THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 19 MIT 3, Wheaton College 0 (25-20, 25-5, 25-20)
 
- Records: No. 19 MIT (17-5, 8-0 NEWMAC), Wheaton (10-11, 2-5 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Norton, Mass. (Emerson Gymnasium)
 
- The Lead: The No. 19 MIT women's volleyball team picked up its third win a row following a 25-20, 25-5, 25-20 victory at NEWMAC foe Wheaton College on Tuesday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: The early stages were closely played as there were five ties and five lead changes. Trailing 11-10, a kill by sophomore Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.) kicked off a 7-0 run that put MIT ahead for good. Wheaton replied with a 6-2 spurt but a kill by senior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) along with an ace from sophomore Lauren Keller (Albuquerque, N.M.) increased the Engineers' cushion to 21-17. A serving error kept the Lyons within striking distance, however, a kill from junior Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) and an ace by first-year Daphne Gavros (Tiburon, Calif.) moved the score to 23-19. Wheaton capitalized on a kill and a block, but kills by Rozario and first-year Claire Underwood (Yorba Linda, Calif.) thwarted the late rally.
 
- Set 2: MIT claimed the first seven points before going on to record a 25-5 victory. During the frame, the Engineers hit .586 as it produced 17 kills on 29 errorless attempts.
 
- Set 3: Holding a 13-10 lead, a pair of errors by the Lyons helped MIT pull away as it eventually reached match point at 24-16 on a kill by Rozario. An error, two kills, and an ace extended the frame for Wheaton, however, another kill from Rozario clinched the 25-20 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Rozario led all players with 13 kills on 14 errorless attempts for a .929 hitting performance. Edwards posted nine kills as Gragg and Keller both notched six kills and two blocks.
 
- Junior Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.) totaled 24 assists and nine digs while sophomore Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) generated a match-high 12 digs. Junior Ashley Margetts (Brownsburg, Ind.) registered seven digs and two aces as first-year Ali Gibbs (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) bolstered the defense with three blocks.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT hosts the two-day New England Challenge beginning on Friday, Oct. 21. The Engineers open the tournament against Williams College at 7:00 p.m. and then return to the court on Saturday versus No. 25 Tufts University (11:00 a.m.) and Middlebury College (3:30 p.m.).
 
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