WELLESLEY, Mass. – The visiting Amherst College volleyball team posted a three-set victory over Wellesley College on Friday evening at the Keohane Sports Center. The match was the season opener for the Lord Jeffs (1-0) and the home opener for the Blue, who fall to 0-2 in 2010.

Amherst opened the match with a 25-15 victory in the first set, as Wellesley was hampered by nine errors, posting a negative hitting percentage. The second set was a back-and-forth affair, with the Lord Jeffs again coming out on top, this time by a 28-26 score. Wellesley started strong in the third, but Amherst ran away with the set, recording a 25-18 win to take the match, 3-0.

Wellesley's offense was led by nine kills from sophomore Elizabeth Campbell while classmate Taylor King added six. Junior Amanda Duritsch added five kills, while sophomore Isabel Custodio registered five kills and 17 assists.

Cristy Meier led the Lord Jeffs offense posting 11 kills, while Laura Hyman had an impressive outing with seven kills in nine attacks with no errors, hitting .778 on the evening.