THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 18 MIT 3, Johnson & Wales University 0 (25-21, 25-15, 26-24)
 
- Records: MIT (17-0); Johnson & Wales (9-5)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: With a 25-21, 25-15, 26-24 victory over Johnson & Wales University on Tuesday night, the nationally-ranked No. 18 MIT women's volleyball team improved to 17-0 while head coach Paul Dill earned his 1,000^th win as an intercollegiate head coach. He recorded 12 wins during the inaugural season of the men's volleyball program at Emmanuel College, tallied 328 victories during his 14 seasons as the head coach of MIT's men's team, and currently has 660 wins at the helm of the Engineers' women's program.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: The first half of the set was closely played as there were eight ties and two lead changes. Knotted at 15, a kill by sophomore Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.), back-to-back kills from senior Annie Bryan (Kirkwood, Mo.), and an ace by junior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) gave MIT some breathing room before going on to capture a 25-21 win.
 
- Set 2: The Engineers maintained a small cushion during most of the set as JWU came within two points on three occasions, the last at 15-13 courtesy of a serving error. MIT responded with a kill from Bryan who then recorded a solo block followed by a block assist with Cheng. A kill by Masina Tupea stopped the small spurt, however, the Engineers went on a 7-2 run to wrap up the set.
 
- Set 3: MIT slowly built a 16-10 lead following a kill from junior Alyssa Unell (Scottsdale, Ariz.). The slim margin held until a setting error by the hosts narrowed the gap to 21-19. An exchange of points ensued as another kill by Unell gave the Engineers match point at 24-21. A pair of miscues to go along with a kill by Tupea evened the score at 24. MIT thwarted the comeback attempt with a kill from sophomore Allison Brattley (Fleetwood, Pa.) and then a block by Brattley and Unell.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Bryan led all players with 11 kills and had three blocks as first-year Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.) posted 10 kills. Unell finished with nine kills, a .692 hitting performance, and five blocks while Brattley totaled eight kills, a .467 hitting percentage, and three blocks.
 
- Cheng registered 35 assists and eight digs as first-year Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) collected a match-high 21 digs.
 
- Sarah Miller paced JWU with seven kills to go along with seven digs while Tupea contributed six kills.
 
- Kyra Hissner notched 17 assists, eight digs, and four blocks as Emily Corbett recorded 13 digs. Peyton Oliver bolstered the Wildcats' defense with five blocks.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 9 when it hosts No. 3 Trinity University at 11:30 a.m. Johnson & Wales, meanwhile, will travel to Salve Regina University on Friday, Oct. 8 to resume a match that was suspended due to unplayable surface conditions.
 
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