tNORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The Smith College volleyball team (8-3, 2-2 NEWMAC) heads east for a tri-match that will pit the Pioneers in a conference match against MIT (10-5, 2-1 NEWMAC) and a non-conference game against Framingham State (11-2) on Saturday.
Last Meeting (MIT): The Engineers swept Smith 3-0 (17-25, 18-25, 11-25) on September 15, 2012.
Last Meeting (Framingham State): This is the first meeting between the schools.
The Series: Smith has never played Framingham State before. Â MIT leads the series with the Pioneers 48-16.
Fast Facts: MIT has won five of six, including league wins over WPI and Mount Holyoke sandwiched around a 3-0 loss to Springfield...the Engineers are the defending NEWMAC tournament champions and reached the NCAA tournament last season...Eight of Framingham State's 11 wins have come by 3-0 scores, and the other three by 3-1...this is the first NEWMAC school on the schedule for the Rams this year...Smith remains 13th in the latest NEWVA ranking...three solo blocks today would see
Rosa Drummond (Rye, N.H./Portsmouth) move into sixth place in the all-time list in Smith history.
Next Up: Â Smith continues conference play by hosting Emerson on October 1 at 7 p.m. Â MIT will also be in action on Tuesday, traveling to Clark at 7 p.m., while Framingham State will host MCLA on October 2.
