Springfield Defeats WPI Women's Volleyball 3-0
Becca Holmberg
Springfield 3, WPI 0
Worcester, MA --- Junior outside hitter Aleyne Ilkson (Baldwin, NY) notched a double-double to help Springfield defeat host WPI 3-0 in NEWMAC women's volleyball action on Tuesday evening. The Pride took the match by games scores of 30-13, 30-18 and 30-24.
With the win, Springfield improves to 22-9 overall and 6-2 in the NEWMAC while the Engineers slip to 11-16 on the year and 1-7 in conference play.
Ilkson led the way for the Pride with 17 kills and 15 digs while
sophomore Heidi Yohe (Deer Park, WA) chipped in
with nine kills and 11 digs. Classmate Jessica
Baldwin (Fairport, NY) also added 11 digs for SC.
WPI was paced by Becca Holmberg (Madison, CT),
who registered a double-double of her own (12 digs and 10 kills) to
go along with a solo block. Nikki Croteau
(Wilbraham, MA) tallied 24 assists and two aces while Kate
Woodman (Fairfield, CT) added five kills and Becca
Mattern (Rockville, CT) contributed four kills and a pair
of solo blocks.
Both teams close out the NEWMAC regular season on Saturday with home matches at 1pm. WPI will entertain Babson while Springfield hosts Clark.
Story written by Athletics Intern Steven M. Miller, Jr