AMHERST, MASS. — The Williams College volleyball team closed out the regular season in thrilling fashion Saturday afternoon, rallying past Amherst, 3-2 at LeFrak Gymnasium. The Ephs took the match to five sets with scores of 14-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-27, 15-11.

With the victory, the Ephs finish the regular season 12-11 overall and 5-5 in NESCAC play and earn the No. 5 seed in the upcoming NESCAC Tournament.

Williams fell behind early, dropping the opening set 25-14, but quickly responded. The Ephs dominated the second set, to even the match at 1-1. Williams carried that momentum into the third to take a 2-1 lead with a 25-18 victory.

Amherst forced a decisive fifth set by edging the Ephs, 27-25, in a tightly contested fourth frame. Williams answered once again in the fifth, to pull away for the 15-11 victory and complete the comeback.

Kate Lane led the Williams attack with 13 kills and a .258 hitting percentage, while Sophia Baer added 11 kills and hit .250. Ellie Simons contributed eight kills, 11 digs and two service aces, while Maya Thompson recorded seven kills on 14 attacks without an error, hitting .500, and added three blocks.

Morgan Daetz orchestrated the offense with 24 assists and added eight digs and three service aces. Lilly Carstens chipped in 20 assists, while Eve Kaplan anchored the defense with 16 digs and a match-high five aces.

With the regular season complete, Williams enters the NESCAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed and will travel to No. 4 Middlebury next Saturday, Nov. 7, for a quarterfinal matchup at 3 p.m.