THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 9 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 3, No. 19 MIT 0 (30-28, 27-25, 30-28)
 
- Records: No. 19 MIT (14-3), No. 9 Wisconsin-Whitewater (18-2)
 
- Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Athletic Facility)
 
- The Lead: In a closely-played match that featured 48 ties and 22 lead changes, No. 19 MIT women's volleyball fell to No. 9 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 30-28, 27-25, 30-28, at the NYU Showdown on Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Set 1: The opening set was a back-and-forth affair as there were 23 ties and 10 lead changes. A 6-1 spurt gave UW-W a 19-15 lead. MIT battled back, tying the score twice, the second at 21, courtesy of a hitting error. The Warhawks replied with a pair of kills and a block to claim set point. Kills by senior Lilly Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) and junior Ashley Margetts (Brownsburg, Ind.) along with a hitting error kept the Engineers alive. After a UW-W kill, MIT used kills from junior Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) and Margetts to go ahead, 26-25. The Warhawks capitalized on a kill and a hitting error to reclaim the lead. Another Margetts kill kicked off a brief exchange of points as a kill from Keller knotted the set at 28. UW-W countered with back-to-back kills to win the set.
 
- Set 2: There were 13 ties and nine lead changes in the second stanza. The Warhawks used a block and a hitting error to create a 22-18 lead, their largest of the set. A UW-W hitting error sparked a string of five unanswered points, which featured two Keller kills, a kill from Edwards, and an ace by first-year Ali Gibbs (Chagrin Falls, Ohio). A pair of miscues resulted in set point for the Warhawks at 24-23. The Engineers went back in front following a serving error and a kill by Keller. However, UW-W generated three straight kills to capture the 27-25 victory.
 
- Set 3: A 10-3 run helped the Warhawks establish a 14-8 advantage. MIT chipped away at the deficit and tied the score three times before UW-W recorded a pair of kills that gave it match point at 24-22. The Engineers capitalized on a hitting error and a block by Rozario and sophomore Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.), however, the Warhawks responded with a kill. MIT countered with a kill from Gragg and an ace by sophomore Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) to take a 26-25 edge. Both teams traded points until UW-W capitalized on a serving error, a block, and an ace to clinch the 30-28 win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Keller paced the Engineers with 14 kills to go along with two blocks while Gragg posted nine kills and two blocks. Edwards finished with seven kills as Gibbs contributed two blocks and two aces.
 
- Margetts and Personeni both collected 11 digs while junior Emily Cheng (Sunnyvale, Calif.) tallied 35 assists and eight digs.
 
- This was the first meeting between both programs.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT concludes the NYU Showdown on Saturday, Oct. 8 when it plays No. 8 Calvin University at 10:00 a.m. and No. 10 NYU at 5:30 p.m.
 
STAY CONNECTED:
 
- For the latest on MIT Athletics, follow the Engineers via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Read Full Article