. Bowdoin (5-5)
8. Wesleyan (4-6)
9. Bates (2-8)
10. Colby (1-9)
11. Hamilton (0-10)
TIEBREAKERS
* Tufts, Connecticut College and Williams finished with identical
conference records of 8-2. In head-to-head competition, Tufts was
2-0, Williams was 1-1, and Connecticut College was 0-2. Tufts earns
the No. 1 seed, Williams the No. 2 seed, and Connecticut College
the No. 3 seed.
^ Amherst and Trinity finished with identical conference
records of 6-4. In head-to-head competition, Amherst defeated
Trinity to earn the No. 5 seed.
Game times are as follows:
2009 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, November 6 at Tufts
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Wesleyan at No. 1 Tufts – 5:00 p.m.
No. 7 Bowdoin vs. No. 2 Williams – 5:00 p.m.
No. 6 Trinity vs. No. 3 Connecticut College – 8:00 p.m.
No. 5 Amherst vs. No. 4 Middlebury – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 at Tufts
Semifinals
Center Court: Winner of No.1/No. 8 vs. Winner of No. 4/No. 5
– 1:00 p.m.
Center Court: Winner of No. 2/No. 7 vs. Winner of No. 3/No.
6 – 3:30 p.m.
