SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Bowdoin College volleyball team bounced back from a Friday loss to win a pair of matches Saturday at the New England Classic hosted by Smith College.
 
The Polar Bears (5-3) fell to UMass Dartmouth on day one (3-0) before bouncing back to defeat Babson (3-1) and Brandeis (3-0) day two.
 
UMass Dartmouth Highlights

• The Corsairs claimed the win by set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 27-25.
• Skye LaMendola led Bowdoin with ten kills and ten digs while Zoe Ryu had eight kills and 12 digs. Both players had three aces each.
• Cameron Shelly had a team-high 23 assists.

Babson Highlights

• Bowdoin defeated the Babson in four sets, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 25-22.
• A balanced attack saw six players post four or more kills, led by six each from Mina Mittler and Alison Smith.
• Zoe Ryu and Haley Campau had three aces apiece while Kelsey Kim had 11 digs.
• Cameron Shelly (13 assists) and Anna Yeh (10 assists) shared setting duties.

Brandeis Highlights

• Bowdoin cruised against the Judges, 25-22, 25-15, 25-10.
• Alison Smith and Zoe Ryu notched eight kills each while Ryu added six service aces.
• Mina Mittler had 11 digs while Anna Yeh (13 assists) and Cameron Shelly (11 assists) keyed the offense.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action next Friday evening at MIT (7:00 p.m.)