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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women’s Volleyball Opens Season with Sweep of Gordon at Gordon Invitational

THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT 3, Gordon College 0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-19)
 
- Records: MIT (1-0), Gordon (0-1)
 
- Location: Wenham, Mass. (Bennett Center)
 
- The Lead: The MIT women's volleyball team kicked off the 2021 season by sweeping host Gordon College, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19, on Friday to open the Gordon Invitational. Sophomore Allison Brattley (Fleetwood, Pa.) paced the Engineers' balanced attack with a match-high 10 kills and a .412 hitting performance as junior Emma Suh (Santa Monica, Calif.) led all players with 15 digs to go along with two aces.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: MIT raced out to an 8-1 lead, but Gordon narrowed the gap to 11-6. Two errors and a kill by Brattley gave the Engineers some breathing room, however, the Fighting Scots battled back as they came within two (19-17). MIT replied with a 6-1 spurt to close out the set.
 
- Set 2: The second set was closely played as Gordon gradually trimmed the Engineers' lead to 18-17. The visitors went on to score seven of the next 10 points with Suh's ace clinching the win.
 
- Set 3: The Fighting Scots recorded the first six points and maintained a small cushion throughout the third set. MIT chipped away at the deficit as a hitting error gave it a 16-15 edge, however, a hitting miscue quickly evened the score. The Engineers responded with a block by junior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) and sophomore Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) which sparked a 9-3 run to end the match.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomore Ashley Margetts (Brownsburg, Ind.) posted 11 digs and eight kills while junior Alyssa Unell (Scottsdale, Ariz.) chipped in seven kills and three aces.
 
- Edwards finished with seven kills as sophomore Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.) dished out 34 assists.
 
- Junior Sofie Kupiec (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) added three aces.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 4 with two more matches to close out the Gordon Invitational. The Engineers will take on Bard College at 11:00 a.m. and then New England College at 3:00 p.m.
 
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