MEDFORD, Mass. – Tufts University's Claire Castor tallied 20 kills and the Jumbos defeated the Hamilton College Continentals in three straight sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-17) inside Tufts' Cousens Gymnasium on Friday, Sept. 20. 
 

Season Update

• Hamilton (3-5, 0-1 NESCAC) was playing its 2024 conference opener. 
• Tufts (4-5, 1-0) snapped its losing skid at three matches. 

How It Happened

• Tufts scored the first 16 points of the opening set and led the rest of the way. The Jumbos boasted a .393 hitting percentage with 15 kills on 28 attempts. 
• Elodie McGeiver '27 smashed a kill to give Hamilton a 7-3 advantage in the second set, and the Continentals scored the next five points for a 12-3 cushion. Hamilton led by as many as 10 points at 15-5. Tufts inched its way back with a five-point spurt and cut its deficit in half. Trailing by just three points at 18-15, the Jumbos rallied with nine consecutive points for a 24-18 lead. 
• A kill by Caitlin Allen '27 and a Tufts error put the Continentals up 7-5 in the third set. The Jumbos claimed the next nine points for a 14-7 advantage, and led by at least six the rest of the way as they clinched the sweep.

Notes

• McGeiver led Hamilton with seven kills. 
• Allen registered a .455 hitting percentage with six kills on 11 attempts and just one error. She added a team-best four blocks. 
• Pati Cerda '26 paced the Continentals with 18 assists. 
• Mia Jessen '28 tallied a team-high 11 digs. 
• Kendall Scholz '27 and Ayzlinn Trefren '28 chipped in 10 digs apiece. 
• Julia Griffiths stuffed a match-high six blocks for the Jumbos. 
• Emma Heckman finished with 10 kills and three blocks. 
• Rianna Liu led the Jumbos with 27 assists, 21 digs and three aces. 

Next Match

The Continentals travel to Lewiston, Maine, for another NESCAC matchup at Bates College (5-2, 1-0) on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.