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Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops Match to No. 12 MIT in Season Finale

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (5-17, 0-11 NEWMAC) closed out its regular season with a trip to No. 12 MIT (22-4, 9-2 NEWMAC) on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers secured the first two sets before bouncing back from an early Clark run in the third to earn a straight-set victory on their home floor.

How it Happened

  • After MIT opened the match with a 4-1 run, a service ace from senior Winifred Gakidis and three consecutive aces from junior Hannah Harrington gave Clark a 7-6 lead.

  • The Engineers responded by scoring the next 10 points before a kill and service ace from junior Isabella Alcott halted the run.

  • Senior Katelyn Williams and Gakidis added kills down the stretch, but MIT secured the opening set, 25-15.

  • Following a five-point run by MIT in the second set, the Cougars responded with a run of their own, highlighted by three kills from Williams and a service ace from senior Julia Dopazo.

  • Williams added two more kills, while Alcott contributed two kills and first-year Addison Link added another. However, the Engineers pulled away to take the second set, 25-12.

  • Clark came out strong in the third set, jumping out to a 9-1 lead behind kills from Gakidis, Williams, and first-year Julia Crockett, along with a service ace from Dopazo.

  • MIT responded with separate four- and six-point runs to regain the lead.

  • Williams, Crockett, and Alcott added kills late, but the Engineers closed out the match with a 25-18 win in the third set.

Inside the Box Score

  • The Cougars recorded 24 kills on 19 assists, along with 29 digs and eight service aces.

  • Senior Harper Chinn concludes her career with 603 digs, 159 kills, 91 service aces, and 73 assists.

  • Gakidis finished her career with 234 kills, 139 blocks, and 45 service aces. Her 139 career blocks rank ninth in program history.

  • Williams recorded 10 kills and seven digs in the match, marking her second double-digit kill performance of the season. She concludes her career with 334 digs, 208 kills, and 23 service aces.

  • Senior Defne Olcer finished her career with 55 digs, including a career-best 29 digs during last season.

  • Dopazo concludes her career with 1,315 assists, the seventh-most in program history, along with 544 digs and 108 service aces.

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