CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13 MIT was in top form in a 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-12) NEWMAC win over Wellesley College volleyball at Rockwell Cage on Tuesday night.
The Engineers (18-4 Overall, 6-2 NEWMAC) saw nine kills and a .474 hitting percentage from Senior Eileen Sadati (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Classmate Kayleigh May (Camarillo, Calif.) collected 26 assists while firing in five aces. First-year Brennan Fitts (Atlanta, Ga.) and junior Sophia Song (Plano, Texas) both had 10 digs.
The Blue (12-10 Overall, 4-5 NEWMAC) got 16 assists and seven digs from junior Else Kunze-Hoeg (Eagan, Minn.). First-year Delia Noel (Telluride, Colo.) was the team's kills leader with six while sophomore Brianna Milliken (Newton, Mass.) had a trio of block assists.
The first set went to the Engineers, 25-16. Wellesley initially kept it even through 9-9 before MIT slowly began to build up its leading margin. A late 6-0 run made it 21-12, by which point the hosts were able to comfortably close out the set.
MIT controlled the second set throughout, closing the frame with nine kills and a .250 hitting percentage while serving up eight aces.
The black and red closed out the straight-set affair with a 25-12 third set. Once against the ranked Engineers pushed the offensive pace, recording 11 kills with a .310 hitting percentage.
Up next, the Blue take on non-conference Brandeis University on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00 PM. The Engineers take to the road to play Lasell University on Friday, October 30.
