MEDFORD, Mass. (taken from a Tufts Univ. press release) -- The
Brandeis University volleyball team got off to a fine start, but
the Judges couldn't sustain the momentum, falling to host Tufts
University, 3-1, on the Cousens gymnasium floor Tuesday night.
Brandeis won the opening game, 30-28, but Tufts responded with
30-16, 30-27 and 30-28 wins to take the match.
Tufts improved to 15-5 with the win and remained perfect (9-0) on
their home court. Brandeis dropped to 8-10 with its second straight
loss. Three of the four games were very tightly contested.
Junior libero Shannon Trees (Savannah, Ga.) had a remarkable 39
digs in four games to lead a very competitive effort by the Judges.
Freshman middle blocker Piera Carfagno (Los Angeles, Calif.)
finished with 15 kills and three block assists. Also in
double-digits offensively were sophomore outside hitter Lorraine
Wingenbach (Buffalo, N.Y.) with 13 kills and freshman middle
Bridget McAllister (Santa Clara, Calif.) with 12. Junior opposite
Ashley Powers (Waltham, Mass.) led Brandeis with four blocks.
Junior Katie Wysham (Spokane, Wash.) led three Jumbos in
double-figures for kills with 18, making only three errors in 35
attempts for a .429 percentage. Sophomore Kaitlin O'Reilly
(Manhattan Beach, Calif.) topped her average of nearly 11 assists
per game with 56 for the match while adding two aces in her service
game. On defense, Tufts got 22 digs and four blocks from senior
co-captain Kelli Harrison (Blue Jay, Calif.) and Wysham was part of
six blocks. Sophomore Maya Ripecky (Chicago, Ill.) had 25 digs to
lead the Jumbos.
Tufts hosts NESCAC action this weekend and faces Bates College on
Friday night. Brandeis is headed for University Athletic
Association play in Chicago over the weekend.