WELLESLEY, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team kicked off the 2021 campaign with a three-set loss (25-17, 25-15, 25-13) at the hands of Wellesley College in road non-conference action on Wednesday evening.

GAME NOTES
FINAL SCORE: Wellesley 3 | Albertus Magnus College 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus College (0-1) | Wellesley (1-0)
MATCH-UP: Wellesley improved to 4-0 in the all-time series.
LOCATION: Wellesley, Mass. | Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• The Falcons logged a -.029 attack percentage in the opener, compared to Blue's mark of .160.
• Elayna Beutel (Prospect, Conn.) and Diana Kalman (East Haven, Conn.) finished the match tied for the team lead with five kills each.
• Beutel also tallied a team-best .231 attack percentage to go along with three total blocks.
• Taina Vargas (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the defense, accumulating seven digs to pace the Falcons.
• Jaiden Williams (Orange, Conn.) recorded an assist on nine of the team's 13 kills.
• Nicole Doerges paced all players with 13 kills for Wellesley.

TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
• Elayna Beutel & Diana Kalman – 5 Kills
• Jaiden Williams – 9 Assists
• Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) – 1 Ace
• Taina Vargas – 7 Digs
• Elayna Beutel – 3 Blocks

Wellesley:
• Nicole Doerges – 13 Kills
• Izzy Seebold – 27 Assists
• Nicole Doerges – 6 Aces
• Claire Bialek – 13 Digs
• TylerBell Smith – 4 Blocks

NOTEWORTHY
• Tonight's match was the first for newly-appointed head coach Ashley David.

UP NEXT
The Falcons have a home tri-match against Husson College and Suffolk University on Saturday, September 4th. The first match between Albertus and Husson is slated to start at 11 AM.