WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Led by Tori Jasuta's 17 kills the Ephs of Williams College defeated volleyball by the final of 3-1 Friday evening in Chandler Gymnasium.  For the Beacons junior All-American Julia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) led UMass Boston with 14 kills in the non-conference loss.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 1, Williams College 3

UMass Boston (6-11, 3-1 Little East Conference)
Williams College (14-5, 6-1 New England Small College Athletic Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Looking to take down one of the top teams in New England, and the reigning NCAA New England Regional champions, UMass Boston came out firing in the first set.  They would hold onto a decent lead for most of the opening frame, but with a late rush by the Ephs, Williams was able to take a 25-22 victory.

In the second set the Beacons battled back with some strong play at the net to tie the match at 1-1.  The Beacons used a nine point run midway through the second to take control of the set, and they never looked back after the run.

Unfortunately the momentum from that set was not enough as the host Ephs pulled out a 25-20 win in the third, and a 25-19 win in the fourth.

Murphy, also posted a team-high .250 hitting percentage.  Setter Pepper Baker (Tallahassee, Fla.) finished the match with 30 assists, but the Beacons offense as a whole struggled to get anything going as they hit just .096 on the night.

Elizabeth Glavan (Edina, Minn.) was one of three Beacons to finish the match with 10 or more digs, as she posted a match-high 24.  Haley Diedrick (Canton, Mich.) finished second on the team with 15 digs, and also had one solo block and three block assists.

Junior Colleen Koen (Centerville, Mass.) ended the loss with 12 kills, while freshman Eileen Shi (San Francisco, Calif.) combined for 10 kills, and also had nine digs and two block assists.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Friday's match marked the third win for Williams over the Beacons
• All-time UMass Boston is 6-3 when facing the Ephs
• Friday's loss ended the Beacons streak of five straight victories, including the 2013 NCAA Regional championship, which UMass won in Williamstown.
• Williams College entered the match ranked fourth in New England on the most recent NEWVA poll.

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will travel to Amherst College tomorrow for a 1 p.m. non-conference match.