While the Tufts volleyball team will head to University Heights, Ohio to compete in the Elite Eight of the Div. III NCAA Tournament, it has continued to rack up accolades closer to home.
At the top of the list of honors is senior co-captain and setter Dena Feiger, who was named the New England Women's Volleyball Association (NEWVA) Player of the Year this past weekend. Feiger, the reigning NESCAC Player of the Year, leads Tufts' attack with 11.8 assists per set. She was one of just seven players selected to the NEWVA first team, which she is on for the second straight season.
The Jumbos also had two other players who were honored by the NEWVA: juniors Dawson Joyce-Mendive and Caitlin Updike. Both were named to the Second Team, Updike for the first time and Joyce-Mendive for a second year. Joyce-Mendive led the team in kills with 3.95 per set and was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA New England Regional, while Updike's .247 hitting percentage was tops among Tufts' regular players.
The Jumbos hope to ride their recent success to a string of upsets, starting with Thursday's matchup with nationally ranked No. 6 Hope College on Thursday.
