Box Score
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| Katie Kim helped the Jumbos top Colby by adding eight kills. |
MEDFORD – Senior Maddie Kuppe had ten kills, twelve digs and three aces, and the Tufts volleyball team picked up their third win of the week, and their fourth NESCAC win, with a straight set win over Colby in Cousens Gym on Saturday afternoon.
With the win the Jumbos move to 12-4 on the season and 4-2 in conference play. The Mules are now 7-9 overall and 3-4 in NESCAC tilts. Following the match with the Jumbos, the Mules took on Brandeis. The Jumbos and the Judges were scheduled to play following the conclusion of the match between Brandeis and Colby.
Colby jumped out to an early lead in set one, but the Jumbos scored five points behind the serve of senior Maddie Kuppe to tie things at six. Things were tied three other times before Colby scored six straight points behind the serve of Karolina Serhan to take a 14-11 lead. They would keep that lead until the Jumbos were able to knot things up at 18. Colby had a 23-22 lead but the Jumbos got two kills from Kuppe and a Colby error to pull out the 25-23 win in set one.
The Jumbos and the Mules traded points to start the second set. With things tied at six the Jumbos got two kills from sophomore Katie Kim, a kill and two aces from Kuppe and some Colby errors to move to a 15-9 lead. The Mules would not give up, coming within four, but the Jumbos pulled out the 25-19 win in set two.
The Jumbos changed things up in set three, jumping out to an early lead off two blocks from junior Elizabeth Ahrens and two kills from sophomore Anique Barch. The Mules locked things up at four, and the two teams would trade points, and the lead, until a service error by Colby, and a kill by Ahrens and Kuppe gave the Jumbos the 12-8 advantage.
After a Colby timeout, and a kill by Paige Hanssen, the Jumbos scored seven consecutive points behind the serve of senior Kyra Baum to take a 19-9 lead. Colby put together a string of three points behind the serve of Sarah Arvidson but they weren't able to pull out a win, falling 25-16 in the third set.
For the Jumbos, Kuppe was the offensive leader with 10 kills, while Kim turned in eight. Running the offense for the Jumbos was rookie Angela Yu and Baum. Baum finished with 12 assists and Yu turned in 16. Defensively, Kuppe was also the leader with 12 digs. Senior co-captain Carolina Berger and Baum both had nine digs and sophomore Alex Garrett finished with eight digs. Kuppe also had three of the Jumbo's six service aces and Ahrens turned in three blocks.
For Colby, Kim Donaldson was the offensive leader with ten kills while Arvidson added seven kills of her own. Molly Manuel and Emily Moslener split the setting, as Manuel finished with 15 assists and Moslener had nine. Defensively, Natalie Roy had 14 digs, and Elizabeth Noyes added 12 and Arvidson finished with ten. Serhan had four service aces on the day, while Arvidson and Paige Hanssen each finished with two aces.
After the matches today the Mules will return to action when they face off with Middlebury on Friday at 8 pm. The Jumbos will be back in action Friday as well, when they host Wesleyan on Friday night at 7 pm to kick off Parents Weekend at Tufts.
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