WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis volleyball team finished with a 2-1 record at the New England Classic as the Judges defeated Gordon College in four sets this afternoon, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-11. The Judges improve to 5-2 overall, while the Fighting Scots fall to 5-4 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Scots took the first set, 25-21, as both teams struggled offensively, combining for just three more kills than attack errors.
• Brandeis found its range in the next three sets, hitting better than .200 in all of them as they won, 25-13, 25-20, 25-11. The Judges' best performance came in the second set, when they hit .450 (11-2-20).
• Three different Judges finished with eight kills each: sophomore Marissa Borgert (Blaine, Minn. / Spring Lake Park), junior Emma Bartlett (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury), and senior Shea Decker-Jacoby (Los Angeles, Calif. / Marymount).
• Bartlett added three solo blocks and a service ace for a match-high 12 points.
• Rookie Kaisa Newberg (Reno, Nev. / Sage Ridge School) had six kills and six blocks (five solo) to account for 11.5 points. As a team, Brandeis finished with 13 blocks to just two for Gordon.
• Senior Yvette Cho (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) led all players with 17 digs, while rookie Kaitlyn Oh (Santa Clara, Calif. / Cupertino) finished with 14.
• Senior Marlee Nork (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep) had 23 assists.
• Amanda Snyder led the Scots with nine kills, while Mackenzie Hinds had eight. Hinds was two kills shy of a double-double with 10 digs.
• Jenny Curtiss led the Gordon defense with 14 digs while Ashlyn Gergins had 17 assists in setting the offense.

UP NEXT

• Brandeis plays two mid-week non-conference matchups next week, Wednesday evening at Tufts and Friday night at Endicott.