THE BASICS:
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Score: No. 18 MIT 3, Mount Holyoke College 0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-16)
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Records: No. 18 MIT (8-1, 2-0 NEWMAC), Mount Holyoke (4-5, 0-2 NEWMAC)
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Location: South Hadley, Mass. (Howard Gymnasium)
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The Lead: A balanced attack as well as an efficient hitting performance helped No. 18 MIT defeat Mount Holyoke College, 25-6, 25-18, 25-16, in a NEWMAC women's volleyball match on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Set 1: Tied at three, a kill by junior
Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) kicked off a four-point burst. The Engineers continued to pull away as a nine-point serving run from senior
Sofie Kupiec (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) at the end of the set helped MIT register a comfortable 25-6 win.
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Set 2: Mount Holyoke established an 8-3 advantage after a kill. A serving error sparked an 8-1 run by the Engineers; however, the Lyons went back in front (14-13) courtesy of an ace. MIT responded with a kill by first-year
Claire Underwood (Yorba Linda, Calif.) which ignited an 11-2 run as a block by first-year
Ali Gibbs (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) resulted in set point. A pair of errors extended the frame for Mount Holyoke, but a kill by Gibbs thwarted the comeback attempt.
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Set 3: After a back-and-forth start to the set, the Engineers inched out to a 9-5 lead. The Lyons won four out of the next five points, but a kill from first-year
Paige Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) along with two Mount Holyoke miscues gave MIT some breathing room. A kill helped the Lyons narrow the gap to 13-10, however, the Engineers put together a 6-2 spurt as they eventually won the set, 25-16.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Sophomore
Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.) paced MIT with seven kills on 10 errorless attempts, followed by six from Gibbs.
- Junior
Ashley Margetts (Brownsburg, Ind.) collected a match-high 13 digs to go along with six kills.
- Kupiec finished with 28 assists and six digs as sophomore
Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) totaled 11 digs and three aces.
- As a team, MIT hit .410 percent, including a .706 effort in the opening set (12 kills on 17 errorless attempts).
UP NEXT:
- MIT continues conference play on Tuesday, Sept. 20 when it hosts NEWMAC rival Wellesley College at 7:00 p.m.
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