THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 18 MIT 3, Framingham State University 1 (25-11, 24-26, 25-18, 25-7)
 
- Records: No. 18 MIT (15-0), Framingham State (7-7)
 
- Location: Framingham, Mass. (Athletic Center)
 
- The Lead: A 25-11, 24-26, 25-18, 25-7 victory over Framingham State University on Friday night helped the nationally-ranked No. 18 MIT women's volleyball team improve to 15-0 on the year. The Engineers' 15-0 record ties for the fourth-best start to a season in program history as the Cardinal and Gray also kicked off the 2017 campaign with 15 straight wins.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: Trailing 5-2, a hitting error ignited a 15-2 run as MIT went on to win the opening set, 25-11.
 
- Set 2: Framingham State jumped out to an 11-4 lead, but the Engineers battled back and tied the score at 16 courtesy of a kill by senior Julia Caravias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.). The Rams replied with a 4-1 burst to create some breathing room. Another kill by Caravias kicked off an exchange of points which gave the hosts set point at 24-21. MIT capitalized on a Caravias kill, a Framingham State hitting error, and a block by graduate student Emily Condon (Orange, Calif.) to stay alive. However, the Rams thwarted the comeback attempt by generating a kill and an ace.
- Set 3: Framingham State inched out to an 11-8 lead. Sparked by a serving error, the Engineers rattled off eight unanswered points as they went on to secure a 25-18 victory.
 
- Set 4: Tied at two, a kill by junior Alyssa Unell (Scottsdale, Ariz.) set off a 15-0 run as MIT cruised to a 25-7 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Caravias finished with seven kills and six digs while senior Nikasha Patel (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) produced seven kills and a .375 hitting performance.
 
- First-year Adrina Tang (Monte Sereno, Calif.) tallied 39 assists, 10 digs, and three aces.
 
- First-year Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) collected eight digs, followed by seven from junior Sofie Kupiec (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).
 
- Unell produced four blocks while Condon added three of her own.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT has a quick turnaround as it will host NEWMAC foe Smith College and Worcester State University in a tri-match on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively.
 
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