WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on the second day of their Brandeis Invitational today. The Judges tried to make a comeback from two sets down against Wesleyan, but ultimately fell, 25-16, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 15-12. Against Wellesley College, the Judges lost in straight sets, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18.

Against Wesleyan, the Judges had two players establish season-highs in kills, with senior outside hitter Liz Hood (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Acad.) finishing with 17 and junior middle blocker Maddie Engeler (Sandusky, Ohio / St. Mary Central Catholic) tallying 12. Engeler also had three blocks, tied with senior Carly Gutner-Davis (Del Mar, Calif./Canyon Crest Acad.) for team-high honors. Senior libero Elsie Bernaiche (Plantsville, Conn./Southington) led all players with 20 digs, while rookie setter Julie Kim (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) set a new collegiate-best with 48 assists. 

In the Wellesley match, Hood again led Brandeis, this time with seven kills. Gutner-Davis had a fine performance with five kills and no errors in 12 attempts for a .417 hitting percentage. Rookie OH Jessie Moore had six kills. Bernaiche recorded 12 digs, while Kim finished with 25 assists. Wellesley's Sydney Carfagno registered a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs. 

For efforts today, after missing Friday night's match, Gutner-Davis was Brandeis's selection to the All-Tournament team.