WELLESLEY, Mass. – Amherst College won a straight-set (25-20, 25-15, 25-23) match over Wellesley College volleyball on Thursday night at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.
Sophomore Addison Lau (New Fairfield, Conn.) recorded seven kills and 10 digs for the Mammoths (11-9). Classmate Judith Subirats-Bosch (Barcelona, Spain) put up 12 assists while first-year Katelyn Xue (Weston, Mass.) added on 10 digs.
The Blue (12-7) were paced by senior Evie Hill (Rocklin, Calif.), who supplied nine kills and a quarter of digs. Junior Else Kunze-Hoeg (Eagan, Minn.) assisted on 26 kills while classmate Ella Mancuso (North Andover, Mass.) and first-year Delia Noel (Telluride, Colo.) both had seven kills.
The Mammoths broke away midway through the opening set. At 17-17, the visitors utilized a 5-1 stretch to put solid ground between the two teams. A final kill by Raegan Lentz (Bethesda, Md.) put the finishing touches on the set.
Amherst led 12-6 halfway through the second. Though a few mini-runs kept Wellesley competitive, the purple and white pulled away and finished the frame with a .273 hitting percentage.
Down 6-5, the Mammoths ran through six consecutive points. The Blue clawed back to even by the 14-14 mark. From there, the lead exchanged hands multiple times with the teams locked at 23-23. An attack error for Wellesley was followed by a Xue ace to close out the contest.Â
On Saturday, October 24 the Blue will play a tri-match at Bowdoin College with Lasell University. The Mammoths have a quick turnaround, playing a 7:00 PM match at Emerson College tomorrow.
