COLLEGE
VOLLEYBALL FINAL SCORES
Brandeis Invitational
Tufts 3, Brandeis 0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-18)
Tufts 3, Babson 1 (25-18, 25-15, 22-25, 25-23)
At Waltham, MA
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Brandeis
Match Statistics
Babson
Match Statistics
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Audrey Kuan earned an All-Tournament selection
for her solid defensive play
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WALTHAM -- The Tufts University volleyball team won both of its
matches at the Brandeis Invitational on Saturday to finish the
weekend with a 3-1 record. Tufts shut out the host Judges in the
first game and then defeated Babson College in four games to close
out tournament play.
After losing to UMass Boston and winning against Gordon College
on Friday night, Tufts was sharp on Saturday. They went extra to
defeat Brandeis in the first game, 27-25, but then easily swept
past the Judges with 25-15 and 25-18 scores in the second and third
games, respectively. Junior Caitlin Updike (Manhattan
Beach, CA) had a dominant offensive match, striking 13
kills with two errors in 22 attempts. Senior co-captain
Brogie Helgeson (Santa Cruz, CA) added 12 kills.
That duo were the primary targets for senior setter Dena Feiger (Long Grove, IL), who finished with 45 assists in
three games. Sophomore Audrey Kuan (Los Altos,
CA), named to the All-Tournament team, had 12 digs against
Brandeis. Feiger also had nine digs and three block assists.
The Jumbos continued their strong play with convincing wins over
Babson in the first two games, 25-18 and 25-15. After the Beavers
gave the Jumbos their lone loss of the day, 25-22 in the third
game, Tufts took the match with a 25-23 final in the fourth game.
Updike's 15 kills paved the way and first-year Kiersten Ellefsen (Goshen, NY) added 10 in her collegiate debut.
Tufts scored a remarkable 14 points on service aces, with five from
junior Nancy Shrodes (Manhattan Beach, CA) and
four by classmate Kelly Engelking (Westborough,
MA). Those two players had 10 digs each defensively, and
Kuan was nearly perfect on 29 pass attempts.
Tufts plays at Gordon on Tuesday night before opening their home
season in the newly remodeled Cousens Gym on Friday.
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