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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball drops UAA openers to Chicago and WashU, 3-0

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Brandeis University volleyball team dropped their first two matches of the University Athletic Association season today, falling 3-0, to both the University of Chicago and Washington University at Carnegie Mellon. The Judges now stand at 6-8 on the season.

 

AGAINST CHICAGO (22-25, 17-25, 17-25)

 
  • The Judges were close with the Maroons in the first set, leading, 20-19. After  UC called a timeout, they close on a 6-2 run.
  • Brandeis fell behind in the second set early and were down by as many as six at 12-6, but battled back to get within 18-17 on a Zara Platt (Fountain Valley, N.Y./Fountain Valley) kill, but Chicago scored the final seven points to take the 2-0 lead.
  • The Maroons never trailed in the third set, going on a 7-3 run to take a 11-6 lead that they were able to maintain the rest of the way.
  • Rookie Emma Bartlett (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) had 11 kills for her second-straight match in double figures and third overall.
  • Sophomore Shea Decker-Jacoby (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount) and junior Jessie Moore (Rye, N.Y./Rye) each added seven kills.
  • Sophomore libero Yvette Cho (San Diego, Calif./Ranch Bernardo) had a match-high 17 digs and the team's lone service ace.
  • Classmate and setter Lea Pearlman (El Paso, Texas/El Paso) had 14 assists.
  • Sophomore Kirsten Frauens (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) had two solo blocks.
 

AGAINST #15 WASHINGTON U. (10-25, 15-25, 15-25)

  • The Judges struggled against nationally-ranked WashU.
  • The Bears hit .465 for the match (46 K-6E-86 TA), including a remarkable .696 in the opening set (17 K-1E-23 TA).
  • Frauens and Bartlett tied for team-high honors with five kills each.
  • Pearlman had nine assists, while classmate Marlee Nork (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep) had eight. Nork also had seven digs and a pair of service aces.
  • Cho had eight digs to lead the Judges. 
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Players Mentioned

Emma Bartlett

#7 Emma Bartlett

MH/RS
6' 0"
First-year
Yvette Cho

#4 Yvette Cho

DS/L
5' 3"
Sophomore
Shea Decker-Jacoby

#2 Shea Decker-Jacoby

OH
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kirsten Frauens

#17 Kirsten Frauens

MH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jessie Moore

#6 Jessie Moore

OH
5' 9"
Junior
Marlee Nork

#11 Marlee Nork

S
5' 9"
Sophomore
Zara Platt

#14 Zara Platt

RS
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Emma Bartlett

#7 Emma Bartlett

6' 0"
First-year
MH/RS
Yvette Cho

#4 Yvette Cho

5' 3"
Sophomore
DS/L
Shea Decker-Jacoby

#2 Shea Decker-Jacoby

5' 9"
Sophomore
OH
Kirsten Frauens

#17 Kirsten Frauens

6' 2"
Sophomore
MH
Jessie Moore

#6 Jessie Moore

5' 9"
Junior
OH
Marlee Nork

#11 Marlee Nork

5' 9"
Sophomore
S
Zara Platt

#14 Zara Platt

5' 11"
Sophomore
RS
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