Tartans Begin UAA Play with Two Victories
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
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Brandeis (4-5) | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | |
Carnegie Mellon (4-4) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Case Western Reserve (4-7) | 20 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 1 | |
Carnegie Mellon (5-4) | 25 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 3 |
Brandeis
Game Statistics | Brandeis | Carnegie Mellon |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .023 | .152 |
Blocks | 9.0 | 11.0 |
Digs | 76 | 88 |
Aces | 12 | 13 |
Case Western Reserve
Game Statistics | Case Western Reserve | Carnegie Mellon |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .185 | .197 |
Blocks | 8.0 | 3.0 |
Digs | 86 | 90 |
Aces | 5 | 8 |
(CHICAGO, Ill.) – The Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team opened University Athletic Association (UAA) play with a pair of victories at the University of Chicago on Saturday afternoon. The Tartans first topped Brandeis University 3-2 (25-13, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 15-5) before defeating Case Western Reserve University 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 25-15, 30-28).
In the win over Brandeis, Senior Vivian Beaudoin (Washington, N.J. / Warren Hills) and sophomores Jane Dean (Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier) and Laura Reichard (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico / Saint John's School) all recorded double digit kills. Beaudoin ended with a team-high 13, Dean recorded 12 and Reichard ended with 10. Sophomore Michelle Deng (Calgary, Alberta / Western Canada) dished out 37 assists.
Four Tartans had multiple aces with freshman Abby Chen (Fairfax, Va. / Oakton) and junior Olivia Devereux (Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Marymount) leading with four and three, respectively.
At the net Dean recorded a career-best eight block assists with Beaudoin tying her career-high with six block assists. Chen had a season-high 22 digs while Reichard had 17, Deng a career-best 14 and sophomore Mindee Lai (Belmont, Mass. / Belmont) and senior Liz Jankowski (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Oakland Catholic) each had 12. It was a career-high for Jankowski.
In the nightcap win over the Spartans, Dean and Devereux both notched a career-high in kills with 20 and 14. Senior Carrie Stewart (Victor, N.Y./Victor) tied her career-best with 12 kills while Reichard totaled 11. Deng handed out a career-best 57 assists and Chen had three more aces to lead the Tartans.
Defensively, Reichard had a career-best 27 digs. Chen finished with 17 digs with Lai tabbing a career-high 13. Both Deng and Jankowski had 11 digs each.
The Tartans will next face fifth-ranked Emory University on Sunday, September 19 at Chicago.