MEDFORD, Mass. – Connecticut College fell by a 3-0 final at Tufts University on Saturday afternoon in NESCAC volleyball action at Cousens Gym.
The Jumbos won by set scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-19 en route to their eighth-straight win. Maiwenn Kamdje led all players with 12 kills as Tufts racked up 43 total kills and hit .284 as a team.
Rae Wartelle (Tacoma, Wash.) paced Conn with 11 kills and also chipped in four blocks and three service aces.
Lexi Rosenblatt (Austin, Texas) handed out 15 assists and
Taylor Merrifield (Honolulu, Hawaii) added nine digs.
Tufts jumped out to an 8-2 advantage in the opening set and never trailed. Conn eventually cut the deficit to 18-17 behind a 5-0 spurt that featured a kill and an ace by Wartelle, but the Jumbos won five of the next six points to regain control.
After falling behind 7-2 in the second set, Conn pulled in front at 16-15 following a kill by
Tilde Keatley (Pasadena, Calif.). Tufts responded with three straight points to retake the lead for good, and later sewed up the set behind a 5-1 run.
The Jumbos carried the momentum into the third set and vaulted out to a 10-1 lead on the serve of Dylan Whisenant. The Camels whittled the margin down to four at 20-16 but couldn't make up any more ground.
Conn (5-9 overall, 2-5 NESCAC) will next host WPI on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m.
