Women's Volleyball

NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Weekly Report #8 - October 26

October 26, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Women's Volleyball Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 25, 2026: Zoe Ackerman and Ailsa Munro both of Babson College. The NEWMAC's weekly awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 Sports Bar & Grill in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Weekly Honors

Women's Volleyball Athletes of the Week

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Ackerman
Offensive Athlete of the Week

Zoe Ackerman

Babson

Senior • Setter • Aurora, Colorado

177Assists in three wins including over #7 MIT this week

Was named to the New England Challenge All-Tournament Team after wins over Middlebury and Williams

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Zoe Ackerman, who was named to the New England Challenge All-Tournament team, totaled 177 assists and 14 service aces, averaged 11.06 assists and 0.88 aces per set and became No. 25 Babson’s all-time leader in service aces in a 3-1 week. The senior setter had a double-double with 49 assists and 11 digs in Tuesday’s 3-1 win at No. 7 MIT and followed it up with a season-high 56 assists to go along with three aces in Friday’s five-set triumph over Middlebury. Ackerman capped the week with 42 assists and six aces in a four-set loss to Tufts and 30 assists and four aces to break the Beavers’ 25-year old aces record in a sweep of Williams. This is Ackerman's second NEWMAC weekly award of the season.

Munro
Defensive Athlete of the Week

Ailsa Munro

Babson

Sophomore • Middle Blocker • Sylmar, California

23total Blocks in 3-1 week for the beavers

Helped Babson pick up three quality wins over top teams in the New England region

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Ailsa Munro provided 23 blocks and averaged 1.44 blocks per set as No. 25 Babson went 3-1 against some of the top teams in the region. The sophomore middle set a new career high with eight total blocks in Tuesday’s four-set win at No. 7 MIT and followed it up with five more blocks in Friday’s 3-2 victory over Middlebury to begin the New England Challenge. Munro also had five blocks in both of Saturday’s matches as the Beavers bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Tufts with a sweep of Williams. 

Around the League

Results From October 19-25

Matchup Final Game Details
October 20
#25 Babson at #7 MIT #25 Babson 3, #7 MIT 1 Box Score
WPI at Wellesley WPI 3, Wellesley 1 Box Score
Mount Holyoke at Springfield Springfield 3, Mount Holyoke 0 Box Score
#19 Smith at Emerson Emerson 3, #19 Smith 1 Box Score
Clark at Wheaton Wheaton 3, Clark 0 Box Score
Coast Guard at Salve Regina Coast Guard 3, Salve Regina 1 Box Score
October 22
Amherst at Wellesley Amherst 3, Wellesley 0 Box Score
Worcester State at Clark Worcester State 3, Clark 0 Box Score
October 23
Conn College at Mount Holyoke Conn College 3, Mount Holyoke 1 Box Score
WPI at Bowdoin Bowdoin 3, WPI 1 Box Score
Springfield at Tufts Tufts 3, Springfield 2 Box Score
Trinity at Coast Guard Trinity 3, Coast Guard 1 Box Score
Williams at #7 MIT #7 MIT 3, Williams 1 Box Score
Middlebury at #25 Babson #25 Babson 3, Middlebury 2 Box Score
Amherst at Emerson Emerson 3, Amherst 0 Box Score
#12 Wesleyan at #19 Smith #12 Wesleyan 3, #19 Smith 2 Box Score
October 24
Middlebury at #7 MIT #7 MIT 3, Middlebury 0 Box Score
Williams vs. Springfield Springfield 3, Williams 2 Box Score
Tufts vs. #25 Babson Tufts 3, #25 Babson 1 Box Score
WPI at #4 Colby #4 Colby 3, WPI 0 Box Score
Trinity at #19 Smith Trinity 3, #19 Smith 2 Box Score
Wellesley vs. Lasell Lasell 3, Wellesley 2 Box Score
Wheaton at Conn College Conn College 3, Wheaton 0 Box Score
#12 Wesleyan at Coast Guard #12 Wesleyan 3, Coast Guard 0 Box Score
Middlebury vs. Springfield Springfield 3, Middlebury 1 Box Score
Wellesley at Bowdoin  Bowdoin 3, Wellesley 1 Box Score
Williams vs. #25 Babson #25 Babson 3, Williams 0 Box Score
Tufts at #7 MIT Tufts 3, #7 MIT 1 Box Score
October 25
Mount Holyoke at Salve Regina Salve Regina 3, Mount Holyoke 1 Box Score

Through October 25

NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Statistical Leaders

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Hitting Percentage
  1. Anna Feuer
    Smith    .402
  2. Ailsa Munro
    Babson    .350
  3. Jodi SaeluaSpringfield.329
  4. Olivia Hutchinson
    WPI    .325
  5. Miller Grimes
    MIT    .312
Kills
  1. Anouk JansenSalve Regina270
  2. Corey LemmerCoast Guard263
  3. Hailey Fouche
    Babson    249
  4. Rachel Dickerson
    Emerson    235
  5. Alcott & Schweitzer
    Clark & Coast Guard    234
Assists
  1. Zoe Ackerman
    Babson    860
  2. Kayleigh May
    MIT    785
  3. Tori Colosimo
    Springfield    713
  4. Else Kunze-HoegWellesley585
  5. Melina Cudiamat
    Mount Holyoke    558
Aces
  1. Zoe AckermanBabson59
  2. Sophia Schiappa
    Emerson    50
  3. Hana Suzuki
    Smith    49
  4. Lauren Yoo
    Emerson    42
  5. Eliza Vest
    Mount Holyoke    40
Blocks
  1. Anna FeuerSmith94
  2. Jodi Saelua
    Springfield    87
  3. Olivia HutchinsonWPI73
  4. Ailsa MunroBabson68
  5. Hailey Fouche
    Babson    67
Digs
  1. Courtney Shire
    Coast Guard    401
  2. Jackie HochbergWheaton382
  3. Sophia SongBabson343
  4. Kyra StaplesMount Holyoke339
  5. Lauren YooEmerson321

Through October 25

NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC
#19 Smith 21-4 7-1
#25 Babson 18-5 7-1
Emerson 16-4 6-2
Springfield 16-5 6-2
#7 MIT 17-4 5-2
Wellesley 12-9 4-4
Coast Guard 12-8 3-4
WPI 10-13 3-4
Mount Holyoke 9-9 2-6
Salve Regina 8-14 2-6
Wheaton 7-15 2-6
Clark 4-14 0-8

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Season Archive

October 26

Offensive: Zoe Ackerman, Babson

Defensive: Ailsa Munro, Babson

October 19

Offensive: Tori Colosimo, Springfield

Defensive: Anna Feuer, Smith

October 13

Co-Offensive: Anna Feuer, Smith & Zoe Ackerman, Babson

Defensive: Addison Klunder, Smith

October 5

Offensive: Sabine Smith, MIT

Defensive: Sophia Song, MIT

September 28

Offensive: Jodi Saelua, Springfield

Defensive: Ruth Tullis, Smith

September 21

Offensive: Sabine Smith, MIT

Defensive: Sabina Frosk, Babson

September 14

Offensive: Chloe Hokenson, Emerson

Co-Defensive: Sophia Song, MIT & Lauren Yoo, Emerson

September 8

Offensive: Jodi Saelua, Springfield

Defensive: Anna Feuer, Smith