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Amherst defeats Bates in volleyball, 3-0

College Volleyball

September 20, 2008

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Amherst College volleyball team earned a decisive 3-0 victory over NESCAC opponent and host Bates College on Saturday, winning by scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-13.

Cristy Meier led the Lord Jeffs (8-1, 2-0 NESCAC) with 12 kills and three blocks. Other leaders for Amherst included Hannah Wirth with 3 aces, 3 kills and 3 blocks; Rachel Yorke with 11 digs, Katherine Kanoff with 5 kills, 7 digs and 6 aces, Bethany Belisle with 10 digs, Erin Camp with 11 digs and Katherine Jordan with 23 assists.

Bates (3-6, 0-2 NESCAC) received a big match from junior Tess Dokus, who had 9 kills with only one attack error (.471 attack percentage). Olivia Schow added 7 kills, while Grace Haessler had 21 assists and 2 aces and junior Kira Kramlich (San Francisco, Calif.) came up with 8 digs.

Bates will next play three matches at the MIT Invitational, against opponents still to be determined, starting on Friday, Sept. 26.

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