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Sydney Smith Attack
Stan Godlewski
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Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 3-1, 0-1
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Winner Bowdoin BOWDOIN 3-2, 1-0
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
3-1, 0-1
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Final
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Bowdoin BOWDOIN
3-2, 1-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 20 12 25 22 (1)
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 25 25 17 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Downed by Bowdoin in NESCAC Opener

BRUNSWICK, Me. - A Friday night NESCAC opener at Bowdoin ended in the first loss of the season for the Wesleyan volleyball team. The Polar Bears, having gone to the Elite Eight in their last competitive season, won by scores of 25-20, 25-12, 17-25, and 25-22.
 
Before making the trip up to Maine, Wesleyan were 3-0 without dropping a set. After tonight, they've picked up one more set and will head to Boston to face Tufts, who currently own the top spot on the NESCAC leaderboard with a 6-0 record. 
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Wesleyan started out strong in the first set with a block by Sydney Smith '25 but gained no momentum on it as the Polar Bears followed up with a kill in the next play. The two teams went nearly point-for-point until Bowdoin pulled ahead at 15-15 with a 3-0 run to eventually steal the opening set.
  • Set two started off slow for the Cardinals as Bowdoin took an early lead. Bianca Ortiz '23 went on a serving run to bring Wesleyan back to a 6-7 deficit, but they remained behind for the rest of set two for a lobsided 12-25 loss.
  • With a 2-0 set deficit, Wesleyan came out swinging and managed to get back into the game with another back-and-forth set. The Cardinals finally gained some seperation at 12-12 with a block from Brina Kuslak '22 to lead the rest of the set and finish it off at 25-17.
  • Despite breaking through in the third set, Wesleyan and Bowdoin had nearly identical stats in set four with each team having an attack percentage of .406. Some late set rotation trouble for the Cardinals proved enough for Bowdoin, who took the win for the night in the closest set of the match (25-22).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Smith led in kills for the Cardinals with 15, a career-high for the first-year. Maddie Kurke '22 and Mariko Tanaka '24 followed with nine and eight kills, respectively.
  • Wesleyan's libero, Jenna Otaola '22, defended the back court with 14 digs, followed closely by Kurke with 12 digs.
  • For the Polar Bears, attacker Cori Gray '22 totaled 16 kills, contributing to the team's total of 54 against Wesleyan's 45 total kills. 
  • Jaida Hodge-Adams '23 led Bowdoin in almost every category in the match with nine kills, four aces, two blocks, and 10 digs. 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals head to Boston to face Tufts, the reigning NESCAC Champions. Tune in at 2:00 PM on Saturday, Sept. 18th for what is sure to be a well-played match.
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