Volleyball Defeats Endicott, Falls to Edgewood on Day Two of MIT Invitational

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Wellesley College volleyball rallied from a two set deficit to defeat Endicott College, 3-2 (15-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 19-17), before falling to Edgewood College, 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-15), on Saturday at the MIT Invitational. The Blue went 1-3 in the tournament, tying for eighth place and improving their overall record to 2-5 this season.

Wellesley 3, Endicott 2 (15-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 19-17)

Junior Brooke Fieldman recorded 17 kills and 31 digs (Greenwood Village, Colo.) to lead Wellesley to a 3-2 victory over Endicott. The junior outside hitter finished as one of four Wellesley players with double-digit digs, as first year Samantha Hoang (Elk Grove, Calif.) added 25 and sophomores Katie Yan (Cohoes, N.Y.) and Maddie Koh (Seattle, Wash.) added 16 and 10, respectively. First years Elise Griffin (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) and Samantha Ostenso (Hopkins, Minn.) also added nine and eight kills apiece for the Blue, while first year setter Michelle Li (Scarsdale, N.Y.) dished out a team-high 32 assists.

The Gulls jumped out to a two set advantage thanks to a commanding 25-15 victory in the opening set and a 25-17 victory in the second set. The Blue fought back in the third and fourth sets, first earning a 25-19 victory before forcing the fifth and deciding set with a 25-21 victory in the fourth set. The teams played well past the 15 point plateau in the fifth game, but in the end the Blue were able to outscore the Gulls, earning the 19-17 victory and taking the match 3-2.

Edgewood 3, Wellesley 1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-15)

First year Yasmine Reece (New Rochelle, N.Y.) put down a team-high 13 kills but Edgewood College escaped with a 3-1 victory over the Blue. Fieldman followed her game one performance with 19 digs and nine kills in the nightcap, while Hoang added 13 more digs for the Blue. Li added 24 more assists to pace the Blue offense, also registering seven digs in the contest.

The Blue picked up where they left off following the Endicott match, earning a 25-21 opening set victory over the Eagles. However, Wellesley ran out of momentum after the first set as the Eagles took three straight set victories by scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15 to close out the 3-1 victory over Wellesley.

Wellesley returns home for its next match, opening New England Women's and Men's Conference (NEWMAC) play on Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM vs. Emerson.

2015 MIT Invitational

Tournament Champion Springfield College

All-Tournament Team

Liz Sullivan, Babson College

 Rachel Tesch, Edgewood College

TBA, Cabrini College

Megan Gebhard, MIT

Lisette Tellez, MIT

Kayleigh Helgesen, Springfield College

Tournament MVP: Lauren Holt, Springfield College

Final Standings

1. Springfield College (4-0)

2. MIT (3-1; 9-4 sets won/lost)

3. Cabrini College (3-1; 10-5 sets won/lost)

4. Edgewood College (3-1; 9-5 sets won/lost; head-to-head tiebreaker vs. Babson)

5. Babson College (3-1; 9-5 sets won/lost)

6. University of Scranton (3-1; 9-6 sets won/lost)

7. Colby College (2-2)

8T. Bowdoin College (1-3)

Wellesley College (1-3)

Endicott College (1-3)

11. Brandeis University (0-4)

12. Bates College (2-12)

Saturday, September 12, 2015

MIT def. Bates College, 3-1 (26-24, 25-12, 22-25, 25-9)

University of Scranton def. Colby College, 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 15-25, 25-19, 15-10)

Wellesley College def. Endicott College, 3-2 (15-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 19-17)

Springfield College def. Cabrini College, 3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 26-28, 25-19)

Cabrini College def. Bates College, 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 25-18, 25-13)

Edgewood College def. Brandeis University, 3-1 (25-12, 25-11, 16-25, 25-20)

University of Scranton def. Endicott College, 3-1 (25-17, 27-25, 20-25, 25-19)

Babson College def. Bowdoin College, 3-2 (25-13, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25, 15-7)

MIT def. Bowdoin College, 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-13)

Babson College def. Colby College, 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-18)

Springfield College def. Brandeis University, 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-21)

Edgewood College def. Wellesley College, 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-15)

Friday, September 11, 2015

Matches at MIT

University of Scranton def. MIT, 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 28-26)

Edgewood College def. Babson College, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-13)

MIT def. Edgewood College, 3-0 (25-16, 30-28, 25-17)

Babson College def. University of Scranton, 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-18)

Matches at Endicott College

Endicott College def. Bates College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-20)

Springfield College def. Bowdoin College, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-16)

Bowdoin College vs. Endicott College

Springfield College def. Bates College, 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-19)

Matches at Brandeis University

Cabrini College def. Brandeis University, 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-10, 25-13)

Colby College def. Wellesley College, 3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23)

Colby College def. Brandeis University, 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20)

Cabrini College def. Wellesley College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-22)