THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 17 MIT 3, Smith College 0 (25-13, 28-26, 25-12)
 
- Records: No. 17 MIT (13-2, 6-0 NEWMAC), Smith (12-5, 3-2 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Northampton, Mass. (Ainsworth Gym)
 
- The Lead: With a 25-13, 28-26, 25-12 victory over Smith College on Saturday, the No. 17 MIT women's volleyball team remains undefeated in NEWMAC play as it improved to 6-0 in the conference and 13-2 overall.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: MIT captured the first three points and then went on a 9-0 run to build a 12-2 advantage. The Engineers maintained the comfortable cushion, eventually winning the set, 25-13, on a kill by senior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.).
 
- Set 2: Smith slowly built a 10-5 lead and held a small margin for most of the set. Trailing 20-15, back-to-back kills from sophomore Lauren Keller (Albuquerque, N.M.) along with a trio of miscues tied the frame. After trading serving errors, a block by Edwards and junior Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) gave MIT a 22-21 edge. An exchange of points followed until a kill and a block put the Pioneers back in front, resulting in set point (24-23). A kill from Edwards and then a block by Rozario produced the third lead change of the set; however, a kill by the hosts kicked off another stretch of back-and-forth scoring which knotted the set at 26. The Engineers quickly capitalized on another Edwards kill and a Smith hitting error to clinch the come-from-behind win.
 
- Set 3: MIT scored the first four points and never looked back as it cruised to a 25-12 victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Rozario generated seven kills on 15 errorless attempts for a .467 hitting performance to go along with three blocks. Sophomore Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.) also contributed seven kills while Edwards finished with six kills and two blocks. Keller totaled six kills, five digs, three blocks, and two aces as first-year Ali Gibbs (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) notched three blocks, two aces, and a kill in one set.
 
- Senior Sofie Kupiec (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) posted 25 assists and a match-high 13 digs while sophomore Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) collected 11 digs.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will host Simmons University on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6:00 p.m.
 
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