WALTHAM, Mass.  –  The Brandeis volleyball team dropped a pair of extremely tight sets in a 3-0 loss to Endicott College (30-28, 25-16, 25-23) to start the second day of the Brandeis Invitational, but the Judges rallied from a 1-0 deficit to earn their first home win of the season over the University of Southern Maine, 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15)

DAY TWO INVITATIONAL SCORES

BRANDEIS 3, Southern Maine 1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15)

Endicott 3, BRANDEIS 0 (30-28, 25-16, 25-23)

Endicott 3, Southern Maine 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-22)

Johnson and Wales 3, Wellesley 0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-15)

Keene State 3, Johnson and Wales 0 (25-15, 25-29, 25-16)

Keene State 3, Wellesley 1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-15)

TEAM RECORDS

Brandeis (2-4); JWU (2-2); Endicott (4-0); Keene State (2-1); Wellesley (1-2)

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Yvette Cho, Brandeis (Fr. - L - San Diego, Calif.)

Lauren Sheehan, Endicott (So. - OH - Bainbridge Island, Wash.)

Kellen Tensen, Johnson & Wales (Sr. - S - New Canaan, Conn.)

Rachel Lamica, Keene State (So. - OH - Malone, N.Y.)

Megan Nilson, Southern Maine (Jr. - S - Granby, Conn.)

Brooke Fieldman, Wellesley (Jr. - OH - Greenwood Village, Colo.)

VS. ENDICOTT – HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brandeis roared out to a 9-2 lead in the first set.
• The Judges were ahead, 15-6, but the Gulls clawed their way back into it. After six ties and five lead changes, EC took it, 30-28.
• The first set featured 53 digs.
• In the second, Endicott used an 8-0 run after Brandeis scored the first three points, and the Gulls never looked back winning, 25-16.
• The Judges trailed 19-13, but went on a 10-4 run to tie the set at 23 before EC closed it out on a Tori McIntyre kill.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Rookie outside hitter Grace Krumpack (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) turned in Brandeis's first double-double performance with a match-high 10 kills and 10 digs. She also hit .296 (10 K-2 E-27 TA)
• Rookie setter Allison Harmsworth (Bradenton, Fla./Newsome) had a career-high 24 assists in her first start, adding five kills.
• Rookie libero Yvette Cho (San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo) topped the team with 17 digs to lead all players.

VS. SOUTHERN MAINE – HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Judges dropped the first set for the sixth time this season, 25-20, but rallied to win the match for the second time.
• The first set included a point that crossed the net 22 times.
• The Judges rolled in the second set, opening up a 9-3 lead and winning, 25-17.
• Brandeis rallied twice in the third. They erased a 9-3 deficit with an 8-2 run to tie it at 11.
• After Southern Maine answered with an 8-2 run of their own, rookie setter Leah Pearlman (El Paso, Texas/El Paso) served nine in a row to give Brandeis a 20-19 lead.
• The Judges closed out the match on a 12-2 run to win the third set, 25-15. Rookie middle hitter Zara Platt (Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley) had four of her eight kills in the key run.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Brandeis's .345 hitting percentage (13 K-3 E-29 TA) in the fourth set was their highest of the season.
• Offensively, seniors Maddie Engeler (Huron, Ohio/St. Mary Central Catholic) and Summer Koop (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) tied for team-high honors with nine kills each.
• Engeler and Koop also both had two blocks each.
• Sophomore right-side Lia Goldberg (Springfield, N.J./Union County Magnet) tallied a career-high 11 digs, but four other players had between 7 and 9 digs.
• Pearlman matched her career-high with 30 assists.
• Cho was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 3.47 digs per set for the tournament. She also contributed 12 assists and eight service aces.

UP NEXT

Brandeis travels to Wheaton College for a 7 p.m. match on Tuesday, September 8.