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Ali Gibbs hitting a volleyball
Gil Talbot
0
Coast Guard CGA 18-9,7-4 NEWMAC
3
Winner MIT MIT 26-3,11-0 NEWMAC
Coast Guard CGA
18-9,7-4 NEWMAC
0
Final
3
MIT MIT
26-3,11-0 NEWMAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Coast Guard CGA 20 15 12 (0)
MIT MIT 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

No. 12 Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Coast Guard, Advances to Fifth Straight NEWMAC Championship

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 12 MIT topped No. 5 seed U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 25-20, 25-15, 25-12, in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Championship on Saturday afternoon in Rockwell Cage. Eileen Sadati led all players with 12 kills and added three aces and three blocks for the Engineers while Sarah Somer powered the Bears with 10 kills.
 
THE BASICS:
  • Score: No. 12 MIT 3, Coast Guard 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-12)
  • Records: No. 12 MIT (26-3 Overall); Coast Guard (18-9 Overall)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Set 1: Kills by Abigail Schweitzer and Samantha Ventimiglia along with an ace from Holly Davis gave Coast Guard a 12-11 edge. MIT countered with a kill by Sadati which led to four unanswered points, putting the Engineers ahead for good. MIT maintained a small cushion, reaching set point at 24-19 on a kill by Sadati. A block by Ventimiglia extended the frame, however, another Sadati kill secured the win.
  • Set 2: The Engineers inched out to an 8-3 lead, but the Bears stayed close as a block by Eloise Shirley and Amelia Matson brought them within 11-9. MIT responded with a kill from Sadati which sparked a 14-6 set-ending run.
  • Set 3: After a tight start, a kill by Jessie Trapp ignited a 14-3 run that propelled the hosts to a 25-12 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Ali Gibbs and Ella Zhou both posted 10 kills as Gibbs had a match-high six blocks.
  • Trapp and Claire Underwood notched eight kills apiece while Daphne Gavros collected 10 digs.
  • Kayleigh May totaled 41 assists as MIT hit .387 on the day and notched three blocks.
  • Schweitzer finished with eight kills while Ava Ahokovi and Holly Davis distributed 14 and nine assists, respectively.
  • Laila Baameur generated a match-high 15 digs followed by eight from Matson.
  • This was the fifth postseason meeting between both teams and the first since the Engineers swept the Bears in the semifinals of the 2021 NEWMAC Tournament.
UP NEXT:
  • MIT will host No. 2 seed Babson College in the NEWMAC Championship on Sunday, November 16 at 1:00 PM.
  • The Engineers, winners of three of the last four championships, secured a spot in the title match for the fifth straight year and 20th time overall.
  • This will be the third time both teams will be facing off in the NEWMAC Championship. The Beavers defeated the Engineers in five sets in 2014 while MIT topped Babson in four sets in 2022.
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