WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University volleyball team went to warp speed tonight, defeating visiting Wellesley College, 3-0, in their final home match of the season. Set scores were 25-21, 25-19, 25-20.
TEAM RECORDS
- Brandeis: 11-14.
- Wellesley: 12-11.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Meeting for the 50th time, Brandeis earned its 16th win in the series.
- A balanced attack in the first set saw Brandeis win, 25-21, despite no player registering more than three kills.
- Kennedy Hilson (Decatur, Ga./Decatur) was among those with three for the Judges.
- Emmory Casto (Castle Rock, Colo./Rock Canyon) and Madison Haft-Abromovitch (Stratford, Conn./Rye CDS) also had three kills.
- In addition, Alexa Ho (Queens, N.Y./Frances Lewis) had 10 assists and two service aces.
- The Judges saw four ties and two lead changes in the second set as they took it, 25-19.
- Seeing the score tied at five, Brandeis scored seven of the set's next nine points on the serves of Lilly and Ho to take a 12-7 lead they would not relinquish.
- Only Casto had three kills for Brandeis in the second, but six other players had at least one. Wellesley had 13 errors in the frame (seven attacking, four serve receiving and two serving)
- Completing the three-set sweep, the Judges went on a mini-run midway through the third, turning a 10-all tie into a 13-10 lead they would not relinquish.
- Although they were unable to pull away, they allowed Wellesley to score more than one point on their serve only one time the rest of the way, taking it, 25-19.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Pacing the balanced attack for Brandeis was Hilson, who had five of her match-high 10 kills in the third.
- Tied for second on the team were Casto and Haft-Abromovitch, who had seven kills each.
- Alexa Ho had 29 assists, her highest total of the season in a three-set match, while also leading the squad with five service aces. Brandeis's serve was key, as the Judges' 14-2 edge in aces overcame a similar 14-3 margin for Wellesley in blocks.
- In a balanced defensive effort, Taylor Lewis (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) had seven digs, while senior Ava Ferrigno (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community) added six.
- Net play was led by Kennedy Lilly (Atlanta, Ga./Eagle's Landing Christian Academy) with three blocks.
UP NEXT
- Brandeis will close out the regular season with a tri-match on Nov. 7 at Emerson with Coast Guard before the University Athletic Association tournament the following weekend
REST IN PEACE
- The bolded letters that begin each bullet of this recap read "Make It So, Captain" in honor of Sir Patrick Stewart.
