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Brina Kuslak '22
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Brina Kuslak '22 posted 10 kills with 0 errors in the four-set win over the Bantams
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Winner Wesleyan (CT) Wes 15-4,8-2 NESCAC
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Trinity (CT) TrinCT 10-13,1-8 NESCAC
Winner
Wesleyan (CT) Wes
15-4,8-2 NESCAC
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Final
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Trinity (CT) TrinCT
10-13,1-8 NESCAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wesleyan (CT) Wes 25 25 22 25 (3)
Trinity (CT) TrinCT 17 16 25 22 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brina Kuslak '22

Volleyball Finishes Regular Season Strong, Defeating Trinity 3-1

Cardinals will be seeded 1st or 2nd in NESCAC Tournament pending results across the league

HARTFORD, Conn. - This week's NESCAC matchup against the Trinity Bantams resulted in a four-set win for the Wesleyan volleyball team. The Cardinals saw solid play from both sides of the court in Wesleyan's last regular season match of the year, with the Cardinals able to come out on top with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 22-25, and 25-22. This win snapped a four-match losing streak, putting Wesleyan at 15-5 for the season and 8-2 in NESCAC play. Trinity drops down to 10-13 overall and 1-8 with one NESCAC match remaining against Connecticut College to wrap up their season. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Starting off slow in the first set, the Cardinals had to fight back from a 0-5 deficit. Several kills from Michelle Jorba '25 tied the set 10-10, and Wesleyan was able to widen the gap to win set one 25-17. 
  • Set two provided an opportunity for Wesleyan to start strong and quickly get a big point spread against the Bantams. A service run from Grace Bell '23 put the Cardinals up 21-11. Trinity fought hard at the end of the set but wasn't able to make it happen and lost 25-16. 
  • The fight that Trinity put up in set two carried over into the third set making for a very tight game between the two teams. A few attack errors on Wesleyan's side of the net gave the Bantams momentum to win set three 22-25. 
  • Wesleyan came from behind in set four following the Bantams all the way to 13-13. Fortunately, Wesleyan was able to maintain the lead for the remainder of set four to win 25-22. 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Match leaders for the Wesleyan offense was Jorba with 12 kills, Brina Kuslak '22 with 10 kills, and Mariko Tanaka '24 with eight kills. Tanaka also led the team in blocks with four. 
  • Libero Jenna Otaola '22 led the defense for the Cardinals with 28 digs followed by setter Maya Lopansri '25 with 11 digs. Lopansri added 43 assists in the four sets to give her a double-double.
  • The Bantam's libero Natalia Ortiz defended the back court for Trinity with 17 digs followed by Hareena Johnson and Locke Luhnow with 16 digs and 14 digs respectively. 
UP NEXT
  • There is much left to be decided as the NESCAC regular season concludes on Saturday. The Cardinals have finished league play with an 8-2 mark and can only finish as the first or second seed in the NESCAC Tournament depending on how Bowdoin finishes. If the Polar Bears win one of their two remaining matches against Bates and Colby, the Bowdoin will earn the top seed and host the 2021 NESCAC Tournament next weekend. With two losses, however, Wesleyan would earn the top seed and host the postseason tournament.
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