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Sophomore Kiersten
Ellefsen recorded five kills with no errors for
Tufts
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WELLESLEY - In a replay of the 2010 MIT Invitational
championship, Tufts University once again downed Wellesley College,
3-0, Tuesday night, this time on the Blue's home court. The
win lifts the Jumbos to 14-3 overall. Wellesley drops to
9-4.
Tufts inched out to a 10-8 lead in game one before the Blue
rallied to tie the score at 13-13. The Jumbos responded with
three straight points and held on for a 25-22 win and a 1-0
lead. Set two was a sideout battle until Tufts senior Nancy
Shrodes' (Manhattan Beach, CA) four-point serving run gave the
visitors a 20-16 edge. The Jumbos then used solid sideout
offense to take the set 25-20. Set three was more of the
same, as Tufts used two four-point runs from Shrodes to break the
set open and seal the straight-set victory with a 25-19 win.
The Tufts attack was led by seniors Caitlin
Updike (Manhattan Beach, CA) and Shrodes who each hammered 10
kills, while junior Cara
Spieler (Santa Barbara, CA) and sophomore Kiersten
Ellefsen (Goshen, NY) both tallied five. Updike was the
digs leader with 12, while sophomore Kendall
Lord (LaJolla, CA) dished out 21 assists.
Wellesley was paced by 12 kills and 11 digs from Elizabeth
Campbell. Vivian Hu added 13 digs while Isabel Custodio
notched 14 assists. Taylor King and Kaitlin Bradshaw each
recorded two blocks.
Tufts will take the court this weekend, when they travel to
Middlebury for a key NESCAC tri-match. The Jumbos will face
Amherst College on Friday at 8:00 pm and Middlebury on Saturday at
1:30 pm.
Wellesley returns to action on Saturday, October 9, in a
tri-match at Gordon College, where the Blue will face Southern
Maine at 6:00 pm and the hosts at 8:00 pm.
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