CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 12 MIT women's volleyball celebrated senior day with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-18) NEWMAC sweep of visiting Clark University on Saturday afternoon at Rockwell Cage. The team recognized seniors
Lexi Foland,
Kayleigh May, and
Eileen Sadati prior to the contest, before Sadati went on to notch a match-high 11 kills and May distributed a match-leading 28 assists in the MIT victory.
THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 12 MIT 3, Clark 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-18)
- Records: No. 12 MIT (22-4 Overall, 9-2 NEWMAC); Clark (5-18 Overall, 0-11 NEWMAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Set 1: Clark caught MIT off guard in serve receive at the start of the match, as the Cougars notched four aces through their first seven points to take a 7-5 lead. MIT broke a four-point Clark run with a kill from Sadati that ignited a 10-0 MIT run that eventually put the Engineers ahead, 15-7, following a kill from May. MIT never trailed following the 10-0 run, stretching its advantage to 21-13 before taking the opening set 25-15.
- Set 2: The Engineers carried the momentum into the second set, running off five straight points behind a pair of aces from May. MIT dominated the second, never trailing Clark while hitting .448 on offense with 15 kills on 29 attempts with only two errors. The lead stretched from 5-0 to 18-10 following a kill from Sarah Hutchinson, two kills from Olivia Hamilton and an ace from May made the score 21-10. Hamilton put the exclamation point on the frame with a final kill on an assist from Amy Ye to make the score 25-12.
- Set 3: Clark showed its fight in the third set, as the Cougars raced out to a 7-0 lead. The Engineers regrouped following the break, working the deficit to 12-10 following a Clark error. MIT regained its rhythm through the midway mark of the set, eventually tying the score at 13-13 thanks to a big block at the net by May, Hutchinson and Miller Grimes. An ace from Julia Tolstova helped MIT take its first lead at 14-13 as the Engineers regained control in the match. MIT held the lead through the end of the game. A kill from Jennifer Cen made the score 21-16 before May setup Sadati for the final kill on senior day to give MIT the 25-18 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Grimes finished with seven kills on nine errorless attempts for a .778 hitting effort while Hutchinson contributed six kills.
- Sophia Song led all players with 15 digs as May added six digs, four aces, and two blocks.
- Katelyn Williams paced Clark with 10 kills and seven digs.
- Julia Dopazo generated eight assists and three aces while Hannah Harrington had seven assists and three aces.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will be the No. 2 seed in the NEWMAC Championship and will host No. 7 WPI in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00 PM.
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