Box Score The Wellesley College women's volleyball team sprinted to
a 3-0 (25-7, 25-20, 26-24) victory over Mount Holyoke College this
evening at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. With their 24th
straight victory over the Lyons, the Blue remained perfect in New
England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)
play.
First year outside hitter Kellyn O'Brady collected nine kills to lead the way
for Wellesley. The guests also received a boost from sophomore
opposite side hitter Isabel Custodio, who posted
six kills. Senior setter Victoria Peng tallied 18
assists, while sophomore defensive specialist Allison Li added 14 digs.
Mount Holyoke was paced by first year outside hitter Martina
Kneifel (Oro Valley, AR), who totaled three kills and 14 digs.
Senior setter Kateryna Kuc (New Haven, CT) registered 10 assists
and seven digs, while junior middle hitter Tyler Protano-Goodwin
(Shutesbury, MA) added three kills. Senior defensive specialist
Rosa Marruffo (Tulsa, OK) collected eight digs to round things out
for the hosts.
Mount Holyoke (5-5, 0-4 NEWMAC) is slated to participate in the
Wildcat Fall Classic at Johnson & Wales University this
weekend. After facing off against Plymouth State University on
Friday at 8:00 p.m., the Lyons will play in a pair of matches on
Saturday. They will tangle with the host Wildcats at 10:00 a.m.
before meeting up with Western Connecticut State University at 2:00
p.m. Wellesley (8-3, 4-0 NEWMAC) will be off until next Tuesday,
when it hosts Wheaton College for a NEWMAC tilt beginning at 7:00
p.m.