BABSON PARK, Mass. – No. 8 seed Wellesley College volleyball fell 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-1) against No. 1 seed and No. 21 ranked Babson College in the NEWMAC Championship Quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Babson (23-5) now advances to the semifinals on Saturday, November 14, where the Beavers will host No. 4 seed Smith College.
Junior Angelina Holm (Denver, Colo.) and sophomore Ailsa Munro (Sylmar, Calif.) both reached 10+ kills for the Beavers. Senior Zoe Ackerman (Aurora, Colo.) recorded 39 assists, becoming the team's all-time assists leader in the process. Junior Sabina Frosk (Coppell, Texas) scooped up 17 digs.
The Blue (12-14) got nine assists and nine digs from senior Noelle Winn (San Francisco, Calif.). Classmate Caroline Meyer (Indianapolis, Ind.) had 10 digs while sophomore Brianna Milliken (Newton, Mass.) recorded five kills with two block assists.
The first set was competitive, tied at 11-11, before Babson used a 4-0 run and got rolling. The hosts ended the set with 14 kills and set up the momentum for the next two frames.
The green and white controlled the second, with 14 kills and a .433 hitting percentage. A 6-0 run put the Beavers ahead 12-5 and the momentum continued through the final point of the set.
Wellesley was within striking distance in the third up to the 14-12 point. A 5-0 swing extinguished any hope the Blue had, with a kill closing out the match and sending Babson through to the semifinals.
