MIT Sweeps Women’s Volleyball

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Suffolk women's volleyball concludes play at the MIT Invitational with a straight set loss to the tournament's host MIT Saturday morning at the Rockwell Cage. The Engineers defeated the Rams by set scores 25-6, 25-15 and 25-14.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | MIT 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-4) | MIT (5-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk trailed 5-2 early before MIT rattled off 15 straight points to put the Rams in a lopsided 20-2 hole. Played evened out the rest of the first frame that ended in the Engineers' favor, 25-6. 
• The Rams leapt out to an 8-4 advantage MIT responded with five straight points to take the lead over. After the score tied at 9-all, the Engineers managed to outscore the blue-and-gold 9-2 to extend the gap to 18-11. The teams traded four points to keep the seven-point gap before MIT closed the set with three unanswered for the 25-15 margin. 
• The scores tied seven times with the last coming at 10-10. The Engineers compiled a 10-2 spurt before it put the set and match away on a 5-2 stretch.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Chloe Clement registered six kills and four digs. 
• Jordyn Mik and Sam Michon logged six kills apiece. 
• Aislinn Lanigan recorded 10 assists and three digs. 
• Kathy Mo had 14 digs and two helpers. 
• Grace Cervenka led at the net with two blocks to go along with one kill and one dig.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk played MIT for the first time since Sept. 5, 2023. 
• The Rams and Engineers battled in Cambridge for the third time, first since Sept. 6, 2022. 
• Every battle between Suffolk and MIT has ended in straight sets. 
• Clement was named to the MIT Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Vicky Serrano notched a career-high six digs.
• Indira Zegarra Mendoza tallied the first dig of her Suffolk career.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is scheduled to open its home slate Tuesday, Sept. 9 when Mass. Maritime stops by Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.