Northampton, MA – The Smith College volleyball team dominated UMass-Boston in a 3-0 sweep on a Saturday afternoon in Ainsworth Gymnasium.

Highlights

• The first set of the afternoon saw Smith take on UMass-Boston. Smith started off strong, building an early 7-3 lead. The Beacons would close the gap, but a series of kills from Abby Sweeney (Spring, TX/Klein) and Addison Klunder (Los Angeles, CA/The Buckley School) pushed Smith ahead 16-11.
• Smith would win the first set 25-21, with Mia Etheridge (Half Moon Bay, CA/Half Moon Bay) leading the charge defensively and contributing key kills, helping her team secure the 1-0 lead.
• In the second set, the teams traded points early, but a run of errors from UMass-Boston allowed Smith to pull ahead. Taylor Gwynne (Chapel HIll, NC/Carrborro) orchestrated the offense with 35 assists, finding both Sweeney and Klunder for several key points. Smith took the second set 25-18.
• The third set continued the trend of back-and-forth play, with UMass-Boston keeping it close, but another strong service run from Olivia Teske (Minneapolis, MN/South High Minneapolis) and the Pioneers' blocking up front shut down any comeback attempts. Smith sealed the match with a 25-21 victory in the final set.

Box Score

• Addison Klunder (Los Angeles, CA/The Buckley School) led the way with 14 kills on 24 swings, hitting .500 for the match.
• Abby Sweeney (Spring, TX/Klein) added 13 kills, while Taylor Gwynne (Chapel HIll, NC/Carrborro) delivered 35 assists and 8 digs.
• Mia Etheridge (Half Moon Bay, CA/Half Moon Bay) and Miranda Oakes (San Francisco, CA/San Francisco University) each contributed defensively, with Etheridge leading in digs and Oakes recording two blocks

Up Next

Smith continues its historic season, improving to 11-1, and will look to build on this momentum when they take on tougher conference opponents. They start NEWMAC play on Tuesday, September 24th as they take on the Mount Holyoke College Lyons in South Hadley, MA at 7pm. 

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