Women's Volleyball

NESCAC Volleyball Weekly Release - Nov. 11, 2024

NESCAC Volleyball Player of the Week
Keely Campuzano – Williams – So. - OH – Excelsior, Minn.
Campuzano of the sixth-seeded Williams women's volleyball team posted a career-high 21 kills while hitting .378 to help the Ephs pull out a five-set upset of third-seeded Tufts in a NESCAC Quarterfinal. Campuzano also chipped in three services aces, nine digs, and five block assists. The sophomore also recorded her 500th career kill during the match.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Colby Sarah Friedrichs (Alexandria, Va.) helped Colby sweep Conn. College for the second time in eight days in the NESCAC Quarterfinals and secured home-court advantage for the remainder of the NESCAC Championship. The Mules will host the semifinals and final on November 15 and 16. The sophomore posted nine kills, the second highest in the match, and she had four kills in the first set alone. Friedrichs was also a presence at the net, recording three block assists.  
 
Conn. CollegeRae Wartelle (Tacoma, Wash.) paced the Camels with six kills and three blocks against top-seeded Colby in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Championship. The sophomore finished the year as Conn. College’s leader in blocks (56) and ranked second on the team with 205 kills.
 
MiddleburyGabbie O’Toole (Overland Park, Kan.) helped Middlebury complete a roaring comeback on Saturday. After trailing 2-0, the Panthers claimed won three straight sets to edge Bowdoin, 3-2, in NESCAC Quarterfinal action. O’Toole dished out 48 assists and 13 digs, averaging 9.60 helpers per set and a pair of service aces to guide the Panthers to the semifinals. The senior moved into a tie for Middlebury’s all-time list for career aces with 145 and leads the NESCAC with 876 assists (9.52 per set) this fall.
 
Wesleyan Michelle Jorba (New York, N.Y.) tied her career-high with 17 kills, hitting .375 for the Cardinals who defeated Trinity in a thrilling five-set win on Saturday in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. Jorba added six total blocks and three digs while she matched her career-best kill effort, which she previously accomplished in the regular season with 17 kills in a sweep of Trinity back on October 4.