No. 5 Coast Guard 0, No. 1 MIT 3 – Final 

 Top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 12 MIT topped No. 5 seed U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 25-20, 25-15, 25-12, in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Championship on Saturday afternoon in Rockwell Cage. Eileen Sadati led all players with 12 kills and added three aces and three blocks for the Engineers, while Sarah Somer powered the Bears with 10 kills.

Kills by Abigail Schweitzer and Samantha Ventimiglia, along with an ace from Holly Davis gave Coast Guard a 12-11 edge in the first set. MIT countered with a kill by Sadati which led to four unanswered points, putting the Engineers ahead for good. MIT maintained a small cushion, reaching set point at 24-19 on a kill by Sadati. A block by Ventimiglia extended the frame, however, another Sadati kill secured the win.

The Engineers inched out to an 8-3 lead in set two, but the Bears stayed close as a block by Eloise Shirley and Amelia Matson brought them within 11-9. MIT responded with a kill from Sadati, which sparked a 14-6 set-ending run.

After a tight start, a kill by Jessie Trapp ignited a 14-3 run that propelled the hosts to a 25-12 victory in the third set. 

Ali Gibbs and Ella Zhou both posted 10 kills as Gibbs had a match-high six blocks. Trapp and Claire Underwood notched eight kills apiece while Daphne Gavros collected 10 digs.

Kayleigh May totaled 41 assists as MIT hit .387 on the day and notched three blocks.

Schweitzer finished with eight kills while Ava Ahokovi and Holly Davis distributed 14 and nine assists, respectively.

Laila Baameur generated a match-high 15 digs, followed by eight from Matson.

This was the fifth postseason meeting between the teams and the first since the Engineers swept the Bears in the semifinals of the 2021 NEWMAC Tournament.

MIT will host No. 2 seed Babson College in the NEWMAC Championship on Sunday, November 16 at 1:00 PM. The Engineers, winners of three of the last four championships, secured a spot in the title match for the fifth straight year and 20^th time overall. This will be the third time both teams will be facing off in the NEWMAC Championship. The Beavers defeated the Engineers in five sets in 2014 while MIT topped Babson in four sets in 2022.

No. 3 Springfield 0, No. 2 Babson 3 – Final 

Second-seeded Babson College got 10 kills apiece from first-years Devon Burke and Liberty May and defeated third-seeded Springfield College in straight sets, 25-23, 25-14, 25-21, in a NEWMAC Tournament semifinal on Saturday afternoon inside Rockwell Cage. 

With its fourth straight win, Babson improves to 22-6 overall and advances to the NEWMAC Tournament final for the first time since 2022. Springfield slips to 23-7 and now must wait to see if it receives one of the final at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament when the final NPI standings come out late tomorrow. 

First-year Ailsa Munro added eight kills, junior Zoe Ackerman handed out 33 assists and senior Sophia Shaw led all players with 17 digs for the Beavers. 

Emily Keaveney recorded team highs of nine kills and 12 digs, while Jodi Saelua, Ahunna James, and Aubrey Hughes all finished with eight digs for the Pride. Saelua and James each provided five blocks, and Tori Colosimo doled out 32 assists to go along with 10 digs in the loss. 

Springfield was in control of the opening set, leading by as many as seven at 17-10, and got within two points of winning at 23-19 before the Green and White erupted for six consecutive points. Sophomore Sabina Frosk followed up an error by James with a service ace, and May recorded back-to-back kills to make it 23-all. Ackerman registered a kill to give Babson its first lead of the stanza, and May produced a kill on set point to complete the comeback. 

The Beavers never trailed in game two, recording 15 kills and hitting .500 to go up 2-0 in the match. Sophomore Angelina Holm capped a five-point run with back-to-back aces to make it 14-5, and Ackerman's second kill of the afternoon gave Babson its largest lead of the frame at 22-10. 

The Green and White closed out the match in the third, building a 22-14 lead before holding off a late rally by the Pride. James and Saelua combined for four kills and a block to cut the Springfield deficit to 23-21, but the Beavers got to set point thanks to a service error and got an ace from Ackerman on the ensuing point to punch their ticket to the final. 

Babson will face 12th-ranked and top-seeded MIT, which has won 18 consecutive matches, in the NEWMAC Tournament final on Sunday at 1 p.m. 

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 20 sports.