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Senior Kelly
Engelking added four kills and four digs to the Tufts
effort
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MEDFORD -- It took just one hour for the Tufts University
volleyball team to earn a three-set victory against Gordon College
in the Jumbos' 2010 home opener at Cousens Gym on Tuesday night.
Tufts won by scores of 25-10, 25-10 and 25-13.
Tufts, ranked 29th in today's American Volleyball Coaches
Association poll, improved to 3-2 with the victory. The Fighting
Scots remained winless at 0-10.
In the first set, a strong serving run by junior Cara
Spieler (Santa Barbara, CA) helped stake Tufts to a 10-5 lead.
Back-to-back aces by junior Nancy
Shrodes (Manhattan Beach, CA) kept the Jumbos rolling in the
middle of the match, and senior co-captain Caitlin
Updike (Manhattan Beach, CA) finished the set with three
aces.
The Jumbos got out to a 15-2 lead in the second set. They were
up 23-7 before Gordon scored three points while junior Andrea Amado
(Glastonbury, CT) was at the service line late in the match to get
the Fighting Scots into double-digit points. Updike served two more
aces early in the third set to help Tufts out to a 7-2 advantage.
Tufts pushed its lead to 15-5 with first-year Virginia
Clay (Santa Clara, CA) serving. The margin reached 21-9 and
Tufts was soon wrapping up the victory.
Updike had 10 kills to lead Tufts, which used 13 players
overall. Spieler and senior Kelly Engelking (Westborough, MA) had
four apiece. Eight digs from junior Audrey Kuan
(Los Altos, CA) led the way defensively.
Gordon's effort was led by five kills from first year Lauren
Kranyak (Locust Grove, VA) and 11 digs by first year Mary Speta
(Rushford, NY).
Tufts opens New England Small College Athletic Conference play
on Friday night against Bates College at Colby College in an 8:00
match. Gordon hosts The Commonwealth Coast Conference matches
against Salve Regina and Western New England on Saturday.
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