Ephs win second straight NESCAC match

WATERVILLE, ME-  The Williams College volleyball team (20-12, 5-3) won their second consecutive NESCAC match Friday night with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-21) victory over Colby.  This match was the first of three conference matches for the Ephs to conclude the regular season.

"We'll take the win tonight and hope to improve on our defensive intensity tomorrow," said head coach Fran Vandermeer.

On offense, the Ephs were led juniors Chelsea Kubal (7 kills, 9 digs, 7 assists) and Whitney Hitchcock (5 kills, 5 blocks), and sophomores Kate Anderson (7 kills), Nicole Ballon-Landa (9 kills, 2 aces), and Emily Avis (14 assists). 

Defensively, the Ephs received key efforts from juniors Melissa Pun (7 digs, 9 assists) and Andrea Scioscia (7 digs), sophomore Eleanor Levine (6 digs, 3 blocks, 4 aces), and first year Aly McKinnon (16 digs).

The Ephs close out the regular season tomorrow with matches against Bowdoin (11 AM) and Bates (4 PM).