Box Score THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 18 MIT 3, Haverford College 0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-23)
 
- Records: MIT (28-3); Haverford (24-6)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: Nationally-ranked No. 18 MIT defeated Haverford College, 25-13, 25-14, 25-23, in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Engineers advance to the regional final for the fifth time in program history and first since 2017.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: MIT recorded the first four points of the match en route to a 15-1 advantage. Haverford chipped away at the deficit as a hitting error by the Engineers brought the Fords within 17-10. This was as close as it would get as MIT used an 8-3 run to wrap up the set.
 
- Set 2: The Engineers jumped out to a 6-1 lead and never looked back as it cruised to a 25-14 win.
 
- Set 3: The third set was a back-and-forth affair as there were 13 ties and five lead changes. A kill by Dina Kosyagin gave Haverford a 7-3 lead. MIT battled back, eventually going up 15-13 following a pair of miscues. Two Engineers' errors were followed by an exchange of points until an MIT hitting error put the Fords in front, 18-17. Three ties and two lead changes ensued as a Kosyagin kill gave Haverford a 21-20 edge. The Engineers capitalized on a hitting error, back-to-back kills by senior Annie Bryan (Kirkwood, Ohio), and a kill by junior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) to reach match point. A kill by Kosyagin and an ace from Sara Hunsberger kept the Fords alive, however, a kill by Edwards secured the win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Edwards paced MIT with 11 kills and a .579 hitting effort while Bryan registered eight kills and a match-high four blocks. Sophomore Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) posted eight kills and three blocks as classmate Allison Brattley (Fleetwood, Pa.) contributed seven kills and three blocks.
 
- Sophomore Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.) tallied 37 assists, seven digs, and two blocks while senior Margaret Wang (Bethesda, Md.) produced a match-high three aces.
 
- First-year Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) powered the Engineers with a match-high 16 digs as junior Sofie Kupiec (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) collected 11 of her own.
 
- Kosyagin led all players with 14 kills, followed by seven from Kendall Otridge.
 
- Hunsberger totaled 24 assists and two blocks while Juliet Young racked up 14 digs.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will host Susquehanna University in the regional final of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 1:00 p.m. This will be the first meeting between both teams since 2002 and fourth overall. The Engineers have won the previous three matches against the River Hawks.
 
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