THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 3 Trinity University 3, No. 18 MIT 0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-22)
 
- Records: MIT (17-1); Trinity (19-1)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: In a battle of nationally-ranked teams, No. 3 Trinity University topped No. 18 MIT, 25-12, 25-16, 25-22, in non-conference women's volleyball action on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: Trinity captured the opening point and maintained a small cushion until a kill by Annie Rose Leggett sparked a 9-2 run which resulted in a 19-8 advantage. The Tigers went on to win the set, 25-12, courtesy of a kill by Sarah Williammee.
 
- Set 2: Trinity gradually built an 11-6 lead following a kill by Williammee. MIT used kills by junior Alyssa Unell (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and senior Annie Bryan (Kirkwood, Mo.) to close the gap, however, the Tigers put together a 7-1 run. A serving error followed by an ace from first-year Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.), a block by sophomore Allison Brattley (Fleetwood, Pa.), and a Trinity hitting error trimmed the Engineers' deficit to 18-13. This was as close as it would get as a kill from Maddie Fate kicked off a 7-3 set-ending run by the Tigers.
 
- Set 3: The set was closely played as there were nine ties and three lead changes. Trailing 6-3, a serving error sparked a 6-1 MIT burst which was capped by an ace from senior Emma Suh (Santa Monica, Calif.). Back-to-back Leggett kills evened the score at nine. After trading points, the Engineers inched out to a 15-12 lead on a kill by sophomore Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.). Trinity stayed within striking distance until it mounted an 8-1 run, giving the Tigers match point at 24-20. Kills by Gragg and Bryan kept MIT alive, however, a kill by Sara Flynn secured the come-from-behind victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Brattley posted nine kills and two blocks while Bryan registered six kills and three blocks.
 
- Sophomore Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.) produced 30 assists and six digs as first-year Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) collected 14 digs.
 
- Leggett powered Trinity with 11 kills, a .400 hitting performance, 14 digs, and two aces. Avery Tuggle also generated 11 kills while hitting .364 to go along with eight digs.
 
- Marisa Amarino dished out 21 assists as Lexie Acevedo totaled 16 assists and eight digs.
 
- This was the second meeting between both programs and the first since 2008 when Trinity defeated MIT, 27-25, 26-24, 25-18, at the Trinity Invitational.
 
- MIT's 17-0 start tied for the third-best start to a season in program history, equaling the mark of the 1976 squad, which was in its second year as a varsity program.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Tuesday, Oct. 12 when it travels to NEWMAC foe Clark University for a 6:00 p.m. match. Trinity, meanwhile, will visit Tufts University for a 3:30 p.m. match this afternoon.
 
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