WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University volleyball team led for nearly the entire match tonight as the Judges defeated Wellesley College, 3-0, on Senior Night. Set scores were 25-16, 25-17, 25-15.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 11-13.
• Wellesley, 8-16.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first set saw the two teams stay tight in the early going, as the squads were tied at 5-all. Brandeis moved ahead little by little, eventually going ahead 11-7.
• After the Blue answered to get back within three, the Judges had their first big run of the match, scoring four in a row to forge a 15-8 lead on a kill by graduate student Sydney Bent (Raleigh, N.C./Ransom Everglades, Fla.).
• Wellesley answered with a 7-1 run of their own to claw back within 16-15.
• Bent helped shut down the rally by serving the next seven in a row as the Judges closed out the first on a 9-1 run to take it 25-16.
• Wellesley won the first point of the second set to take their only lead of the match. The Judges won the next four, and after the visitors battled back to tie things up at 7-all, a three-point run by Brandeis was enough to keep the Blue at bay, 25-17.
• Bent served the first eight points of the third set as the Judges ran away with it. Brandeis led by as many as 11 points twice en route to the 25-15 sweep.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Senior Emerson White (Lexington, Ky./Sayre) was outstanding in her final home match, registering a career-high 11 kills without an error in 18 attempts for a .611 hitting percentage.
• Sophomore Lara Verstovsek (Houston, Texas/Episcopal) added 10 kills and two errors for a .381 percentage.
• Bent finished with just three kills, but added five service aces and tied for team-high honors with 11 digs.
• Graduate student Stephanie Borr (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) also had 11 digs.
• Sophomore Arianna Jackson (Lewis Center, Ohio / Oletangy Orange) had a fine all-around match with seven kills and three blocks (two solo).
• Junior Ines Grom-Mansencal (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming) had 29 assists and helped the Judges to a .263 team hitting percentage.
• The Brandeis defense held Wellesley to a .000 hitting percentage (20 kills, 20 errors, 90 total attacks).

SENIOR DAY

• Before the match, the Judges honored the five seniors and graduate students who were playing in their final home games
  • Setter Talia Freund (La Jolla, Calif. / La Jolla)
  • Right-side Emerson White (Lexington, Ky. / Sayre)
  • Outside hitter Amelia Oppenheimer (The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands)
  • Outside/right side hitter Sydney Bent (Raleigh, N.C./Ransom Everglades, Fla.)
  • Defensive specialist Stephanie Borr (Westfield, N.J./Westfield)

UP NEXT

• The Judges close out their regular season with a non-conference match at Springfield College on Saturday afternoon before heading to NYU next weekend for the University Athletic Association tournament.
• Wellesley hosts WPI on Saturday at 3 p.m. on their Senior Day.