WELLESLEY, Mass. - Wellesley College volleyball improved to 5-0 in New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-20) sweep of Smith College on Tuesday evening at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.

STARS OF THE MATCH
1. Junior Claire Cicchetti (Menlo Park, Calif./Woodside) had a team-high nine kills on 17 attempts (.412) for the Pioneers.
2. First year Evi Evgeniou (Thessaloniki, Greece/Pinewood International) dished out 20 assists. 
3. First year Gabby Beckman (Aurora, Colo./Grandview) added a game-high 12 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED
Wellesley hit .360 with 10 kills to cruise to a 25-10 victory in the opening set. The Blue raced to leads of 10-3, 15-6 and 21-7 in a first set rout. A kill from Lauren Gedney made the score 24-9 before back-to-back service errors gave the Blue the win. The teams played to a 4-4 tie to start the second game before the Blue broke free with a 4-1 lead to take an 8-5 lead. Wellesley would lead for the remainder of the set, closing out the 25-18 final.

The Blue wrapped-up the sweep with a 25-20 third set victory. Gedney had five of Wellesley's 13 kills in the set as the Blue opened up a 15-8 lead before closing out the 25-20 final. Wellesley finished the match with a .232 attack percentage.

UP NEXT
Smith will travel to Wheaton for a tri-match with host Wheaton (11:00 AM) and Roger Williams (1:00 PM).

(Recap courtesy to Wellesley Athletics)

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