Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The Smith College volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-7) victory over Mount Saint Vincent before defeating Simmons (25-23, 13-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11) in a double header on Saturday. The Pioneers improve to 6-4 on the season, increasing their win streak to six consecutive games. 

Highlights vs Mount Saint Vincent 

• With Mount Saint Vincent ahead 9-6, Smith dished out a 13-2 run to take the lead 19-11
• A kill from the Dolphin's Samantha Rapp broke the streak but the Pioneers responded producing the next six points to win the first set 25-12
• Smith jumped out to an early 15-7 lead in the second set against Mount Saint Vincent
• The Dolphins responded with eight unanswered points to tie the Pioneers 15-15
• Smith finished with an impressive 10-point run to win the second set 25-15
• With the Pioneers in the lead 8-5, they produced 12 unanswered points to gain a significant 20-5 advantage over Mount Saint Vincent 
• Smith finished strong by scoring five of the final seven points for the 25-7 victory and winning the match 3-0
• The Pioneers finished the match hitting .355 
• Olivia Smith (Mill Valley, CA/Tamalpais) tallied a career-high 20 kills (.514) and eight digs 
• Meg Hopkins (Matthews, NC/Covenant Day School) totaled 18 assists and nine digs while Lilly Measheimer posted 14 assists
• Gabby Beckman (Berthoud, CO/Grandview) led the Pioneers defense with 25 digs while Ari Cross (Milwaukee, WI/Rufus King) added 16 digs 

Highlights vs Simmons

• Simmons started the first set with a 15-9 edge 
• The Pioneers responded with a 9-1 run to take the lead 18-16
• Smith continued to maintain the lead until the Sharks surpassed them at 23-22
• The Pioneers finished strong posting the final three points and winning the first set 25-23
• Simmons jumped out to an early 12-3 lead in the second set 
• Smith pushed to reduce the margin but the Sharks claimed the victory in the second set 25-13
• Simmons began the third set with another early advantage at 14-5
• The Pioneers pushed to bring the score to 19-19 after a kill by Sarah Dankovich (El Paso, TX/Coronado)
• After two points from Simmons, Smith scored six of the seven next points to win the set 25-22
• With the Pioneers in the lead 17-12, the Sharks responded with a five-point run to tie Smith 17-17
• The Pioneers regained the lead but ultimately Simmons was able to win the set 25-23 
• Tied at 8-8 in the final set, Smith persevered finishing the set 15-11 and capturing the five-set victory
• Dankovich led the Pioneers attack with 16 kills and posted a career-high 24 digs 
• Abby Sweeney (Spring, TX/Klein) finished the night with 11 digs hitting .205
• Abby Hunt (Mandeville, LA/Fontainebleau) and Ruth Tullis (Edmond, OK/Oklahoma Christian School) aided the Smith defense recording 22 and 16 digs, respectively 
• Nathalie Pak (Lexington, MA/Lexington) registered a career-high 26 assists while Ruby Woodward (Winchester, MA/Winchester) produced 19 

Up Next
The Pioneers will open New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play as they host Mount Holyoke College on Tuesday, September 19 at 7pm. 

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