Dena Feiger, Volleyball - In this past weekend's Hall of Fame Invitational at Smith College, senior co-captain Dena Feiger made her mark. The 25-2 women's volleyball team earned a first place finish, and Feiger won the title of Tournament MVP along the way.
On Saturday, the NESCAC-leading Tufts squad took on non-conference foe MIT in the semifinals, sweeping the Engineers 3-0. Later that afternoon, the Jumbos butted heads with the Williams Ephs in the championship matchup. The battle was a rematch of the 2004 championship game, in which the Ephs took the title in a 3-0 blanking. But this time, the story was different. With 13 digs, 45 assists and a service ace, Feiger was integral in the Jumbos' straight-set victory.
Wrapping up their regular season schedule this weekend against NESCAC rivals Trinity and No. 3 Amherst, Feiger and the Jumbos will need to keep up their momentum to clinch the No. 1 seed going into the NESCAC Tournament.
Kevin Maxham, Men's Soccer - Tufts managed only one shot on goal in Saturday's game against Williams, but freshman Kevin Maxham made it count.
Playing through the rain on Saturday, Williams freshman goalkeeper Than Finan mishandled the slick ball in his own penalty box 18 minutes into the first half. Maxham, pulled up from the junior varsity squad earlier in the year, gave the Jumbos a 1-0 lead. It was the first goal of the first-year's collegiate career and the second goal contributed by a freshman this season. Furthermore, it marked the first time Tufts had led a NESCAC opponent this season, made all the more impressive by the fact that it came against the Ephs, who are second in the conference.
The Jumbos carried the lead into the second half and were looking to capture their first NESCAC victory of the season. But starting in the 65th minute of play, Williams rolled off three goals in under seven minutes to mark its comeback and seal its 11th victory of the year.
