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Bates Bates 1-4,0-1 NESCAC
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Winner Amherst AMH 4-0,1-0 NESCAC
Bates Bates
1-4,0-1 NESCAC
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Final
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Amherst AMH
4-0,1-0 NESCAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Bates Bates 15 20 15 (0)
Amherst AMH 25 25 25 (3)
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Colby Col 4-2,0-2 NESCAC
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Winner Amherst AMH 5-0,2-0 NESCAC
Colby Col
4-2,0-2 NESCAC
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Final
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Amherst AMH
5-0,2-0 NESCAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Colby Col 13 16 9 (0)
Amherst AMH 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Mammoths Open Conference Slate with Wins Over Bates, Colby

AMHERST, Mass. – Earning consecutive 3-0 victories, the Amherst College volleyball team started off their conference slate on a high note as the Mammoths downed Bates, 25-15, 25-20, 25,15, Friday evening before powering past Colby, 25-13, 25-16, 25-9, a day later to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Amherst returns to action on Friday, September 24 when they travel to Middlebury for a 7:00pm NESCAC clash.

MATCH ONE: Amherst 3, Bates 0
  • Totaling 34 kills and a .258 attack percentage in the win over Bates, the Mammoths used big, momentum swinging four-point runs in each set to capture the 25-15, 25-20, 25,15 victory.
  • Owning a 16-11 edge in the first set, two aces by Jacqueline Kortekaas '23 and two Bobcats misplays pushed the score to 21-11, before a ball handling error by the visitors handed Amherst the set win.
  • Moving to the second set, three kills, an ace and a Bates attack error gave the Mammoths an early 6-2 edge and a lead that they did not relinquish. The Bobcats closed the gap late via a 5-1 run to set the score to 23-20 in favor of the home team, but clutch kills by Jamie Dailey '22 and Caroline Tilton '23 finished off the 25-20 victory.
  • The third and decisive set was all Amherst, with the Mammoths using four 3-0 runs to match their first set point differential, 25-15.
  • Leading Amherst in kills (11), blocks (2), and digs (9), Dailey had a solid all-around performance for the Mammoths, while Carly Cooper '24 dished out a contest-high 17 assists on the night.
MATCH TWO: Amherst 3, Colby 0
  • Holding the Mules to 16-or-fewer points in all three sets, the Mammoths posted 45 total kills to boast a .366 attack percentage in a 3-0 sweep of Colby.
  • Registering nine straight points to jump out to a 13-3 lead in the first set, Amherst's big run proved to be the decision maker as the sides went nearly point-for-point down the stretch before a Dailey kill sealed the 25-13 Mammoths' win.
  • A back-and-forth start to the second frame turned in Amherst's favor midway through the set, as an Anaya Thomas '25 kill and Papalia service ace kicked off an 11-5 run to give the Mammoths the 25-16 victory.
  • Kicking it into another gear with the score set at 11-7 in the third and final set, Amherst rattled off nine straight points before closing out the frame with six more unanswered to earn the 25-9 win.
  • Daily's 17 kills led all players, while Cooper and Lizzie Papalia '25 posted match-highs in assists (33) and digs (11), respectively.

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