WELLESLEY, Mass. -- In a battle of unbeaten teams this morning at Wellesley College, the Blue overpowered Amherst College in straight sets, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20. The win lifts the Blue to 6-0. The Lord Jeffs drop to 5-1.

Amherst jumped out quickly in set one, taking a 12-7 lead behind strong play from libero Rachel Yorke (Los Angeles, Calif.) and setter Sara Heller (La Canada, Calif.). The squads traded sideouts to 22-22, before Wellesley's Madeleine Brumley (Lafayette, La.) served three straight points to seal a 25-22 win.

The Blue jumped out early in set two, taking a 4-0 advantage and gradually extending the lead to 16-10. The Jeffs made a charge, cutting the lead to two, but Wellesley held on for a 25-19 victory and a two-set lead.

Amherst grabbed the momentum early in game three, taking a 6-2 edge in the opening rallies of the set. But Wellesley answered with a nine-point serving run from libero Emily Peters (Temescal Valley, Calif.) to take a 14-8 lead. The Blue never looked back, cruising to a 25-20 win to take the match 3-0.

Heller captained the Jeffs' offense, distributing 27 assists to her teammates. Hannah Wirth (Pacific Palisades) notched eight kills and two blocks to lead Amherst at the net, while Cristy Meier (San Anselmo, Calif.) and Claire Holton-Basaldua (San Rafael, Calif.) added six kills a piece. Yorke paced the Jeffs' defense with 15 digs.

Jessica Duff (Milton, Abingdon, UK) led the Blue in kills with 15 and digs with 17. Alice Cummings (Tallahassee, Fla.) added 11 kills, while middles Samantha Du (Houston, Texas) chipped in seven. SetterVictoria Peng (Diamond Bar, Calif.) guided the Blue attack, dishing out 40 assists in the win.

The Blue return to action later today, when the face Middlebury College at 2:00 p.m. Amherst will close out the Wellesley Quad Invitation with 4:00 p.m. match against Eastern Connecicut.