No. 19 MIT Snaps Volleyball's Eight-Match Win Streak

Photo by Mike Broglio
Photo by Mike Broglio

Game Leaders

Simmons
K: Claire Conners - 10
B: Claire Conners - 3
D: Sydney Iannantuono - 9
SA: 2 Players (#2, #5) - 2
No 19
K: Lilly Edwards - 10
B: 2 Players (#12, #13) - 1
D: Ottavia Personeni - 11
SA: Ottavia Personeni - 4

Team Stats

Simmons
No 19

Hitting %

.136
.367

Blocks

5.0
1.0

Digs

29
39

Aces

5
12
full stats
Posted: Oct 05, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Simmons volleyball's (10-6) eight-match winning streak came to a halt Wednesday night at the hands of No. 19 MIT (14-2) with the Engineers defeating the Sharks, 3-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1: No. 19 MIT 25, Simmons 11
It was tight contest to start the match with two ties and on lead change. The Sharks quickly took a 2-0 lead on heels of a pair of kills from junior outside hitter Jayla Parnell, but the Engineers utilized a 6-2 run to take a two-point lead. 

Junior outside hitter Claire Conners pulled the Sharks to within one point, 6-5, with a kill, but the Engineers answered. Rattling off four straight points, MIT took a 10-5 and forced Simmons to call its first time out.

Building its lead to as many as 14 points at one point in set, the Engineers never looked back and took the first set, 25-11.  

Set 2: No. 19 MIT 25, Simmons 21
The Sharks showed a lot of fight in the second set of the match. Trailing by as many as nine points, 19-10, late in the set, Simmons pulled back to within six following an ace and a kill by Parnell.

Showing their toughness and fortitude, the Sharks faced set-point four times late in the set due to a kill from Ottavia Personeni. Conners answered Personeni's kill with one of her own to ignite a 5-0 run and pull to within three, 24-21. However, Consecrata Rozario slammed down a kill to seal the match, 25-21.

Set 3: No. 19 MIT 25, Simmons 14
MIT jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead in the third set, forcing first-year Head Coach Pat Helmas to call his first timeout. The Engineers continued to build upon the lead, increasing their advantage to eight points, 17-9, making the Sharks call their second time. MIT kept the pressure to hold off Simmons 25-14.

SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Junior outside hitter Claire Conners registered 10 kills on 31 attempts to go along with three total blocks – one solo, two assisted.
  • Junior setter Kat Simeonidis paced the offense with 20 assists.
  • Senior outside hitter Sydney Iannantuono led the way with nine defensive digs.  

UP NEXT
Simmons returns to the hard-court on Saturday, October 8 when they travel to Providence, R.I. for Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match against Johnson & Wales University and Elms College.

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