Volleyball downs UMass Dartmouth in five to close out New England Classic

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University volleyball team earned its first five-set win of the season today in the finale of the New England Classic against UMass Dartmouth, as the Judges bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Tufts. TEAM RECORDS Brandeis, 5-6. Tufts, 5-4. UMass Dartmouth, 6-4. HOW IT HAPPENED VS UMASS DARTMOUTH (W, 3-2: 25-14, 13-25, 22-25, 26-24, 15-12) The first two sets were won pretty handily, with Brandeis leading wire-to-wire in the first, 25-14, behind seven kills from junior Madison Haft-Abromovitch (Stratford, Conn./Rye CDS) and UMD taking the second, 25-13, thanks to a pair of 5-0 runs…